Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will ask my officials to study the transcripts of the committee hearings to determine the issues arising. I acknowledge that the 1962 Act needs to be revisited and that that process commenced seven years ago under a previous Government.

I have had a number of meetings about that piece of work.

The Coroners Bill 2007, to which I referred, proposes to extend the matters which can be investigated by the coroner, from investigating the approximate cause of death to establishing in what circumstances the deceased met his or her death. I take the Deputy's point that when an investigation is ongoing it can be difficult to get answers from other bodies. While the investigation is current there is a real difficulty and it is not easy in any circumstances to see how that can be dealt with. If the Deputy can give me the individual details, I will see what policies issues arise concerning the points he has made.

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