Pa Daly
Ceist: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]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 3 February 2021
Ceisteanna (575)
Freagraí scríofa
The 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.