Darragh O'Brien
Question:153. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff working in Irish Embassies and Consulates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1508/18]
View answerTuesday, 16 January 2018
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Ireland’s diplomatic network of missions around the world is critical to the achievement of our foreign policy and trade goals. These include to ensure the efficient delivery of passport and consular services to our citizens, support to emigrant organisations and outreach to the diaspora and other networks of influence. Our Embassies and Consulates are contributing directly to safeguarding our interests in negotiations on the UK exit from the European Union and they are helping to ensure that Ireland plays a full part in shaping the future development of the European Union. The work of my Department in promoting a more just, fair, secure and sustainable world continues through mission engagement with multilateral institutions and agencies, including those of the United Nations, and via implementation of the Irish Aid programme in partner countries. Our staff in Embassies and Consulates also make a strong contribution to job creation, exports, tourism and education in Ireland by assisting Irish businesses overseas in close cooperation with State agencies as set out in the “Ireland Connected – Trading and Investing in a dynamic world” Strategy. The information on DFAT staff in Missions abroad is set out in the following table.
|
Mission |
Staff numbers as at 31 December 2017 |
|
Abu Dhabi |
2 staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
|
Abuja |
2 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
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Addis Ababa |
5 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Ankara |
4 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
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Athens |
3 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
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Atlanta CG |
1 staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
|
Austin CG |
1 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
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Bangkok |
2 staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
|
Beijing |
8 staff posted from HQ 13 locally recruited staff |
|
Berlin |
7 staff posted from HQ 12.6 locally recruited staff |
|
Berne |
2 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
Boston CG |
2 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Brasilia |
2 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
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Bratislava |
1 staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
|
Brussels Embassy (incl PFP) |
4 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Brussels (Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU |
67 staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
|
Bucharest |
2 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Budapest |
2 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Buenos Aires |
1 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Cairo |
3 staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
|
Canberra |
3 staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff |
|
Chicago CG |
2 staff posted from HQ 3.4 locally recruited staff |
|
Copenhagen |
2 staff posted from HQ 4.9 locally recruited staff |
|
Dar-es-Salaam |
5 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Edinburgh CG |
2 staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff |
|
Edinburgh BIC |
1 staff posted from HQ |
|
Freetown |
3 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Geneva PMUN |
6 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Hanoi |
5 staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
|
Helsinki |
2 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
Holy See |
1 staff posted from HQ 1.75 locally recruited staff |
|
Hong Kong CG |
3 staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
|
Jakarta |
2 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Kampala |
4 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Kuala Lumpur |
2 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Lilongwe |
4 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Lisbon |
2 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Ljubljana |
2 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
London |
35 staff posted from HQ 24.6 locally recruited staff |
|
Lusaka |
3 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Luxembourg |
1 staff posted from HQ 2.5 locally recruited staff |
|
Madrid |
3 staff posted from HQ 10 locally recruited staff |
|
Maputo |
5 staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff |
|
Mexico |
3 staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
|
Moscow |
5 staff posted from HQ 9 locally recruited staff |
|
Nairobi |
3 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
New Delhi |
3 staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
|
New York CG |
4 staff posted from HQ 12.5 locally recruited staff |
|
New York PMUN |
11 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Nicosia |
1 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
Oslo |
2 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
Ottawa |
3 staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
|
Paris |
7 staff posted from HQ 13.2 locally recruited staff |
|
Paris OECD |
1 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Prague |
2 staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
|
Pretoria |
5 staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff |
|
Ramallah |
2 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Riga |
1 staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
|
Riyadh |
1 staff posted from HQ 9 locally recruited staff |
|
Rome |
3 staff posted from HQ 9.42 locally recruited staff |
|
San Francisco CG |
2 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Sao Paulo CG |
2 staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
|
Seoul |
2 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Shanghai CG |
3 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Singapore |
2 staff posted from HQ 4.3 locally recruited staff |
|
Sofia |
1 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Stockholm |
2 staff posted from HQ 3.62 locally recruited staff |
|
Strasbourg Council of Europe |
2 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
Sydney CG |
1 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Tallinn |
1 staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
|
Tel Aviv |
2 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
The Hague |
3 staff posted from HQ 5.8 locally recruited staff |
|
Tokyo |
3 staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
|
Valletta |
1 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
Vienna Embassy |
3 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Vienna OSCE |
2 staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
|
Vilnius |
1 staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
|
Warsaw |
3 staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
|
Washington |
9 staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
|
Zagreb |
1 staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |