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Suicide Incidence

5 questions from 4 TDs, between 29 July 2025 and 17 June 2026.

5
questions
5 written, 0 oral
4
TDs have asked
3
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú2 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Sinn Féin2 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Paul Lawless
    2
  2. Darren O'Rourke
    1
  3. Liam Quaide
    1
  4. Sorca Clarke
    1

Asked of

The questions

Sorca Clarke Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
198. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths by suicide that occurred within seven days, 30 days and 90 days of discharge from an acute psychiatric inpatient unit in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, by RHA; the number of serious incident reviews carried out in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46076/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the male suicide rate across the State, by age, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10786/26]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
410. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any study to determine which age cohorts are most at risk of suicide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52669/25]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
411. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her Department holds any statistics on the number of suicides which occurred in each of the past ten years; if a breakdown can be provided by age, gender, geography and social class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52670/25]
Liam Quaide Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2574. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the work being undertaken by her officials and-or the HSE to establish real-time suicide reporting in Ireland and associated infrastructure; if she will outline any collaboration with An Garda Síochána in relation to data sharing in this regard and a timeline for the finalisation of data-sharing; the timeline for the establishment of a national system of real-tim…