I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 to 160, inclusive, together.
The last review of Honorary Consul Service was conducted in 1993. The question of appointing a new honorary consul for the Channel Islands will be considered in the context of the review of Ireland’s honorary consul network that is currently taking place.
The following is the list of honorary consul appointments made since 2007.
Year of appointment
|
Country
|
City
|
Name
|
Surname
|
2007
|
China
|
Hong Kong
|
Harry Eugene
|
O'Neill
|
2007
|
Morocco
|
Agadir
|
Mohammed Chafik
|
Mahfoud Filali
|
2007
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
Gary
|
Killilea
|
2008
|
Spain
|
Seville
|
Ignacio de la Oliva
|
Agulló
|
2008
|
Canada
|
St. John's
|
Mark
|
Dobbin
|
2008
|
Indonesia
|
Jakarta
|
Anangga W.
|
Roosdionno
|
2008
|
Brazil
|
Sao Paulo
|
Stephen
|
O'Sullivan
|
2008
|
Mexico
|
Cancun
|
Anthony
|
Leeman
|
2008
|
Poland
|
Poznan
|
Mateusz
|
Morawiecki
|
2009
|
Russia
|
St. Petersburg
|
Anatoly
|
Shashin
|
2009
|
France
|
Lyon
|
Bruno
|
Boccard
|
2009
|
Spain
|
Lanzarote
|
Eileen
|
Izquierdo-Lawlor
|
2009
|
Spain
|
Tenerife
|
Edward J.
|
Woods
|
2009
|
U.S.A.
|
Denver
|
James M.
|
Lyons
|
2010
|
Armenia
|
Yerevan
|
Jonathan
|
Stark
|
2010
|
India
|
Kolkata
|
M.K.
|
Jalan
|
2010
|
Germany
|
Stuttgart
|
Dr. Wolfgang
|
Häfele
|
2010
|
U.S.A.
|
New Orleans
|
Judge James J
|
McKay III
|
2010
|
U.S.A.
|
Pittsburgh
|
James J.
|
Lamb
|
2010
|
U.S.A.
|
Seattle
|
John
|
Keane
|
2010
|
Ghana
|
Accra
|
Liam
|
McVeigh
|
2010
|
Lebanon
|
Beirut
|
Georges H
|
Siam
|
2010
|
Canada
|
Winnipeg
|
Aidan
|
O'Brien
|
2011
|
India
|
Chennai
|
Rajeev
|
Mecheri
|
2011
|
Pakistan
|
Karachi
|
Osman Asghar
|
Khan
|
2011
|
Nigeria
|
Lagos
|
Cornelius
|
Guilfoyle
|
2012
|
U.S.A.
|
Honolulu Hawaii
|
Noel
|
Trainor
|
2012
|
U.S.A.
|
Las Vegas Nevada
|
Teresa
|
Murphy
|
2011
|
Bahamas
|
Nassau
|
Brian
|
Quinn
|
2012
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
Alireza
|
Feizollahi
|
2012
|
Turkey
|
Izmir
|
Bülent
|
Akgerman
|
2012
|
Saudia Arabia
|
Jeddah
|
Mohammed Ahmed
|
Naghi
|
2012
|
Japan
|
Sapporo
|
Seiji
|
Kasama
|
2013
|
U.S.A.
|
Orlando, Florida
|
Terence, Joseph, Jr.
|
Delahunty
|
2013
|
Australia
|
Perth
|
Martin
|
Kavanagh
|
In addition we are awaiting formal acceptance of our nominees for the positions of Honorary Consul in:
Kazakhstan/Almaty
Kenya/Nairobi
Nepal/Kathmandu
Turkey/Antalya