Calls to speed up release of remains after body of Waterford man held for 27 days 

The body of Jamie Weldon, originally from Butlerstown in Waterford, was in Dublin City Mortuary for 27 days, after it was found in his apartment on Upper Kevin Street in Dublin on August 19.

A Waterford TD wants protocols to be put in place to speed up the release of remains from Dublin City Mortuary, after the body of one man was held in the facility for close to a month.

Independent deputy Matt Shanahan has written to the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, to raise concerns about the delay in the release of the remains of Jamie Weldon to his family.