Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

This is an important point and I thank Senator Moloney.

The key point is that funerals, particularly in the Dublin area, are extraordinarily expensive. Thankfully this trend has not been as extreme outside of Dublin. Recently somebody was telling me about the cost of placing a small urn containing the ashes of a loved one in a family grave. The family members thought they would be able to place it themselves but they were not and the amount they were charged was staggering.