Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date and year from which FEMPI reductions were applied to the remuneration of a sector (details supplied) in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25115/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Coroner Service provides an important service to next of kin and society in general in seeking to explain the causes of death in those instances which are reportable by law.

Payments are made to Coroners by the Local Authority with responsibility for each District, with the exception of Dublin, on the basis of a basic retainer and a fee per item.

Remuneration rates were reduced, in line with wider reductions in civil and public service remuneration as provided for by FEMPI, on 29 April 2009

Departmental officials, at the request of the Coroner Society of Ireland, are currently considering the Coroners Society’s request to restore coronial fees to their pre-April 2009 levels. Restoration of the previous rate of fees requires consultation with the Departments of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government and the Local Authorities which fund coroners outside of the Dublin district.

The Department is also committed to bringing forward nationwide coroner review proposals to address identified issues and drive innovative change. It is intended that a public consultation exercise be conducted later this year and prior to the development of proposals for comprehensive reform.