Unidentified bodies info review plea

CENTRALISED information on unidentified bodies is necessary, it was claimed yesterday.

Fine Gael Senator Colm Burke said currently the details are retained locally which “doesn’t allow for adequate co-ordination of the sharing of this information”.

He added: “This is problematic if a person goes missing in one part of the country and their remains are found in another part.

“So it is incumbent on the State to streamline the process of identifying a person’s remains and to make it as pain-free as possible for the family.”