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Topics / Suicide Prevention

A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Suicide Prevention

157 questions from 7 TDs, between 27 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.

157
questions
157 written, 0 oral
7
TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked

Questions per month

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

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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20252
March 20250
April 20250
May 20250
June 20250
July 20250
August 20250
September 20251
October 20252
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20262
March 20267
April 202611
May 2026121
June 20268
July 20261
August 20260
September 20260
October 20262

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.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil4 from 3 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Independent Ireland144 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Sinn Féin8 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. Ken O'Flynn
    144
  2. Sorca Clarke
    7
  3. Peter 'Chap' Cleere
    2
  4. John Connolly
    1
  5. Michael Cahill
    1
  6. Paul Lawless
    1
  7. Rose Conway-Walsh
    1

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Rose Conway-Walsh Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
954. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE suicide crisis assessment nurses posts filled within County Mayo as of 23 January 2026, in tabular form. [7416/26]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1185. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the provision of suicide crisis assessment nurses in the Kerry area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8655/26]
John Connolly Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
165. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the next suicide reduction strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51261/25]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
409. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to reduce the rate of male suicide; and the specific supports available to men experiencing mental ill health. [52668/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2445. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health her response to the announcement by an organisation (details supplied) that it will be forced to cut staff due to a fall in donations; her Department's assessment of the impact these cuts will have on the provision of suicide prevention and crisis intervention services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46139/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
347. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the strategy to develop a suicide prevention intervention for farmers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8863/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Health
410. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on the strategy to develop a suicide prevention intervention for farmers in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8862/25]