THE DEPARTMENT of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has launched a website to improve the information provided to the public on the State’s coroner services.
The website provides a comprehensive description on what coroners do, how they can help members of the public and what processes surrounding sudden death should be followed.
It also details the procedures regarding postmortems and exhumations of bodies.
Publications produced by the coroner service are available for download, along with the legislation that governs the operation of the service.
The website provides contact details for the coroner service and a list of coroners and deputy coroners based in county-aligned districts throughout the Republic.
Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said yesterday that the site focused on providing information in a simple way and that it was of “immediate value” to those suffering bereavement and to those assisting “this very vulnerable group at a difficult time. Anyone can at any time be affected by a sudden or unexpected death.”
Mr Ahern acknowledged the “continued work” of the Coroners Society of Ireland and its members in this “difficult area”.
The website is available to view at www.coroners.ie.