Written Answers Nos. 107-127
107. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to state security services, in light of information outlined in a media report. [25385/23]
View answerAll Department of the Taoiseach official devices and the software apps which run on them comply with guidance provided by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This guidance is based on risk assessments appropriate to the circumstances and is kept under continuous review by the NCSC.
The Department of the Taoiseach expects all users of official devices to exercise appropriate discretion in their use and to use these devices in compliance with the Department's policies, relevant data protection legislation and the Civil Service Code of Conduct.
108. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the timeline for the establishment of the citizens’ assembly on the future of education; if he will report on progress and developing the terms of reference for same; and if the assembly will examine the future purpose of the education system here. [25598/23]
View answerThe Programme for Government commits to establishing four Citizens’ Assemblies, on the topics of Biodiversity Loss; the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin; Matters relating to Drugs Use; and the Future of Education.
The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use is currently underway and is scheduled to complete its work by the end of 2023. The Dublin Citizen’s Assembly and Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss have concluded their work, and submitted their reports and recommendations to the Oireachtas, in line with their Terms of Reference.
The establishment of the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education, and the Terms of Reference for this assembly, will be the subject of a Government decision and resolutions of the Dáil and Seanad at the appropriate time.
109. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department assists with, or makes a financial contribution to, the sourcing or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members of any grade or position; if so, the names of the providers; the costs incurred for the period 2020 to date in 2023; and the number of staff who have availed of such assistance over this timeframe. [25981/23]
View answerThe Department does not make a financial contribution to, the sourcing or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members of any grade or position.
110. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms and consultants in 2022. [26240/23]
View answerThe Department did not incur any expenditure for external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms or consultants in 2022. Training and related services delivered to staff as part of normal learning and development may in some instances be provided by HR professionals but does not relate to HR consultancy work.
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person (details supplied) will receive payment and expenses in their role as chair of the consultative forum on international security policy. [25584/23]
View answerAn honorarium will be paid to the Chairperson of the Consultative Forum at a per diem rate sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.
It is expected that any additional payments such as travel undertaken on behalf of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy will be paid in accordance with the applicable Civil Service Travel and Subsistence rates.
112. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25602/23]
View answer113. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time online passport application will issue for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who is travelling in early June for a family wedding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25614/23]
View answer115. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied), as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25714/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 112, 113 and 115 together.
With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputies have enquired, these applications are within the current turnaround times and have not yet reached their issue by date.
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has contacted the British Government to request the opening of a new inquiry into the abduction and murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/23]
View answerOn the 26 April 2023, the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland published a Statutory Report relating to the death of Patrick Kelly. The publication of this report was undoubtedly an important and emotional moment for the Kelly family. Our thoughts are first and foremost with the Kelly family, who have advocated on this case with passion and dignity for almost five decades.
The Ombudsman’s findings detailed a series of "significant" investigative failings in relation to the original police investigation. I understand that, since the publication of report of the Police Ombudsman, the Kelly family requested that a new coroner's inquest into the death be carried out but that the Attorney General of Northern Ireland has declined this request and that the family are considering seeking a judicial review of that decision.
Legacy cases such as that of Patrick Kelly may have happened some time ago, but, they have an ongoing impact on families, communities and the important work of reconciliation. This case once again underlines the vital importance of processes and mechanisms to deliver truth and justice remaining open. Despite the passing of time, fresh coroner's inquests, investigations by the Police Ombudsman and civil cases have provided pathways for truth and justice for families. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy & Reconciliation) Bill currently before Westminster would quickly close off these avenues.
This is why the Government has consistently opposed UK’s Legacy Bill since its introduction at Westminster, in May 2022, it is our view that the UK Bill is not fit for purpose. I had my most recent exchange regarding the UK Legacy Bill and related issues with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 16 May in Dublin. As I have on other occasions, I reiterated to the Secretary of State the Irish Government’s opposition to this Bill and urged that the consideration of the Bill be paused.
I made clear my strong view that this Bill, if implemented as it stands, would not be compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights and would damage reconciliation efforts in Northern Ireland. The Government has consistently maintained that any way forward on legacy must be consistent with human rights standards, with victims at its centre.
116. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the status of a passport application (details supplied), as the applicant's travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25715/23]
View answer117. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25730/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together.
With regard to the specific application about which the Deputies have enquired, this application is within the current turnaround time and has not yet reached its issue by date.
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the wedding abroad certificate application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25745/23]
View answerThe Marriage Abroad Certificate was issued to the applicant and mailed on 23 May 2023.
119. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Consulate General to Los Angeles has spoken formally with the Governor of New Mexico in the past 12 months. [25858/23]
View answer120. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Consulate General to Los Angeles has spoken formally with the Governor of Arizona in the past 12 months. [25859/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 120 together.
Ireland's Consulate General in Los Angeles is one of the new missions established under the Government's strategic initiative Global Ireland 2025. The Consulate team works closely with local representatives and other key stakeholders in the Southwest region of the United States, including in fulfilment of Ireland's US & Canada Strategy 2019-2025 and Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025. This includes engaging with state and local political representatives, providing support to Irish communities and organisations, delivering consular assistance to Irish citizens, promoting trade and economic cooperation, and seeking other opportunities to enhance Ireland's profile and advance our interests in the region.
The Consul General in Los Angeles met with the Governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, at an event in Arizona in March 2023, and is scheduled to meet the Governor again during a visit to Phoenix next month. The Consulate General has not had the opportunity to meet with the Governor of New Mexico in the past twelve months.
121. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department assists with, or makes a financial contribution to, the sourcing or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members of any grade or position; if so, the names of the providers; the costs incurred for the period 2020 to date in 2023; the number of staff who have availed of such assistance over this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25973/23]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs does not source or provide childcare or crèche facilities in any of its buildings.
122. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a breakdown in tabular form for each of the past five years the total cost and expenditure for operating each Irish Embassy abroad as incurred by his Department. [25986/23]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs manages a total of 99 Missions overseas, including Embassies, Consulates General, Permanent Representations and a small number of other offices. The operating costs for each Mission in the years 2018 to 2022 are provided below. These operating cost include the salaries of Irish Civil Servants posted to these missions, which are incurred and paid in Ireland, but are included in these mission operating costs in accordance accounting convention.
