Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Apr 1994

Vol. 441 No. 6

Written Answers. - United States Honorary Consuls.

Patrick D. Harte

Question:

28 Mr. Harte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls representing Ireland in the United States of America; their names and addresses; the dates of their appointment; and whether he intends to appoint further honorary consuls in the United States.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring)

There are four honorary consuls in the United States whose names, addresses and dates of appointment are:

Name	Address	Date of Appointment
Joseph B. McGlynn	65 Broadview,	27 September 1977
	St. Louis,
	Missouri 63105
John B. Kane	1900 West Loop South,	31 December 1990
	Suite 850,
	Houston,
	Texas 77027
Patrick J. Byrne	2511 N.E. 31st Court,	30 November 1992
	Lighthouse Point,
	Fort Lauderdale,
	Florida 33064
Thomas R. Williams	21st Floor,	21 December 1992
	191 Peachtree Street N.E.,
	Atlanta,
	Georgia, 30303

A fifth honorary consul in New Orleans, the late Mr. Dermot McGlinchey, died last November.

I would envisage appointing a successor to Mr. McGlinchey in New Orleans in due course. I do not have plans for further honorary consul appointments in the US at this stage but I will keep the situation under review. As Deputies are aware, there are four career Consulates General in the US — in Boston, Chicago, New York and San Francisco — which are staffed by officals of my Department.