Suicide Incidence

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 February 2014

Thursday, 6 February 2014

Questions (246)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Question:

246. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of deaths by suicide in the State; if he will further provide a breakdown of same by county for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

National mortality data including that relating to suicide is published by the Central Statistics Office on a quarterly and annual basis. The data for 2012 is provisional and is subject to change, when the data by year of occurrence is published. The data for 2013 has not yet been published. The number of deaths by suicide by county for the years 2011 and 2012 are as follows:

Province	County	2011	*2012
Leinster	-	-	-
-	Carlow	7	4
-	Dublin City	57	51
-	South Dublin	37	20
-	Fingal	10	5
-	Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	10	9
-	Kildare	27	23
-	Kilkenny	14	9
-	Laois	13	9
-	Longford	2	2
-	Louth	14	15
-	Meath	14	11
-	Offaly	10	10
-	Westmeath	12	8
-	Wexford	29	31
-	Wicklow	17	15
Munster	-	-	-
-	Clare	13	16
-	Cork City	16	30
-	Cork County	62	43
-	Kerry	26	27
-	Limerick City	13	15
-	Limerick County	18	16
-	North Tipperary	10	9
-	South Tipperary	12	16
-	Waterford City	7	8
-	Waterford County	7	6
Connacht	-	-	-
-	Galway City	13	8
-	Galway County	24	22
-	Leitrim	6	6
-	Mayo	17	26
-	Roscommon	5	3
-	Sligo	7	9
Ulster (part of)	-	-	-
-	Cavan	8	6
-	Donegal	13	10
-	Monaghan	4	9
-	-	-	-
Total	-	554	507

* Figures for 2012 are provisional and are subject to revision.