Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

The Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention team patrols the River Shannon at night to prevent suicide or accidental death but it is without a base. It has no building or location for operations and it is currently working out of a van. If somebody is suicidal, he or she clearly needs privacy and support when waiting for an ambulance. Such people need to be away from cameras and video devices.

The chair of the group, Mr. Matthew Collins, and Aontú Limerick representative, Ms Sarah Beasley, are working hard to try to get a property. There are countless council-owned vacant properties in Limerick so would it not be possible to get one of those buildings or a State building in use for that purpose as soon as possible? Organisations such as the Claddagh Watch Patrol; Save Our Sons and Daughters, SOSAD; and Meath River Rescue are examples of organisations all around the country doing their best to prevent suicide at the coalface. They need more support from the Government to help them do that.

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