Dr. Susan Finnerty:

It is an interesting point. Donegal and Cavan-Monaghan currently are in the same CHO area so the governance would be the same. Not all people who die by suicide actually get to the psychiatric services. They usually attend primary care services. One aspect that could be looked at is how they access the psychiatric service, whether there is open access for people who are mentally ill and who are suicidal. It also points to an element for which I do not have any figures, namely, primary care facilities and resourcing in those areas. We would be looking not only for general practitioners but also for counsellors, psychologists and so on based in community care and primary care. That area might be explored. Unfortunately I do not have the answer.