315. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that post mortem examinations required by the coroner are not carried out in Sligo Regional Hospital on many weekends; if it has been brought to his attention that if a person dies in Sligo on a Friday and a post mortem examination is required by law, the deceased person is transported to Navan, County Meath, for the autopsy; if it has been further brought to his attention that the cost of having the post mortem in Navan can be in the region of €800; the reason post mortem examinations required by the coroner are not available in Sligo Regional Hospital on many weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20236/14]

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315. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that post mortem examinations required by the coroner are not carried out in Sligo Regional Hospital on many weekends; if it has been brought to his attention that if a person dies in Sligo on a Friday and a post mortem examination is required by law, the deceased person is transported to Navan, County Meath, for the autopsy; if it has been further brought to his attention that the cost of having the post mortem in Navan can be in the region of €800; the reason post mortem examinations required by the coroner are not available in Sligo Regional Hospital on many weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20236/14]

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