Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016
120. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, with regard to an infrastructural development being carried out with the support of her Department (details supplied), she will outline the staffing arrangements for this facility; if any recruitment will take place in this regard; if this recruitment process will be open to members of the public to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/16]
View answerThe new facilities at the site of the former Whitehall Garda Station are a collaboration between the Department of Justice and Equality and Dublin City Council to accommodate the Office of the State Pathologist and the City Mortuary. The Office of the State Pathologist will be located on the first floor of the building and the City Mortuary will be located on the ground floor.
The Office of the State Pathologist falls under the remit of my Department and I can confirm that staff relocated to their new accommodation this month. A recruitment process is underway by way of open competition for the position of Senior Laboratory Analyst in the State Pathologist's Office.
The staffing arrangements for the City Mortuary are a matter for Dublin City Council. The Dublin Coroner's Court remains located in Store Street and is staffed by local authority employees.
