Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----that, of course, political responsibility lies with the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health, Deputy Jim Daly, who reports to the Minister, Deputy Harris, who reports to me. I fully accept political responsibility for dealing with these problems and I fully accept that there are problems that need to be dealt with.

The Deputy will be aware that today the CSO will produce provisional figures on suicide, indicating a decrease in the number of suicides by 11.5%. Of course, any death by suicide is one too many. Almost all of us in this House, including me, have been affected by the issue of suicide. Suicide is not just about the person who takes his or her life.

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