Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 December 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Health Services for Irish Communities in UK and USA: Discussion
10:50 am
Ms Jennie McShannon:
There is a partial link. The collection of data can relate to health services such as targeting obesity in the Irish community. Irish people are seen as white and English-speaking and an unintended consequence of the peace process is that they are no longer considered to give cause for concern. This belies the fact that there are underlying vulnerabilities. The British authorities no longer believe it is as necessary to engage with the Irish community in Britain.