Ógra Shinn Féin Demand meeting with Taoiseach
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Wednesday May 24, 2006 19:51
by Ógra B - Ógra Shinn Féin
Suicide Prevention - An All Ireland Approach!
Ógra Shinn Féin have written to An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern demanding a meeting regarding the issue of suicide prevention.
The youth group have also written to minister for health and Children, Mary Harney TD and British Direct rule minister Responsible for health Paul Goggins MP requesting similar meetings. The meetings will be a part of their suicide prevention campaign which was launched at the Ógra Shinn Féin national congress in February.
Spokesperson for Ógra Shinn Féin, Andrea O’Kane said “The issue of people taking their own lives or attempting to take their on lives here in Ireland needs to be addressed in a common sense approach. We believe this can be best achieved by an all Ireland strategy to suicide prevention. We hope to put our points to the two ministers as well to An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in the coming months.”