Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 September 2022
108. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice when a family (details supplied) in County Longford can expect a date for an inquest from the Coroner’s Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46165/22]
View answerCoroners are independent, quasi-judicial office holders whose core function is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. The exercise of these statutory powers by a Coroner during an inquest is entirely a matter for the relevant Coroner.
My Department does not have a role in directing the work of coroners or in individual death investigation cases.
However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made of both the Longford Coroner and the Dublin Coroner. Both Coroners have informed me that there is no record of death on 22/04/2022 for a lady of the description furnished.
