Immigrants should be screened on arrival -- poll

Bizarre Irish Indo report wrote: Immigrants should be screened on arrival -- poll
By DANIEL McCONNELL Chief Reporter

Sunday August 29 2010

Immigrants arriving in Ireland should be obliged to undergo a medical examination, the overwhelming majority of Irish people think, according to the latest Sunday Independent poll.

Some 76 per cent of those polled said that in view of the outbreak of Tuberculosis (TB) in Cork last week, all arriving immigrants should be required to undergo a medical examination.

According to Quantum Research, which carried out the 500-people poll on Friday night, respondents were fearful that infectious diseases were being brought into the country by people from overseas, with many believing that some countries posed more of a risk than others.

Just 24 per cent of those polled felt that screening would have limited, if any, impact in an era in which travel to and from Ireland had become commonplace.

"In Asia, during swine flu, they scanned all people arriving for temperatures, a simple, non-discriminatory practice, that put the public's health and safety first," one female respondent said.

acme4242 wrote:read between the lines as "Immigrants are health risk to decent healthy Irish"
and this rubbish is printed by someone calling themselves a Chief Reporter.
And never one mention of Irish tourists returning after holidays,
This is a new low for Irish Newspapers

http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 16057.html

Bizarre Irish Indo report wrote: Immigrants should be screened on arrival -- poll
By DANIEL McCONNELL Chief Reporter

Sunday August 29 2010

Immigrants arriving in Ireland should be obliged to undergo a medical examination, the overwhelming majority of Irish people think, according to the latest Sunday Independent poll.

Some 76 per cent of those polled said that in view of the outbreak of Tuberculosis (TB) in Cork last week, all arriving immigrants should be required to undergo a medical examination.

According to Quantum Research, which carried out the 500-people poll on Friday night, respondents were fearful that infectious diseases were being brought into the country by people from overseas, with many believing that some countries posed more of a risk than others.

Just 24 per cent of those polled felt that screening would have limited, if any, impact in an era in which travel to and from Ireland had become commonplace.

"In Asia, during swine flu, they scanned all people arriving for temperatures, a simple, non-discriminatory practice, that put the public's health and safety first," one female respondent said.

strongbow wrote:The UK does screen prospective visa seekers for TB as part of their visa process---but then NHS is free in the UK whereas here you have to shell out 60 to 70 bucks for each GP visit!!

Immigrants arriving in Ireland should be obliged to undergo a medical examination,

acme4242 wrote:

strongbow wrote:The UK does screen prospective visa seekers for TB as part of their visa process---but then NHS is free in the UK whereas here you have to shell out 60 to 70 bucks for each GP visit!!

But that's not what the alarmist headline says, its suggesting
they install sheep dip facilities at the airport for Immigrants.

Immigrants arriving in Ireland should be obliged to undergo a medical examination,

fatty patty wrote:

acme4242 wrote:

strongbow wrote:The UK does screen prospective visa seekers for TB as part of their visa process---but then NHS is free in the UK whereas here you have to shell out 60 to 70 bucks for each GP visit!!

But that's not what the alarmist headline says, its suggesting
they install sheep dip facilities at the airport for Immigrants.

Immigrants arriving in Ireland should be obliged to undergo a medical examination,

It can be easily be sorted out. All INIS gotta do is to introduce mandatory medical checkups report card for applicants (study, work permit, immigration etc) as part of visa application process/documentations at applicants own expense just like they have to provide bank statements, application forms etc etc, there you go...lovely lush green fields are "SAFE" from diseases.

walrusgumble wrote:

fatty patty wrote:

acme4242 wrote:

strongbow wrote:The UK does screen prospective visa seekers for TB as part of their visa process---but then NHS is free in the UK whereas here you have to shell out 60 to 70 bucks for each GP visit!!

But that's not what the alarmist headline says, its suggesting
they install sheep dip facilities at the airport for Immigrants.

Immigrants arriving in Ireland should be obliged to undergo a medical examination,

It can be easily be sorted out. All INIS gotta do is to introduce mandatory medical checkups report card for applicants (study, work permit, immigration etc) as part of visa application process/documentations at applicants own expense just like they have to provide bank statements, application forms etc etc, there you go...lovely lush green fields are "SAFE" from diseases.

hmm, considering our medical finest always get a diagnoises right (yeah right) it would just be another convenient way for the GNIB to refuse someone entry, even for the odd sniffles. What about those who have purposely entered Ireland to receive medical treatement for their illness?