asked the Minister for the Environment the number of deaths due to drowning in this country over the last three years, for each year, and the number of those which were alcohol related fatalities.
Written Answers. - Fatality Statistics.
487.
The following is a breakdown of the figures requested:
Deaths due to drowning
|
1975 |
157 |
|
1976 |
164 |
|
1977 |
159 |
It is estimated that of these deaths the following were alcohol related: 1975, 16; 1976, 18; 1977, 23.