Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In regard to burials, the rules and regulations need to be looked at in a deeper manner. I contacted the Department not so long ago about a constituent in west Cork who wanted to be buried in their own home grounds. Nobody could give me the information. The local authority and two different Departments could not give me the information. The people were very upset at a very delicate time in their lives. That is an area that needs to be improved. There needs to be proper regulation in relation to burial grounds and where a person is to be buried, whether on their own lands or not. I would appreciate it if the Minister would take that opportunity because it is an upsetting and difficult time for people when deciding where their loved ones can be buried at a specific time. Someone needs to have proper regulation over that going forward.

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