|
Location |
2018 (€) |
2019 (€) |
2020 (€) |
2021 (€) |
2022 (€) |
|
Abu Dhabi |
1,110,480 |
1,131,808 |
1,099,015 |
1,136,889 |
1,358,051 |
|
Abuja |
938,788 |
834,700 |
890,481 |
929,482 |
1,132,762 |
|
Addis Ababa |
1,903,975 |
1,854,670 |
1,469,974 |
1,853,299 |
2,023,280 |
|
Amman |
114,612 |
917,937 |
604,054 |
1,540,431 |
999,791 |
|
Ankara |
718,141 |
728,243 |
706,461 |
767,543 |
806,224 |
|
Athens |
727,029 |
715,903 |
586,039 |
690,469 |
760,065 |
|
Atlanta |
473,641 |
548,486 |
523,049 |
465,607 |
623,875 |
|
Austin |
457,201 |
501,311 |
505,837 |
551,738 |
603,198 |
|
Bangkok |
642,148 |
736,130 |
716,656 |
788,913 |
750,304 |
|
Beijing |
2,231,038 |
2,279,695 |
2,312,668 |
2,308,008 |
2,797,682 |
|
Berlin |
1,926,977 |
1,982,236 |
2,003,552 |
2,012,646 |
2,205,192 |
|
Berne |
744,130 |
816,364 |
817,566 |
837,267 |
915,293 |
|
Bogotá |
3,821 |
983,493 |
1,038,456 |
871,269 |
958,412 |
|
Boston |
794,698 |
747,512 |
688,986 |
697,480 |
927,461 |
|
Brasilia |
503,789 |
650,921 |
566,783 |
592,062 |
664,104 |
|
Bratislava |
334,695 |
423,915 |
481,259 |
501,673 |
557,548 |
|
Brussels - Embassy |
681,300 |
638,431 |
657,188 |
645,218 |
701,641 |
|
Brussels - Partnership For Peace Delegation |
444,173 |
427,598 |
348,582 |
322,376 |
334,973 |
|
Brussels - Permanent Representation To The EU |
10,041,995 |
10,132,322 |
10,007,800 |
10,318,316 |
13,649,732 (includes €2.2 million in respect of Ireland's contribution to EU translation services) |
|
Bucharest |
509,969 |
502,855 |
484,994 |
481,061 |
553,796 |
|
Budapest |
602,936 |
620,843 |
554,328 |
607,739 |
661,259 |
|
Buenos Aires |
650,524 |
715,105 |
757,519 |
848,007 |
761,460 |
|
Cairo |
847,094 |
879,976 |
809,370 |
804,074 |
882,148 |
|
Canberra |
1,108,225 |
1,114,042 |
1,141,912 |
1,039,906 |
1,044,656 |
|
Cardiff |
972 |
253,938 |
322,689 |
308,736 |
388,637 |
|
Chicago |
633,627 |
685,424 |
616,764 |
647,551 |
768,627 |
|
Copenhagen |
707,667 |
663,027 |
605,280 |
613,951 |
606,414 |
|
Dakar |
41,637 |
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|
Dar es Salaam |
1,388,158 |
1,453,901 |
1,090,947 |
1,277,096 |
1,482,169 |
|
Edinburgh |
492,413 |
525,048 |
530,021 |
623,752 |
685,400 |
|
Frankfurt |
84 |
173,625 |
420,269 |
471,155 |
612,307 |
|
Freetown |
767,725 |
781,239 |
718,022 |
722,749 |
857,322 |
|
Geneva |
1,951,574 |
2,001,373 |
2,127,799 |
2,142,329 |
2,185,039 |
|
Hanoi |
1,364,849 |
1,428,464 |
1,316,922 |
1,291,622 |
1,404,760 |
|
Helsinki |
800,984 |
854,712 |
746,454 |
868,648 |
894,117 |
|
Holy See |
385,912 |
386,173 |
376,584 |
398,558 |
386,658 |
|
Hong Kong |
1,103,285 |
1,225,933 |
1,205,373 |
1,111,971 |
1,255,884 |
|
Jakarta |
522,750 |
790,671 |
580,654 |
686,098 |
834,223 |
|
Kampala |
1,467,180 |
1,375,412 |
1,363,542 |
1,452,637 |
1,594,719 |
|
Kuala Lumpur |
473,766 |
469,630 |
462,377 |
465,188 |
435,694 |
|
Kyiv |
257,200 |
930,011 |
|||
|
Lilongwe |
1,071,933 |
1,109,678 |
1,055,834 |
1,052,817 |
1,214,386 |
|
Lisbon |
625,428 |
655,235 |
644,259 |
637,520 |
650,299 |
|
Ljubljana |
515,783 |
532,356 |
511,251 |
505,664 |
523,409 |
|
London |
5,901,602 |
6,674,906 |
6,604,225 |
6,724,335 |
7,110,537 |
|
Los Angeles |
181,080 |
477,985 |
539,097 |
672,072 |
|
|
Lusaka |
895,725 |
906,566 |
740,640 |
878,159 |
1,289,171 |
|
Luxembourg |
418,201 |
456,228 |
545,095 |
581,294 |
612,820 |
|
Lyon |
100,308 |
||||
|
Madrid |
1,295,627 |
1,338,773 |
1,429,006 |
1,465,130 |
1,510,855 |
|
Manchester |
- |
147,639 |
390,504 |
||
|
Manila |
- |
248,235 |
