Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012
612. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, a breakdown of the figures over a twelve month period from June 2011 to June 2012 on a county basis; the rates of suicide in those counties and reported parasuicides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42900/12]
View answerData on mortality is compiled and published by the Central Statistics Office. The most recent data available to my Department from that source on a county basis is in respect of the calendar year 2011. These figures are provisional and as follows.
|
County |
Total |
|
Carlow |
6 |
|
Dublin City |
48 |
|
South Dublin |
20 |
|
Fingal |
14 |
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
15 |
|
Kildare |
20 |
|
Kilkenny |
13 |
|
Laois |
16 |
|
Longford |
5 |
|
Louth |
16 |
|
Meath |
17 |
|
Offaly |
18 |
|
Westmeath |
16 |
|
Wexford |
29 |
|
Wicklow |
17 |
|
Clare |
8 |
|
Cork City |
13 |
|
Cork County |
52 |
|
Kerry |
26 |
|
Limerick City |
11 |
|
Limerick County |
22 |
|
North Tipperary |
7 |
|
South Tipperary |
12 |
|
Waterford City |
5 |
|
Waterford County |
10 |
|
Galway City |
9 |
|
Galway County |
20 |
|
Leitrim |
5 |
|
Mayo |
15 |
|
Roscommon |
8 |
|
Sligo |
10 |
|
Cavan |
9 |
|
Donegal |
10 |
|
Monaghan |
3 |
|
Total |
525 |
Data on Self-Harm presentations to Emergency Departments is compiled and published on an annual basis by the National Suicide Research Foundation. The information is not available on a county basis. The latest Annual Report published for 2011 indicates that there were 12,216 deliberate self harm presentations in that year.
