Consular Work: Helping Irish People in 2015...

Death 264

Welfare 235Medical 286

17%

14%

15%18%4%

4%

23%

Mental Health 42

Deportation 68

Child Abduction 30

Prisoner 55

Other 374

The countries where Irish citizens most commonly sought

assistance were Spain, the UK and the USA. Twice as many Irish

citizens sought assistance in Spain as in

any other country

DEPARTMENT HQ, OUR EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES HELPED

1575 IRISH PEOPLE IN DISTRESS IN THESE SERIOUS SITUATIONS:

A RANGE OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO OVER

IRISH PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES

60,000

3%

2%

We assisted

2,800+ people in getting married

abroad

A customer focused and

business friendly approach

Granted over

6,000+ citizenships via

descent

Assisted 54,000+ individuals and companies in preparing Irish documents for

use abroad

Paris Charlie Hebdo attack, January

Germanwings crash, March

Two Nepal earthquakes, April, May

Berkeley tragedy, June

Tunisia terror attack, June

Paris Bataclan attack, November

800 OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM DEALT WITH 7 MAJOR CRISES IN 2015 AND HELPED OVER

154 calls received

575 calls received

Arrest 221

IRISH PEOPLE CAUGHT UP IN: