Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013
158. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 7 May 2013, when the last review was conducted by his Department of Irish honorary consuls around the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/13]
View answer159. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered appointing a new honorary consul in the Channel Islands upon the retirement of a person (details supplied) in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22484/13]
View answer160. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the complete list of honorary Irish consuls in locations abroad that have been appointed from 2007 to date in 2013; if he will include the date of appointment; the person appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22485/13]
View answerI 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
