Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of suicides by gender per 100,000 in the Health Service Executive regional areas and county for each of the years 2002 to 2005. [27301/06]

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths by suicide by county, gender and age group for each of the years 2002 to 2005. [27302/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 77 together.

According to the Central Statistics Office, the number of registered deaths by suicide by county and gender for the years 2002 to 2005 is as follows: Deaths from Suicide classified by year, county of residence of deceased and gender

The number of registered suicides by age for each of the years 2002 to 2005 is as follows:

In relation to the other information requested by the Deputy, I have asked the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) to investigate the matter and to reply to the Deputy directly.