Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am proposing these six amendments on behalf of the Government in acknowledgment of the fact that the Bill will give both coroners and the courts a role in the matters in hand. Presumption of death orders should only be made by a court. Other associated matters should also be dealt with by a court. I do not envisage a role for coroners in matters addressed in the Bill. The amendments propose to delete all references to the Coroners Act 1962 or coroners. I think they will find favour with the proposers of the Bill.