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Thursday, 6 February 2014

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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246. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of deaths by suicide in the State; if he will further provide a breakdown of same by county for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/14]

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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National mortality data including that relating to suicide is published by the Central Statistics Office on a quarterly and annual basis. The data for 2012 is provisional and is subject to change, when the data by year of occurrence is published. The data for 2013 has not yet been published. The number of deaths by suicide by county for the years 2011 and 2012 are as follows:

Province County2011*2012
Leinster---
-Carlow
7
4
-Dublin City
57
51
-South Dublin
37
20
-Fingal
10
5
-Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
10
9
-Kildare
27
23
-Kilkenny
14
9
-Laois
13
9
-Longford
2
2
-Louth
14
15
-Meath
14
11
-Offaly
10
10
-Westmeath
12
8
-Wexford
29
31
-Wicklow
17
15
Munster---
-Clare
13
16
-Cork City
16
30
-Cork County
62
43
-Kerry
26
27
-Limerick City
13
15
-Limerick County
18
16
-North Tipperary
10
9
-South Tipperary
12
16
-Waterford City
7
8
-Waterford County
7
6
Connacht---
-Galway City
13
8
-Galway County
24
22
-Leitrim
6
6
-Mayo
17
26
-Roscommon
5
3
-Sligo
7
9
Ulster

(part of)
---
-Cavan
8
6
-Donegal
13
10
-Monaghan
4
9
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Total
-
554
507
* Figures for 2012 are provisional and are subject to revision.

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