The Justice Minister says the case of a Direct Provision resident who was buried by the State without any of her friends' knowledge will not be repeated.
Sylva Tukula, a transgender woman in her 30s who was living in an all-male Galway centre, died last August.
After her next-of-kin could not be contacted, she was buried last month without a ceremony or her friends being told.
The Department of Justice has claimed this was due to a “breakdown in communication”.
The Amach LGBT Galway said those close to Sylva were "devastated to hear of her burial with no-one close to her present".
Speaking today, Minister Charlie Flanagan says lessons have been learned from Sylva's case.
He observed: "I offer my condolences and my sympathy to her friends in the community.
"Lessons have been learned - there will not be a reoccurrence.
"My ministerial colleague David Staunton has been in touch with the community... I understand a suitable and appropriate commemorative service will be held at the earliest opportunity.
Minister Flanagan stressed: "I very much regret what happened - it will not be repeated."
Meanwhile, the Irish Refugee Council has called for an urgent review of how deaths in Direct Provision are handled by the State.
In a statement, the IRC extended its sympathies to Sylva's friends.
They said:"It is heart-breaking for the friends of Sylva to learn of her burial after it has happened. When responsibility shifts between agencies at State level, irreparable mistakes are made.
"A clear process must urgently put in place which has the dignity of the person and the welfare of friends and family as its primary goal.”
