Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 17 November 2020, the reason a coroner's certificate, interim or otherwise, has still not been issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5402/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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At the outset, I would like to again convey my sincere condolences to the family of the deceased. 

In my previous response to you on 17 November last, I explained that Coroners are statutory officers exercising quasi-judicial functions, in relation to which they are completely independent. Neither I nor my department have any function in this regard. 

However, to be of further assistance, officials from my department contacted the coroner concerned, and have received an assurance that the death is registered, and the death certificate is available from any Civil Registration Office.

Individual families may wish to contact the relevant coroner for further details. All coroners’ contact details can be found on www.coroners.ie.

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of coroners or deputy coroners who have been appointed or deputised since the introduction of new legislation allowing same. [5404/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, contained amendments to the Coroners Act 1962 to provide – should the appropriate need arise in the opinion of a coroner – for the capability for a rapid increase in coronial capacity for a fixed period, by the temporary assignment or appointment of an additional coroner, to work concurrently with the existing coroner for a district.  

To date, I have authorised the assignment of temporary coroners for the Kildare and Meath coroner districts on foot of requests from the coroners from those districts.