Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2012
94 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the situation in which Irish citizens studying with pilot training college Ireland have become stranded in Florida, USA following the untimely termination of the college’s contract with Florida Information Technology College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33541/12]
View answerI wish to assure the Deputy that my Department is very aware of the appalling situation in which these students have found themselves and we are in regular communication with the students in Florida and their families in Ireland through our Consulate in Atlanta and our Consular Division here in Dublin. Ireland's Consul General in Atlanta, Paul Gleeson, travelled to Florida on Thursday and met with the affected students to offer support and any available consular assistance. As in all such cases, we will continue to monitor developments closely and to provide all appropriate consular assistance, including by helping to relay messages to family in Ireland and by providing emergency travel documentation where the need arises.
