The Tánaiste's confirmed that families will soon be able to get death certificates which don't include the cause of death.
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Joan Burton says she'll allow a short-form death certificate to exclude the cause of death, in cases such as suicide, or death in violent circumstances.
She says the move won't affect the official records, and that the cause of death will still appear on a long-form certificate.
But the move's been criticised by one coroner who says it might play down the extent of Ireland's suicide problems.
