12 Márta 2014, 15:12
The Joint Committee on Health and Children will hold hearings on suicide tomorrow, Thursday, 13th March 2014 when it will meet with Professor Ella Arensman and representatives from University College Cork, Coroners Society of Ireland, Central Statistics Office, Headstrong, Console, Aware, Pieta House, the Irish Association of Suicidology and the National Office for Suicide Prevention.
Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said: “More people die by suicide than lose their lives through road accidents. The issues and circumstances that lead to a person taking their own life are many and complex and tackling the issue of suicide requires interventions from all levels of society, including community, voluntary and statutory bodies. Tomorrow, we will hear from a variety of individuals and organisations working to promote suicide prevention policies. The hearings will feed into a report on suicide that is being prepared by Committee member Senator John Gilroy.”
The schedule for tomorrow’s meeting is:
Session A: 9:30 am
Professor Ella Arensman, University College Cork, Coroners Society of Ireland, Central Statistics Office, Headstrong
Session B: 11:30 am
Console, Aware, Pieta House, Irish Association of Suicidology, National Office for Suicide Prevention
The hearings will take place in Committee Room 2, Leinster House tomorrow, Thursday, 13th March 2014.
Committee proceedings can be followed live here.
Proceedings will also be carried on UPC channel 207. Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
Media Enquiries to:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
Committee Membership:
Deputies: Jerry Buttimer (Chair), Catherine Byrne, Ciara Conway (Vice-Chair), Regina Doherty, Robert Dowds, Peter M Fitzpatrick, Seamus Healy, Billy Kelleher, Eamonn Maloney, Mattie McGrath, Sandra McLellan, Dan Neville, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Robert Troy
Senators: Colm Burke, John Crown, John Gilroy, Imelda Henry, Marc Mac Sharry and Jillian Van Turnhout