asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, by category, accredited to each foreign embassy in Dublin; the number of foreign staff by category; and the number of Irish staff by category employed in each.
Written Answers. - Foreign Embassies Staff.
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The staffing of diplomatic missions in Ireland is a matter for the missions and governments concerned within the terms of the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations. There are currently 28 Embassies and three foreign trade representations with diplomatic status in Dublin.
The breakdown of staffing at these missions is as follows:
|
1. |
Heads of Mission (Ambassadors) |
28 |
|
2. |
Other diplomatic staff |
124 |
|
3. |
Technical and administrative staff (Irish) |
127 |
|
4. |
Technical and administrative staff (foreign) |
138 |
|
5. |
Service personnel (Irish) |
67 |
|
6. |
Service personnel (foreign) |
39 |
|
7. |
Private servants (Irish) |
17 |
|
8. |
Private servants (foreign) |
22 |