Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2014
55. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the cost of running all Irish embassies and consulates in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32866/14]
View answerIreland’s missions abroad perform a wide range of functions in pursuit of Ireland’s foreign policy interests. These include representing and advancing government policies with other States and in international organisations, in particular the EU and the UN; economic, trade and cultural promotion; front-line consular and passport services to Irish citizens overseas; engaging with Irish communities and harnessing the resource they offer in assisting economic recovery; and programme management, particularly in Irish Aid priority countries. The figures in the tables below include expenditure charged to mission budgets. 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. Local staff salaries in missions abroad are reflective of the prevailing labour market conditions in the host country. Capital expenditure is not included as such expenditure does not form part of the Mission’s budget. For ease of reference, the figures provided have been separated into Vote 28 Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote 27 International Cooperation. The costs of a number of missions that manage significant programmes on behalf of Irish Aid are charged to Vote 27. The effective implementation of the aid programmes necessarily entails additional management and oversight costs which are included in the figures provided below.
Table I Vote 27 Mission Expenditure Breakdown 2012, 2013
All figures in Euro
VOTE 27 EXPENDITURE REPORT 2012-2013
|
MISSION EXPENDITURE |
Year |
Year |
|
2012 |
2013 |
|
|
ETHOPIA |
726,191 |
697,207 |
|
TANZANIA |
909,649 |
942,785 |
|
TIMOR LESTE |
150,007 |
0 |
|
SIERRA LEONE |
288,745 |
261,691 |
|
VIETNAM |
756,172 |
678,942 |
|
UGANDA |
989,358 |
968,653 |
|
MALAWI |
437,222 |
460,671 |
|
ZAMBIA |
1,059,808 |
937,795 |
|
MOZAMBIQUE |
1,067,887 |
1,211,806 |
|
LESOTHO |
534,702 |
449,927 |
|
STH AFRICA |
353,931 |
303,006 |
|
TOTAL |
7,273,672 |
6,912,483 |
Table II Vote 28 Mission Expenditure Breakdown 2012, 2013
All figures in Euro
VOTE 28 EXPENDITURE REPORT
|
2012-2013 MISSION EXPENDITURE |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Actual |
Actual |
|
|
Vote 28 Subtotals |
44,880,989 |
43,812,559 |
|
BERNE |
494,120 |
502,265 |
|
BERLIN |
913,175 |
963,390 |
|
BOSTON |
322,655 |
379,601 |
|
BRUSSELS (EMBASSY) |
629,920 |
672,858 |
|
BRUSSELS (PR-EU) |
3,475,453 |
3,479,874 |
|
BUENOS AIRES |
389,242 |
384,833 |
|
CAIRO |
449,905 |
399,967 |
|
CANBERRA |
814,655 |
748,399 |
|
CHICAGO |
310,363 |
331,317 |
|
COPENHAGEN |
371,804 |
389,845 |
|
GENEVA |
1,282,415 |
1,323,027 |
|
THE HAGUE |
698,164 |
658,198 |
|
HOLY SEE |
7,334 |
9,946 |
|
ABUJA |
578,891 |
298,777 |
|
LISBON |
378,173 |
381,041 |
|
LONDON (Includes PPO London) |
3,082,408 |
2,797,443 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
390,796 |
365,641 |
|
MADRID |
948,846 |
984,195 |
|
MOSCOW |
747,034 |
779,026 |
|
NEW DELHI |
625,499 |
822,237 |
|
NEW YORK - PMUN |
1,482,968 |
1,825,801 |
|
NEW YORK - C.G. |
1,807,527 |
1,705,590 |
|
OTTAWA |
592,000 |
598,554 |
|
PARIS |
1,642,537 |
1,638,347 |
|
ROME |
1,236,144 |
939,579 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO |
354,308 |
392,556 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
543,748 |
512,561 |
|
TEHRAN |
246,413 |
0 |
|
TOKYO |
1,974,624 |
1,519,847 |
|
VIENNA |
645,485 |
667,336 |
|
WASHINGTON DC |
1,100,010 |
1,069,562 |
|
OSLO |
626,232 |
632,124 |
|
STRASBOURG |
404,664 |
408,401 |
|
RIYADH |
356,302 |
342,508 |
|
ATHENS |
432,334 |
435,416 |
|
BEIJING |
849,941 |
895,411 |
|
BELFAST SECRETARIAT |
648,614 |
508,405 |
|
SEOUL |
361,906 |
708,940 |
|
WARSAW |
759,222 |
728,278 |
|
HELSINKI |
458,120 |
516,591 |
|
PRETORIA |
543,506 |
485,953 |
|
PRAGUE |
543,723 |
502,806 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
381,455 |
386,429 |
|
BUDAPEST |
435,054 |
404,748 |
|
OSCE - VIENNA |
402,388 |
506,921 |
|
TEL AVIV |
594,682 |
639,876 |
|
EDINBURGH |
205,443 |
223,444 |
|
ANKARA |
388,218 |
398,247 |
|
MEXICO |
480,370 |
503,879 |
|
ARMAGH |
537,963 |
515,827 |
|
SYDNEY |
695,376 |
652,877 |
|
SHANGHAI |
594,016 |
563,828 |
|
SINGAPORE |
929,842 |
802,846 |
|
RAMALLAH |
358,061 |
384,383 |
|
BRUSSELS (P.F.P.) |
236,035 |
221,220 |
|
NICOSIA |
278,623 |
260,639 |
|
LJUBLJANA |
391,035 |
390,851 |
|
TALLINN |
380,644 |
304,971 |
|
BRATISLAVA |
294,081 |
281,468 |
|
BRASILIA |
522,166 |
544,843 |
|
BUCHAREST |
462,086 |
469,705 |
|
SOFIA |
355,993 |
375,899 |
|
RIGA |
175,148 |
166,743 |
|
VILNIUS |
367,982 |
327,032 |
|
VALLETTA |
332,877 |
330,996 |
|
ABU DHABI |
388,784 |
271,526 |
|
ATLANTA - CONSULATE |
171,487 |
176,915 |
