Consular Work: Helping Irish People in 2015... Death 264 Welfare 235 Medical 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: