Michael Ring
Question:469. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the location of each of Irish embassy and consulate across the world; and the staff complement in each embassy and consulate. [15193/20]
View answerTuesday, 14 July 2020
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Ireland’s network of diplomatic and consular Missions around the world is critical to the achievement of our foreign policy objectives. The network also ensures efficient delivery of passport and consular services to our citizens, support to emigrant organisations and outreach to the diaspora and other networks of influence.
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 development aid programme in partner countries. Activities of our multilateral Missions in New York and Geneva will be of increasing importance as Ireland prepares to take a seat on the UN Security Council on 1 January 2021 for a two year period. Our largest overseas Mission is the Permanent Representation in Brussels which brings together civil servants from almost every Government Department to promote and represent Ireland’s interests in the EU.
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.
Our Missions are staffed by Departmental officers posted from headquarters; by staff seconded from other Government Departments in certain Missions, including the Permanent Representation in Brussels and visa officers seconded to Missions from the Department of Justice as set out in the table below.
|
LOCATION |
TOTAL* |
|
ABU DHABI |
9 |
|
ABUJA |
6 |
|
ADDIS ABABA |
4 |
|
AMMAN |
2 |
|
ANKARA |
7 |
|
ATHENS |
2 |
|
ATLANTA |
2 |
|
AUSTIN |
2 |
|
BANGKOK |
3 |
|
BEIJING |
15 |
|
BERLIN |
9 |
|
BERNE |
2 |
|
BOGOTÁ |
3 |
|
BOSTON |
2 |
|
BRASILIA |
2 |
|
BRATISLAVA |
2 |
|
BRUSSELS (Emb.) |
2 |
|
BRUSSELS (PERM REP/PfP) |
98 |
|
BUCHAREST |
2 |
|
BUDAPEST |
2 |
|
BUENOS AIRES |
2 |
|
CAIRO |
3 |
|
CANBERRA |
3 |
|
CARDIFF |
2 |
|
CHICAGO |
2 |
|
COPENHAGEN |
2 |
|
DAR ES SALAAM |
5 |
|
EDINBURGH |
4 |
|
FRANKFURT |
2 |
|
FREETOWN |
3 |
|
GENEVA |
11 |
|
HANOI |
5 |
|
HELSINKI |
2 |
|
HOLY SEE |
1 |
|
HONG KONG |
3 |
|
JAKARTA |
2 |
|
KAMPALA |
4 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
2 |
|
LILONGWE |
4 |
|
LISBON |
2 |
|
LJUBLJANA |
2 |
|
LONDON (incl PPO) |
45 |
|
LOS ANGELES |
2 |
|
LUSAKA |
3 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
2 |
|
MADRID |
5 |
|
MAPUTO |
5 |
|
MEXICO |
4 |
|
MONROVIA |
2 |
|
MOSCOW |
7 |
|
MUMBAI |
2 |
|
NAIROBI |
3 |
|
NEW DELHI |
8 |
|
NEW YORK - C.G. |
4 |
|
NEW YORK - PMUN |
15 |
|
NICOSIA |
2 |
|
O.S.C.E. Vienna |
3 |
|
OSLO |
2 |
|
OTTAWA |
3 |
|
PARIS (incl OECD) |
13 |
|
PRAGUE |
2 |
|
PRETORIA |
5 |
|
RAMALLAH |
2 |
|
RIGA |
2 |
|
RIYADH |
2 |
|
ROME |
5 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO |
2 |
|
SANTIAGO de CHILE |
2 |
|
SAO PAULO |
2 |
|
SEOUL |
2 |
|
SHANGHAI |
3 |
|
SINGAPORE |
2 |
|
SOFIA |
2 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
2 |
|
STRASBOURG |
2 |
|
SYDNEY |
2 |
|
TALLINN |
2 |
|
TEL AVIV |
2 |
|
THE HAGUE |
4 |
|
TOKYO |
5 |
|
VALLETTA |
2 |
|
VANCOUVER |
2 |
|
VIENNA |
2 |
|
VILNIUS |
2 |
|
WARSAW |
4 |
|
WASHINGTON DC |
11 |
|
WELLINGTON |
2 |
|
Zagreb |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
451 |
*In addition to civil servant officers posted abroad, a number of technical, administrative, policy and development activities are carried out by staff recruited locally by Missions.