Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 November 2014
445. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department has made or is making to alert Irish tourists travelling to Turkey about the levels of financial debt they may be exposed to by having to access Turkey's health care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43065/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department advises all Irish citizens, before travelling abroad, to consult the Travel Advice pages on the Department’s website at https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/. The Travel Advice pages provide relevant information on a vast range of countries and issues that people travelling should be aware of, and pages are updated frequently. On the Travel Advice webpage for Turkey, as is the case with all other country-specific pages, citizens are strongly advised to obtain comprehensive travel insurance before travelling. The separate ‘Know Before You Go’ section of the Department’s website also gives detailed information about the type of cover that we would recommend in travel insurance. Having such insurance ensures that citizens have best prepared themselves for unfortunate eventualities like illness and hospitalization abroad, and the costs that can arise in such cases. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the internal medical or health care systems or costs in another country.
