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Suicide Incidence.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005

Wednesday, 26 January 2005

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Seymour Crawford

Question:

264 Mr. Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of suicide recorded in each of the past three years nationally; the breakdown of these figures on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1604/05]

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The number of deaths by suicide as published annually by the Central Statistics Office are as follows: 2001- 519, 2002 — 451, 2003 — 444, 2004 — not yet available. A breakdown of these figures on a county by county basis as requested by the Deputy, is as follows:

County

2001

2002

2003

Carlow

8

3

6

Cavan

9

6

8

Clare

13

12

13

Cork

100

77

64

Donegal

15

20

14

Dublin

120

95

111

Galway

23

26

21

Kerry

20

10

9

Kildare

12

16

18

Kilkenny

15

12

11

Laois

7

4

4

Leitrim

6

6

3

Limerick

16

24

24

Longford

6

5

2

Louth

7

7

16

Mayo

17

19

10

Monaghan

2

2

8

Meath

19

19

11

Offaly

12

13

7

Roscommon

5

5

3

Sligo

10

4

7

Tipperary

23

17

26

Waterford

17

14

8

Westmeath

9

8

6

Wexford

19

16

23

Wicklow

9

11

11

519

451

444

As the Deputy may be aware, a new strategic action plan for suicide reduction is currently being prepared by the project management unit, Health Service Executive, in partnership with the national suicide review group and supported by the Department of Health and Children. This plan will build on existing policy and on the recommendations contained in the report of the national task force on suicide. All measures aimed at reducing the number of deaths by suicide will be considered in the preparation of this strategic action plan, which will be published later this year.

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