The DPP is expected to decide before November whether to charge anyone over the bus crash this year at Wellington Quay, Dublin, which killed five people, an inquest into the deaths heard yesterday.
Insp Daniel Quill, of Pearse Street Garda station, said gardaí had forwarded a file to the DPP on a criminal investigation into the crash on February 21st.
Asked when a direction was due, he replied: "We have no indication at the moment, but I would expect we should have it in the next three to four months."
Opening the inquest, Dr Brian Farrell extended his sympathies on behalf of the Dublin City Coroner's Court to the bereaved. "This has been a devastating tragedy for five families. So many people have been traumatised as a result of this incident."
Relatives of four of the victims were in the court to hear evidence of formal identification of the bodies. The four were Ms Kathleen Gilton (69), Newtown, Maynooth, Co Kildare; Ms Teresa Keatley (43), Sillogue Avenue, Ballymun; Ms Margaret Traynor (59), Tulip Court, Darndale; and Mr Kevin Garry (43), Riverdale, Leixlip, Co Kildare.
The court heard that the wife of the fifth victim, Mr Vasyl Tyminskyy (33), Kew Park Avenue, Lucan, Co Dublin, had returned to her home country of Ukraine with the couple's 11-year-old daughter Khrystyna.
Dr Farrell said he could not comment on the deaths because the matter was before the DPP. However, the State pathologist, Prof Marie Cassidy, had carried out a post-mortem on each body, returning similar causes of death.
For Mr Tyminskyy the cause was "traumatic crush asphyxia"; Ms Gilton "crush injuries to the head, neck, chest and abdomen"; Ms Keatley "crush injury to lower trunk and traumatic asphyxia"; Ms Traynor "severe crush injuries"; and Mr Garry "traumatic crush asphyxia".
The inquest was adjourned until October 21st.
