Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy delays in grieving families receiving post mortem results in the greater Dublin area from the Coroners Court; if these delays are linked to the court awaiting toxicology reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3966/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I can inform the Deputy that many factors influence the time it takes for post mortem reports to be received by a coroner from the pathologist concerned. I understand from the Dublin city coroner's office that in their experience it generally takes between three and six months for a post-mortem report to be received but that this may take longer where further specialist tests are required, for example, toxicology, histology and microbiology tests.