Written answers
Wednesday, 28 June 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prison Suicides
11:00 pm
Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of deaths in prison custody which were attributed to suicide for each of the years 2000 to 2004. [25320/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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All deaths in prison custody are the subject of an internal investigation, a Garda investigation and an inquiry by a Coroner. The cause of death is determined on foot of the Coroner's inquiry or by the jury on the basis of the information presented to the Coroner's court, if a plenary inquest is held. The number of deaths in prison custody which are attributed to suicide are as follows:
| Year | |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3* |
| *An Inquest stands open and adjourned in relation to one death in 2004. The apparent cause of death in this case would indicate that the death is likely to be attributed to suicide. |
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