Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Decisions on Public Petitions Received

5:10 pm

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The petitioner has a valid case that, given the scale of suicide rates, the State should have a similar campaign that it had for drink-driving. It would serve a useful purpose if we invited the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health to the committee to outline her plans for a State campaign to tackle suicide which is blighting our country.

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