According to the 2007 Census, population in Ireland has augmented considerably between 2001 and 2006. This evidence is vindicated through the boost of immigration observed within this time frame, and a change of this nature will inevitably alter the make up of the population which requires healthcare.

The subject of migration and health is a mistreated one. In the specific case of Ireland, there is a dearth of documented information regarding the manner how immigrants access healthcare and how does this influence their health status.

As per Rafnsson ‘the unique challenge for health services is to reach out to all people equally, migrant/ethnic-minority groups and populations alike. (…) It behoves us to take the actions now that will make Europe a more cohesive and successful place in the years to come’.

yet...
this article was published in 2005.
...and i believe it is the biggest atrocity ever said by an irish . and it proves how racist the irish health system is.

‘Dublin now safest city in world for births’

By Niall Hunter-Editor

A major drop in the number of non-national mothers from outside the EU giving birth here has been recorded since the ‘yes’ vote in the citizenship referendum last year, according to the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street.

Former Holles Street Master Dr Declan Keane told irishhealth.com that prior to the referendum, 16% of the deliveries at the hospital were to non-EU women and five per cent were to women from other EU countries.

He said that since the referendum, this figure had been reversed, with 16% of births now accounted for by mothers from other EU countries and five per cent to mothers from outside the EU

"The citizenship issue has changed things around dramatically-it has been a complete turnaround, with many of the EU mothers coming from the new accession states and fewer Nigerians now giving birth." The hospital delivered about 8,400 infants in 2004.

[article can be found at
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=6796]