Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Emigration Statistics. Protection for young emigrants in the US
Summary
Molloy raised the risks to young people working illegally in the US on holiday visas and asked what the Government would do to protect them; the Ceann Comhairle ruled it a separate question.
Is the Minister aware of the large number of young people who have been emigrating to the US in the past few months on so-called holiday visas? Is he aware that those young people are working illegally in the US and are therefore not protected in the event of accidents, injuries or bad health, and are putting themselves at very great risk? What interest are the Government taking in protecting those young people in the event of misfortune befalling them? They had to emigrate because of unemployment here and are now illegally in the US.
