Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It was the Attorney General in the previous Government who determined that inquests should take place in regard to the Stardust fire and tragedy. I very much support that decision. The Government wants to make sure the inquests happen and that they are conducted quickly and conducted properly. We fully support the work of the coroner in that regard. It is not something we can interfere with because, of course, the coroner is entirely independent, but that matter of paying jurors is something the Minister, Deputy McEntee, is going to examine. We are weighing up the pros and cons of that. It is not a matter of cost. In the greater scheme of things, it will be small in terms of the cost of the inquest, but there are other issues - legal issues and precedent issues - and she is trying to tease them through at the moment.

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