Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2015
420. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a project (details supplied) which suggested that his Department create an Irish emigrant register; his views on the proposal; and if his Department will create this proposed register. [7080/15]
View answerIn the course of a presentation by Crosscare Migrant Project to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade in October 2014 a proposal regarding the creation of an emigrant register was raised. Following this meeting a formal proposal was received from Crosscare for funding from the Emigrant Support Programme towards a Global Networking Hub.
This proposal was assessed and funding of €70,500 from the Emigrant Support Programme was approved towards running costs for the Hub and an associated interactive website relating to the mental health of emigrants.
