Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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There is a coronial jurisdiction. It exists and we all know this. It applies in these circumstances. We are seeking to disapply two elements of it that we see as problematic in terms of the two key roles the agency is trying to achieve, which are exhumation and identification. Barring this, nothing in the legislation interferes with existing coronial jurisdiction.

I got the sense the Deputy is looking for the construction of a new jurisdiction but I am not sure whether this is the correct way to go. We are speaking about the laws of the land. The laws of the land exist as does coronial jurisdiction. What I did say earlier was that if clarifications are necessary to ensure this agency is fully working with all State bodies, agencies and processes, including the coronial process, we are happy to look at clarifications in this regard.