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.