The number of staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs serving at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union from 2016 to date is provided below in tabular form.
In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs also facilitates the secondment of officers from other Government Departments to the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union to serve in a variety of roles.
Further detail on the individual roles and functions of DFA staff and seconded staff serving in the Permanent Representation are available on my Department’s website www.dfa.ie/prep/brussels/staff
Three additional staff were assigned from my Department to serve in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU following the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union; one each at Counsellor, First Secretary and Third Secretary levels. There are plans underway by my Department to assign two additional staff to the Permanent Representation in 2022 and staffing levels at all of Ireland’s missions overseas is kept under continuous review.
DFA staff serving in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
|
2022
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Assistant Secretary
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
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Principal Officer & Equivalent
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
Assistant Principal Officer & Equivalent
|
33
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
34
|
32
|
30
|
Higher Executive Officer & Equivalent
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Administrative Officer & Equivalent
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
8
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Executive Officer
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
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4
|
4
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Clerical Officer
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
15
|
15
|
15
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Total:
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68
|
71
|
72
|
73
|
73
|
73
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71
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