Vol. 571 No. 2
240 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of locations at which Ireland currently has an embassy and where it is intended to open embassies in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/03]
Ireland currently has a network of 68 missions abroad – 49 embassies, five multilateral missions and 14 consulates general and other offices. A list of these missions is supplied for the Deputy's information. The spread of resident Irish missions abroad is reviewed by the Government on an ongoing basis, with decisions to open new missions being based on a thorough assessment of the costs and benefits involved. In 2001, the Government decided to open new embassies in a number of EU candidate countries on a phased basis, subject to the availability of the necessary resources. New embassies have since been established in Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Cyprus and also in Brazil. In recent weeks, offices also opened in Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania, to ensure the most effective management of our Presidency in these two countries. The opening of additional missions will be kept under ongoing review, including in the context of the availability of resources.
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Embassies(A-K) |
Embassies(L-Z) |
Consulates-General and Other Offices |
Permanent Missions |
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Argentina |
Luxembourg |
Sydney, Australia |
Council of Europe - Strasbourg |
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Australia |
Malaysia |
Shanghai, China |
European Union - Brussels |
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Austria |
Mexico |
Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
OSCE - Vienna |
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Belgium |
Mozambique |
Cardiff, United Kingdom |
United Nations - New York |
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Brazil |
Netherlands |
New York, United States of America |
United Nations - Geneva |
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Canada |
Nigeria |
Boston, United States of America |
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China |
Norway |
Chicago, United States of America |
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Cyprus |
Poland |
San Francisco, United States of America |
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Czech Republic |
Portugal |
Partnership for Peace – Brussels Liaison Office |
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Denmark |
Russia |
Irish Aid Office – East Timor |
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Egypt |
Saudi Arabia |
Ramallah – West Bank Representative Office. |
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Ethiopia |
Singapore |
Maseru, Lesotho |
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Estonia |
Slovakia |
Bulgaria |
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Finland |
Slovenia |
Romania |
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France |
South Africa |
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Germany |
Spain |
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Greece |
Sweden |
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Holy See |
Switzerland |
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Hungary |
Tanzania |
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India |
Turkey |
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Iran |
Uganda |
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Israel |
United Kingdom |
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Italy |
USA |
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Japan |
Zambia |
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Korea, Republic of |
