Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 January 2014
158. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish staff, by grade, and the number of local staff, by grade, in our embassies in countries (details supplied); the costs of each embassy, split by staff costs and non-staff costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3623/14]
View answerThe figures in the following table set out the position in respect of the overseas missions specified by the Deputy and include actual expenditure incurred in 2013 under both Votes for which my Department is responsible; Vote 28: Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote 27: International Cooperation.
Salary and related costs of staff posted from Ireland are not included as they are a charge on the overall budget of the Department rather than on a specific mission. With regard to the Embassy in Kampala, it should be noted that while the Embassy’'s core local staff complement is four, additional costs are incurred in respect of technical and other project contracted non-core staff engaged for the purposes of management, oversight, administration and support of the Irish Aid programme in Uganda.
|
Mission |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Officers posted from HQ by grade |
Locally engaged Staff ( including agency, administrative, clerical and other support staff) |
Pay costs 2013 €* (Provisional) |
Non-pay costs 2013 € (Provisional) |
|
Kampala |
(Ambassador post currently vacant) |
4 |
419,800 |
378,199 |
|
1 Senior Development Specialist |
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|
1 Development Specialist (Currently vacant) |
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|
1 Third Secretary |
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|
Ljubljana |
1 Counsellor |
3 |
113,977 |
276,874 |
|
1 Third Secretary |
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|
Tallinn |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
44,179 |
260,792 |
|
Valletta |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
63,118 |
267,878 |
|
Nicosia |
1 First Secretary |
3 |
94,813 |
165,826 |
|
Bratislava |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
61,071 |
220,398 |
|
Luxembourg |
1 First Secretary |
3.5 |
187,709 |
177,932 |
|
Riga |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
49,195 |
117,548 |
* Including local tax and social security costs.
