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APPENDIX BPUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT FOR SUBMISSIONSPUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT FORSUBMISSIONS ONREVIEW OF THECORONER SERVICEThe Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr John O’Donoghue,T.D., has established a Working Group to review the Coroner Service. TheWorking Group which consists of representatives from both the private andpublic sector, has advisory and recommendatory functions. Its terms ofreference are as follows:• to carry out a review of all aspects of the coroner service in Ireland andequivalent services in appropriate comparable jurisdictions• arising from such a review, and on the basis of broad consultation withinterested parties, to identify the issues which must be addressed toensure that the coroner service represents an appropriate response to theneeds of society• to make specific recommendations in relation to these issues, including:- the most appropriate financial arrangements for the funding of thecoroner service- the organisational structure within which the service is to bedelivered- the nature of the core service to be delivered- the implications for other ancillary services- the legislative provisions required to implement suchrecommendations• to identify the specific steps which need to be taken in the short,medium and long term in order to implement the proposedrecommendations• to furnish an interim report on the Group’s deliberations within a periodof one yearThe Working Group invites submissions from interested groups andindividuals on issues relevant to the above terms of reference.Submissions should not arrive later than 16th April, 1999.Submissions, in writing,Submissions can also be madeshould be sent to:by e-mail to:Secretary to the Working Group, submissions@justice.ieRoom 127,orDepartment of Justice, Equality by visiting the Department ofand Law Reform,Justice, Equality and Law Reform72-76 St Stephen’s Green, site at:Dublin 2www.irlgov.ie/justice/The coroner is an independent officer who inquires into thecircumstances of sudden, unexplained, violent or unnatural deaths. Suchenquiries may require a post-mortem examination to be held sometimesfollowed by an inquest. If a death is due to unnatural causes, then, bylaw, an inquest must be held.FÓGRA POIBLÍ I dTAOBHAIGHNEACHTAÍ MAIDIRLE hATHBHREITHNIÚ ARAN tSEIBHÍS CHRÓINÉARATá Gasra Oibre curtha ar bun ag an Aire Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agusAthcóirithe Dlí, Seán Ó Donnchú, chun athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar antSeirbhís Chróinéara. Tá feidhmeanna comhairleacha agus feidhmeannadéanta moltaí ag an nGasra Oibre agus tá ionadaithe ón earnáilphríobháideach agus ón earnáil phoiblí air. Is mar a leanas a théarmaítagartha:• athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar gach gné den tseirbhís chróinéara in Éirinnagus ar sheirbhísí den tsamhail chéanna i ndlínsí cuí inchomparáide• ag éirí as an athbhreithniú sin, agus ar bhonn comhchomhairliúcháinfhorleathan le páirtithe leasmhara, na nithe a shainaithint nach móraghaidh a thabhairt orthu lena chinntiú go mbíonn an tseirbhíschróinéara ag freastal go cuí ar riachtanais na sochaí• moltaí sonracha a dhéanamh i ndáil leis na nithe sin, lena náirítear:- na socruithe airgeadais is oiriúnaí a dhéanamh chun an tseirbhíschróinéara a mhaoiniú- an struchtúr eagrúcháin ar laistigh de a sholáthrófar an tseirbhís- cinéal na seirbhíse bunúsaí atá le soláthar- na himpleachtaí atá ann do sheirbhísí coimhdeacha eile- na forálacha reachtaíochta atá ag teastáil chun moltaí den sórt sin achur i bhfeidhm• na bearta sonracha a shainaithint nach mór a ghlacadh sa ghearrthéarma,sa mhéantéarma agus san fhadtéarma d’fhonn na moltaí a dhéanfaidhsiad a chur