Kerry county councillors are calling for a meeting with the Justice Minister to address concerns regarding paying coroners' fees.
Coroners' salaries and the fees and expenses from post-mortems and inquests are included in Kerry County Council’s budget for next year.
€308,000 will be spent by the council to cover these costs.
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Fianna Fáil councillor Michael Cahill and Fine Gael councillor Jim Finucane are calling for a meeting with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to discuss the issue, and get an update on the Coroners' Bill.
Both councillors say the council shouldn’t have to pay these costs.
