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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 11 Nov 2003

Vol. 574 No. 1

Written Answers. - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

356 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have died from carbon monoxide poisoning since 1990; and the sources of the carbon monoxide poisoning. [26416/03]

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table:

Deaths from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, 1990 to 2002

External Cause of Death

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline

0

2

0

1

0

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

Accidental poisoning by other utility gas and other carbon monoxide

4

12

7

7

11

5

14

12

6

5

7

6

6

Smoke and fumes from conflagration in private dwelling

15

11

22

29

21

17

33

27

24

22

16

19

21

External Cause of Death

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Smoke and fumes from conflagration in other and unspecified building or structure

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Suicide and self inflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use

3

2

1

2

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Suicide and self inflicted poisoning by motor vehicle exhaust gas

17

15

14

24

12

27

31

29

29

22

11

16

10

Suicide and self inflicted poisoning by other carbon monoxide

4

0

0

2

2

1

3

0

1

0

0

0

1

Total

43

42

44

65

51

53

83

69

61

51

34

41

39

Note: Figures for 2001 and 2002 are provisional.
Source: Central Statistics Office.
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