Health Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 November 2010

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Ceisteanna (145, 146)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Ceist:

180 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 5 October 2010 concerning the denial of social assistance to migrant women facing domestic abuse and the Health Service Executive’s reply, which indicated that repatriation would be an option, if she will guarantee that repatriation is only considered an option where it is the clear and expressed wish of the woman in question, that no subtle or direct pressure is applied on women to take this option rather than being given assistance, and that no woman suffering domestic abuse will ever be placed in the position of having to be repatriated because assistance has been denied for failure to meet the habitual residence condition. [42614/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

I wish to inform the Deputy that the issue of repatriation is dealt with by Repatriation Division, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, Department of Justice and Law Reform and as such the deputy should direct his question to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform.

Finian McGrath

Ceist:

181 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [42747/10]

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Deputy John Moloney)

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.