Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

No, I am saying if it is flawed, it is because it is an attempt to easily address an issue where only one of the three circumstances described is legislated for at present. The Minister is correct that virtually in every case an inquest is held but there are cases where they are not.

The other circumstance addressed in the amendment concerns deaths not only in Garda custody but also within ten minutes or half an hour of leaving custody. A coroner will be required to determine whether the death was related to the person's time in custody or to events just prior to the person being incarcerated in some form or other.

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