Report calls for overhaul of coroner system to ensure it is 'centred around the bereaved'

Barrister Doireann O’Mahony believes the decision by the committee to highlight the need for implementation of recommendations made at an inquest is a key element of the report. Presently, such recommendations are not legally binding. File picture: Miki Barlok

An Oireachtas committee report calling for an overhaul of the coroner system has been submitted to the Department of Justice’s consultation on the coroner's service.

The Report on an Examination of the Operation of the Coroner’s Services has been launched by the Oireachtas Justice Committee in recent days and recommends that an office of the Chief Coroner and an office of the Deputy Coroner be established “to steer leadership of the service”.