Funeral Questions (FAQ)
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Funeral Questions (FAQ)
Below is a list of our most Frequently asked questions, we hope they are useful, if you have any other questions that you would like to ask just contact us.
NOTE: These questions and answers are really only applicable to undertaking in Ireland, so if you’re in another country the answers will differ due to different laws and practices.
As your Funeral Director, we will handle all the arrangements on your behalf — liaising with the hospital or doctor, the church, the newspapers, and the cemetery or crematorium. Contacting the funeral director first allows us to coordinate everything for you, saving time and easing some of the stress during this very difficult time. We are here to support you with care and compassion.
You do not require a death certificate if the burial/cremation is in the state.
- If death occurs in a hospital or similar institution, the hospital will issue a Death Notification Form. You should take this form to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages at Joyce House, Lombard Street.
- If death occurs at home, the attending doctor will issue a Death Notification Form, which you should also bring to the Registrar at Joyce House, Lombard Street.
You do not need to queue when requesting a certificate for a recent death. For more information, please visit our death certificate page or contact us — we are here to help and support you through this.
With today’s modern embalming techniques it is possible to delay a funeral a considerable length of time.
No two funerals are the same therefore no two funerals cost the same. With cremation you do not have to purchase a burial plot so therefore there is a saving there. But should you decide to inter the ashes in the cemetery there is a charge for that. If you already own a cemetery plot you will find that the cremation cost are similar to the grave opening fees.
Where a deceased has not been attending a Doctor or there is no history of illness it will be necessary to perform a Post Mortem to ascertain the exact cause of death.
If the post mortem has been ordered by the Coroner you cannot object or stop a post mortem taking place. If the coroner orders a Post Mortem in most cases it means that there is no Doctor willing to issue a cause of death cert and therefore it would be impossible to obtain a death cert. If the Hospital authorities ask your permission to perform a Post Mortem you are quite entitled to refuse provided that there is a Doctor willing to issue a cause of death cert.
Our limousines seat up to seven people. If a child seat is required, the family would need to provide this, — we are happy to assist with fitting.
This is optional but most people find it less stressful to leave payments to the undertaker who will give you an itemised bill at a later stage.