Dan Neville
Ceist:147 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the age profile of those who suffered suicide in the first three months of 1998. [19748/98]
Written Answers. - Suicide Incidence.
Dan Neville
Ceist:148 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the level of suicides, by age profile, in the first three months of 1997. [19749/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 147 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Following the publication of the National Task Force on Suicide Report earlier this year, each of the relevant agencies, including health boards, were contacted by my Department to request early implementation of the recommendations in so far as the individual agencies were concerned. Each health board is currently examining ways of implementing the report's recommendations which impinge on health board services. The establishment of a suicide research group by the chief executive officers of the health boards is central to the strategy to reduce suicide and attempted suicide. The suicide research group will be aided by resource officers in each health board area. I understand that three health boards have appointed such officers with the remaining health boards currently in the process of appointing officers.
Number of deaths from suicide, January to March 1997 and 1998*
|
Age Group |
January to March 1997 |
January to March 1998 |
|
0-14 years |
3 |
1 |
|
15-24 years |
14 |
38 |
|
25-34 years |
23 |
30 |
|
35-44 years |
15 |
23 |
|
45-54 years |
6 |
22 |
|
55-64 years |
5 |
9 |
|
65-74 years |
3 |
6 |
|
75 years and over |
2 |
0 |
|
Total |
71 |
129 |
*All figures are provisional based on period of registration. Source: Central Statistics Office.