New bill could interfere with our independence, claims Coroners Society

The public information officer for the Coroners Society of Ireland, Patrick O’Connor, said: “We weren’t consulted at all on this bill. They are trying to impose something principally for Dublin."

Coroners are concerned that their independence in investigating deaths could be hindered by plans to make them civil servants.

A letter from the Coroners Society of Ireland has been sent to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, and Justice Minister Helen McEntee, raising concerns ahead of the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the Seanad.