Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

My understanding of that legislation is that it is regularising a piece that was implemented during Covid, and that is why there was a time element to it. We have given additional resources. The Dublin coroner service is the one that comes under the Department. The other coroner services or offices around the country are under the local authorities. In Dublin, we have increased the resources and worked with those concerned on change management, data and so forth. I totally agree with the Deputy that the service is an absolutely critical public service. Given people are at their most vulnerable when bereaved, it is really important for us to make improvements to the service. We are working very hard on that in conjunction with Dublin District Coroner’s Office.