Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
1024. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if he will amend the necessary regulations to ensure that someone convicted of murder or manslaughter does not benefit in any financial way from the estate of the victim of the crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18072/23]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, an independent study has been commissioned by my Department into familicide and domestic homicide reviews. The final report is being considered by officials in the Department and I intend to publish the report as soon as this examination and analysis is complete.
The recommendations of this report will be taken into consideration in the context of any future legislative reform that may progress in the area referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will be aware, examination of this area of the law gives rises to the need to consider a range of complex legal issues.
