Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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674. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing emergency funding to NGOs providing support to persons at risk of suicide, given reports of an increase in suicide rates during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2941/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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675. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing emergency funding to NGOs that provide outreach and mental health services to young persons, given reports of an increase in suicide rates among young persons during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2946/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.