Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The intention has always been to facilitate the use of different types of documentation in the context of the identification programme. The definition of relevant information in the Bill is relatively brief in providing examples, but it is open-ended and facilitates consideration of various types of documents that may support the identification of a deceased person. This can be seen in Part 3, which provides for the director to obtain documents, or in earlier sections of Part 4, which underpin the submission of documents by relatives. I appreciate the intent behind the proposed the amendments and I am aware of the importance of documents other than death and birth certificates in this regard. I will, therefore, commit to examining how the definition of relevant information may be expanded and I will look to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage.