Revealed: proof of citizenship tourism

DIRECT evidence of "citizenship tourism" is revealed in documentation obtained by the Irish Examiner.

The correspondence shows the Government was informed last summer that an increasing number of non-nationals from Eastern European countries and Arab states were attempting to book places in maternity hospital before travelling to this country for delivery.

The letter of warning was sent to Health Minister Micheál Martin and Justice Minister Michael McDowell by the Master of the National Maternity Hospital, Dr Declan Keane.