Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that financial aid is given in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32425/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has no funds at its disposal to repatriate the remains of nationals of other states. However, in order to be as helpful as possible, an official of the Department raised with the responsible embassy in Dublin whether the relevant national authorities would provide financial support for the repatriation of the remains. The official was informed that the embassy has conveyed to a family member of the deceased the procedure to be followed in order to make an application for financial assistance for repatriation of the remains.