Inquest into Fr. Molloy’s death
The Minister says the law requires a coroner’s public sworn inquest and that it is tentatively scheduled for 24 July.
asked the Minister for Justice if he proposes to set up a public inquiry into the death of Fr. Niall Molloy.
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asked the Minister for Justice if he will hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Fr. Molloy.
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asked the Minister for Justice if he will institute an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied).
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asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Fr. Molloy.
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2, 8, 12 and 13 together.
The method prescribed by law for inquiring into the circumstances of a death such as this is a coroner's inquest, which of course is a sworn inquiry. The holding of an inquest is mandatory in any case where the coroner is of opinion that a death may have occurred in a violent or unnatural manner or suddenly and from unknown causes and I have been authoritatively informed that arrangements are in train to have an inquest held in this case. The date is already fixed, at least tentatively, for 24 July.