Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed)
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Regarding the role and the position of coronial services around the country, that is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Deputy Humphreys, because coronial jurisdiction falls within that Department. My understanding is that a wider review is being undertaken in that regard, and I am happy to provide input into that review. It is also important to state that there is an independent element to the coronial jurisdiction in respect of decisions taken to undertake specific investigations. I am not in a position to interfere in that process in any way, but obviously we want to support-----