Written answers
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Department of Justice and Equality
Coroners Service
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate the number of coroners approved by his Department who practise in County Mayo; the number of inquests held and completed by each coroner for each of the past five years; the total remuneration paid to each of these for each of the past five years; and if he will compare the number of inquests in County Mayo with the corresponding inquests in each county for each of the past five years. [53340/13]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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County Mayo is divided into three coronial districts, Mayo East, Mayo North and Mayo South, and there is one coroner serving each of these districts. Details of the number of inquests held in Mayo for the past five years are set out in the following table, in addition to comparable figures for Dublin and Cork City. Further data is available on the website of the Coroner Service (www.coroners.ie).
YEAR | DUBLIN | CORK CITY | MAYO |
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2008 | 792 | 239 | 71 |
2009 | 960 | 235 | 86 |
2010 | 769 | 221 | 104 |
2011 | 950 | 215 | 92 |
2012 | 606 | 223 | 88 |
The remuneration paid by Mayo County Council to the coroners concerned over the past five years is outlined in the following table. These amounts incorporate annual retainers paid to cover the costs of staffing, accommodation and general office expenses - approximately €21,000 in the case of Mayo South and approximately €12,000 in the case of the other two districts.
Year | Mayo East | Mayo North | Mayo South |
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2008 | €19,437.97 | €28,976.30 | €96,279.62 |
2009 | €18,223.90 | €25,494.55 | €96,670.10 |
2010 | €22,984.06 | €23,215.25 | €110,167.40 |
2011 | €21,889.49 | €30,234.03 | €94,581.54 |
2012 | €22,665.08 | €32,440.32 | €97,877.36 |
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