Payment of inquest jury fees will only apply to Stardust

It is intended, subject to the advice of the Attorney General, that Justice Minister Helen McEntee will be in a position to make progress on this issue in the coming weeks. File Picture

A proposed change in legislation to allow for the payment of inquest jury fees will only apply to the inquest into the Stardust fire.

The inquest into the 1981 fire that killed 48 young people has been stalled over issues such as the payment of expenses for those summoned to sit on the jury for what is likely to be the longest running and largest inquest in the history of the State.