Billy Kelleher
Question:111 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach if he will introduce physiological audit management procedure, to record gambling-related deaths here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11040/12]
View answerTuesday, 28 February 2012
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The Central Statistics Office applies the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) and the associated international rules for determining the appropriate classification to the recording and compilation of official underlying cause of death statistics. The ICD classification is broadly based on the aetiology rather than the manifestation of diseases and gambling is not catered for as a category within this internationally agreed classification. Under EU law (Commission Regulation No. 328/2011 on Causes of Death) the CSO is legally obliged to codify underlying cause of death statistics to the ICD classification.
The CSO is not familiar with the Physiological Audit Management Procedure (PAMP) for the codification of official underlying cause of death statistics.
Contacts in both the World Health Organisation and EUROSTAT have also confirmed that they are unaware of the procedure or of its use in the generation of official mortality statistics.