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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: It has been introduced, though.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Perhaps it is an obvious question but has the fact that death by suicide is four to five times more prevalent among men than women been examined and how does the incidence of suicide in Ireland compare internationally or on a European level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There are two further speakers - Deputy Catherine Byrne to be followed by Deputy Fitzpatrick. I am conscious that we must conclude by 11.30 a.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to ask a question about statistics on emigrants abroad. Do we have any record of the number of Irish people abroad who have died as a consequence of self-harm or from suicide? Do we have figures for young people under the age of 18? I will start with Professor Arensman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Professor Arensman and I call on Dr. Cullinane.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Cullinane and I call on Dr. MacFeely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: It is Senator Gilroy. He might like to be Deputy Gilroy or perhaps he might not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Do we do that here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is all right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I will give Senator Gilroy the final word. I thank all of the witnesses for their participation and for their very informative, challenging and provocative comments, which as Deputy Byrne correctly said are about people. All of us in this room are concerned about people, be they those suffering from mental health issues or the families of those who have died from suicide or self-harm. We...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The joint committee has now resumed in public session for the second part of this meeting. I thank everyone for their attendance and I thank the witnesses for their patience. As the last part of the meeting was extended and the joint committee also had some business in private session at the outset, I apologise for the delay. The joint committee has reconvened for the second part of its...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I now invite Mr. Ciaran Austin, director of services for Console, to make his opening statement. He is welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members that mobile telephones should be turned off or put in aeroplane mode, not silent mode, because the latter does not allow the telephone to be blocked and consequently causes interference. I ask anyone with a mobile telephone to turn it off or to put it into aeroplane mode. I apologise to Mr. Austin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Dominic Layden, chief executive officer of Aware. I thank him for being here and ask that he make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Layden for his presentation. The footnote on his submission on the organisation’s board members’ salaries is welcome and shows leadership. I call on Ms Joan Freeman, Pieta House, to make her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: How can Dr. Brophy suggest it is State-sponsored when it is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That not the State but is a separate arm.