i bhfeidhm• turascáil eatramhach a chur ar fáil, laistigh de bhliain, ar bhreithniú anGhasraIarann an Gasra Oibre aighneachtaí ó ghrúpaí agus ó dhaoine leasmhara faoinithe a bhaineann leis na téarmaí tagartha thuas.Is ceart go bhfaighfear na haighneachtaí tráth nach déanaíná an 16 Aibreán 1999.Is ceart aighneachtaí a chur Is féidir aighneachtaí a sheoladh lei Scríbhinn chuig:ríomhphost freisin chuig:Rúnaí an Ghasra Oibre,submissions@justice.ieSeomra 127,nóAn Roinn Dlí agus Cirt,trí chuairt a thabhairt ar shuíomhComhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí, na Roinne Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais72-76 Faiche Stiabhna, agus Athchóirithe Dlí ag:Baile Átha Cliath 2www.irlgov.ie/justice/Is oifigeach neamhspleách an cróinéir a dhéanann fiosrú i dtaobh na n-imthosca a ghabhann le básanna tobanna, básanna gan mhíniú, básannaforéigneacha nó básanna mí-nádúrtha. D’fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh gá lescrúdú iarbháis a dhéanamh mar gheall ar na fiosrúcháin sin agusionchoisne a sheoladh ina dhiaidh sin. Más cúiseanna mí-nádúrtha iscúis le bás, ceanglaítear le dlí ionchoisne a bheith ann.95
APPENDIX CLIST OF SUBMISSIONSWritten submissionsAn Garda Síochána, Garda Headquarters,Phoenix Park, Dublin 8.Association of Health Boards in Ireland,Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin 8.Bereavement Care Group, Family Life Service,12 Roche’s Road, Wexford.Bluett, Gerard, 28 Knockfree Avenue, Fairhill,Cork.Bolster, Dr. Margot A., Dept of Pathology, (U.C.C.),Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork.Brady, Dr. Bridin, State Laboratory, Abbotstown,Dublin 15.Brocklebank, Patrick, 45 Rose Park, Kill Avenue,Dun Laoghaire, Co. DublinCallaghan, Dr. John, Consultant Pathologist, Deptof Histopathology & Cytology,University College Hospital, Galway.Casey, Mary, 27 Woodview, Cahir, Co. Tipperary.Cassidy, Dr. Marie Therese, Deputy StatePathologist, Office of the State Pathologist,Trinity College, 188 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.Central Statistics Office, Skehard Road, Cork.Collins, Daniel F., Commissioner for Oaths,94 Westcourt Heights, Ballincollig, Co. Cork.Corcoran, Rosaleen, Director of Public Health &Planning, Secretary to the DsPH Group,c/o North Eastern Health Board, Kells, Co MeathCoroners Association of Ireland,c/o Dr. Desmond Moran and Paul Morris,63 Fitzwilliam Sq., Dublin 2County and City Managers’ Association,Olaf House, 35-37 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8.Desmond, Jim, Knock House, Rochestown, Cork.Docherty, Anne,2 Kilcross Grove, Sandyford, Dublin 18.Donegal County Council,County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal.Doyle, Dr. C.T., Dept of Pathology,Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork.Doyle Family,Blanchfields Park, Clifden, Co. Kilkenny.Drug Misuse Research Division,The Health Research Board,73 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.Eastern Health Board,c/o Roger Greene & Sons, Solicitors,14 City Gate, Lower Bridge Street, Dublin 8.Eustace, Dr. Paul W., Consultant Surgeon,Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Co MayoFitzgerald, Sean, Superintendent Registrar,Joyce House, 8/11 Lombard St East, Dublin 2.Gaffney, Paul, Clinical Psychology Programme,Department of Psychology, Trinity College,Dublin 2.Prison Governor’s Group, c/o Governor’s Office,Loughan House, Blacklion, Co Cavan.Guild of Anatomical Pathology Technicians ofIreland (Joint submission with S.I.P.T.U.,Health Services)Harbison, Dr. J.F.A, State Pathologist,Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,Department of Forensic Medicine,188 Pearse St, Trinity College, Dublin 2.Health and Safety Authority,10 Hogan Place, Dublin 2.96
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