Pa Daly
Question:575. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of coroners or deputy coroners who have been appointed or deputised since the introduction of new legislation allowing same. [5404/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2021
575. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of coroners or deputy coroners who have been appointed or deputised since the introduction of new legislation allowing same. [5404/21]
View answerThe Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, contained amendments to the Coroners Act 1962 to provide – should the appropriate need arise in the opinion of a coroner – for the capability for a rapid increase in coronial capacity for a fixed period, by the temporary assignment or appointment of an additional coroner, to work concurrently with the existing coroner for a district.
To date, I have authorised the assignment of temporary coroners for the Kildare and Meath coroner districts on foot of requests from the coroners from those districts.