Jack Wall
Question:21 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the advice, if any, his Department makes available to Irish people travelling abroad in potentially dangerous countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18099/97]
Written Answers. - Foreign Travel.
One of the services which the Department of Foreign Affairs provides is information and advice to people planning to travel to other countries and to people in the travel business about possible threats to safety or health. The most common reasons people are advised to take special care or not to travel to particular countries or regions are political or civil unrest, natural disasters and disease epidemics. The main sources of the Department's information about developments in other countries are Irish Embassies and Consulates.
Information and advice is normally given in response to telephone inquiries to the Department's consular section but when it is considered desirable the Department issues statements to the news media.