• Meeting 1 - CSO, Cork - 28th January, 2015.
• Meeting 2 - CSO, Rathmines, Dublin - 11th June 2015
• Meeting 3 - CSO, Rathmines, Dublin - 14th January 2016
• Meeting 4 - CSO, Rathmines, Dublin, June 23rd 2016
• Meeting 5 - CSO, Rathmines, Dublin - October 7th 2016
• Meeting 6 - CSO, Rathmines - Dublin - February 3rd 2017
• Meeting 7 - CSO, Rathmines - Dublin - September 22nd 2017
• Meeting 8 - CSO, Rathmines - Dublin - April 19th 2018
• Meeting 9 - CSO, Rathmines - Dublin - December 6th 2018
• Meeting 10 - CSO, Rathmines - Dublin - February 19th 2020
• Meeting 11 - Virtual - September 9th 2020
• Meeting 12 - Virtual - April 6th 2021

• Meeting 13 - Virtual - January 18th 2022
• Meeting 14 - Virtual - January 25th 2022
• Meeting 15 - Virtual - February 16th 2022
• Meeting 16 - Virtual - April 6th 2022
• Meeting 17 - Virtual - October 19th, 2022
• Meeting 18 - Virtual - January 18th, 2023
• Meeting 19 - Virtual - October 25th, 2023
• Meeting 20 - Virtual - January 17th, 2024
• Meeting 21 - Virtual - April 10th, 2024
• Meeting 22 - Virtual - July 10th, 2024
• Meeting 23 - Virtual - October 23rd, 2024
• Meeting 24 - Virtual -January 22nd, 2025

• Meeting 25 - Virtual - April 23rd, 2025
• Meeting 26 - Virtual - July 16th, 2025

Terms of Reference

Background

The proposal for a Suicide Mortality Statistics Liaison Group was discussed at a meeting with representatives of the CSO and NSRF, 17th April 2014. The broad aim of the group is to improve the quality of suicide statistics and their dissemination.

Membership and organisation:

CSO and NSRF will be jointly responsible for organising meetings and will rotate chairing of the Group. Other core participants shall include one representative from each of the participating organisations. Participation of the Group may be extended, depending on the subject being discussed, to include more than one representative from any organisation or a participant from an organisation which is not a member of the Group.

Membership

• Jackie Hickey (General Registration Office)
• Prof Philip Dodd, Barry Kestel, and Hardeep Kaur (Department of Health)
• Dr Philip Dodd (National Office for Suicide Prevention)
• Dr Suzi Lyons (Health Research Board)
• Alice Wainwright (Department of Justice)
• Dr Cróina Gallagher (Coroner's Office)
• Dr Mary Flanagan (Coroner's Society)
• Gregory Martin (National Health Improvement, HSE)
• Laura Galligan (An Garda Síochána)
• Prof Ella Arensman, Dr Paul Corcoran, and Niall McTernan (National Suicide Research Foundation)
• Tim Linehan, John G. O'Connor, Seán O'Connor, and Aisling O'Reilly (CSO)

Role

The role of the group shall be to:

1. Ensure that the statistical system can meet national and regional policy requirements in the domain of suicide mortality statistics
2. Examine and make recommendations on all quality aspects of suicide mortality and deaths of undetermined intent statistics
3. Ensure that the classification of suicide deaths in Ireland is consistent with international evidence informed guidelines and best practice
4. Ensure that there is effective communication of regional, national and international statistical requirements
5. Promote best practice in the compilation and publication of suicide mortality statistics
6. Consider progress and review of key recording and classification issues to enhance surveillance, suicide prevention implementation and evaluation, and wider public health use
7. Facilitate timely access to suicide mortality and deaths of undetermined intent statistics for suicide prevention and intervention purposes in accordance with recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO World Suicide Report, 2014).

Frequency of meetings

Four meetings per year.