602,486 |
||
|
Maputo |
1,304,327 |
1,387,035 |
1,301,639 |
1,307,402 |
1,588,834 |
|
Mexico |
931,333 |
981,385 |
954,467 |
836,998 |
1,272,926 |
|
Miami |
103,193 |
||||
|
Monrovia |
7,670 |
450,898 |
577,162 |
671,685 |
829,693 |
|
Moscow |
1,008,214 |
1,007,999 |
815,655 |
809,939 |
951,751 |
|
Mumbai |
23,967 |
803,968 |
744,133 |
715,143 |
779,332 |
|
Nairobi |
899,731 |
903,499 |
1,032,896 |
1,203,911 |
1,131,638 |
|
New Delhi |
892,369 |
896,275 |
1,128,478 |
700,985 |
1,054,392 |
|
New York - Consulate General |
2,638,405 |
2,829,662 |
2,807,116 |
2,864,253 |
3,642,368 |
|
New York - Permanent Mission to the UN |
4,042,332 |
4,520,983 |
5,149,562 |
8,026,405 |
8,962,511 |
|
Nicosia |
377,526 |
415,832 |
439,968 |
447,369 |
488,193 |
|
Oslo |
848,401 |
801,349 |
662,977 |
811,527 |
832,778 |
|
Ottawa |
915,955 |
862,948 |
924,249 |
951,132 |
1,311,207 |
|
Paris - Embassy |
3,061,695 |
3,224,828 |
3,424,071 |
3,685,580 |
3,686,054 |
|
Paris - Permanent Representation to the OECD and UNESCO * |
370,071 |
||||
|
Prague |
693,353 |
656,206 |
683,743 |
668,705 |
741,743 |
|
Pretoria |
1,385,563 |
1,405,480 |
1,309,013 |
1,496,945 |
1,525,334 |
|
Rabat |
143,657 |
545,105 |
|||
|
Ramallah |
451,603 |
790,418 |
885,551 |
1,127,468 |
1,197,037 |
|
Riga |
299,366 |
300,186 |
369,238 |
395,269 |
450,024 |
|
Riyadh |
668,935 |
853,160 |
840,450 |
876,796 |
1,047,902 |
|
Rome |
1,146,677 |
1,363,829 |
1,316,519 |
1,305,945 |
1,488,100 |
|
San Francisco |
934,685 |
1,054,957 |
1,022,131 |
1,317,075 |
1,343,701 |
|
Santiago |
29,042 |
591,479 |
603,884 |
615,955 |
677,604 |
|
Sao Paolo |
429,340 |
456,824 |
380,687 |
404,528 |
516,012 |
|
Seoul |
676,026 |
848,582 |
777,812 |
787,942 |
856,675 |
|
Shanghai |
931,023 |
986,672 |
925,925 |
973,798 |
1,605,095 |
|
Singapore |
877,997 |
926,097 |
917,895 |
970,553 |
1,043,483 |
|
Sofia |
525,374 |
523,529 |
536,981 |
535,901 |
555,312 |
|
Stockholm |
704,442 |
708,456 |
743,623 |
880,718 |
955,371 |
|
Strasbourg |
635,939 |
626,949 |
570,536 |
617,418 |
747,031 |
|
Sydney |
705,021 |
742,309 |
758,750 |
857,933 |
864,528 |
|
Tallinn |
366,861 |
382,426 |
377,332 |
421,510 |
423,595 |
|
Tehran |
66,205 |
256,436 |
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|
Tel Aviv |
965,706 |
1,016,261 |
1,078,024 |
1,159,115 |
1,258,590 |
|
The Hague |
1,034,303 |
1,096,259 |
1,156,440 |
1,259,543 |
1,415,745 |
|
Tokyo |
1,893,990 |
2,383,094 |
2,428,609 |
2,657,641 |
2,614,753 |
|
Toronto |
248,366 |
||||
|
Valletta |
356,789 |
375,477 |
484,939 |
489,733 |
511,765 |
|
Vancouver |
153,518 |
454,472 |
599,571 |
597,611 |
673,706 |
|
Vienna - Embassy |
1,072,624 |
1,056,497 |
861,178 |
1,130,337 |
1,248,206 |
|
Vienna - Permanent Mission to the OSCE |
710,037 |
786,019 |
741,180 |
738,560 |
779,821 |
|
Vilnius |
360,010 |
396,585 |
450,534 |
473,267 |
488,241 |
|
Warsaw |
1,033,634 |
1,124,887 |
1,165,101 |
1,193,805 |
1,225,275 |
|
Washington DC |
2,229,037 |
2,418,573 |
2,374,923 |
2,549,591 |
2,719,446 |
|
Wellington |
175,965 |
579,463 |
603,731 |
760,016 |
806,850 |
|
Zagreb |
353,153 |
393,636 |
452,848 |
447,919 |
476,177 |
* - Previously included in Mission Paris
123. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing said passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26050/23]
View answerWith regard to the specific application about which the Deputy has enquired, the applicant submitted some of the required documents to the Passport Service on 18 April 2023. The Passport Service has requested additional documents from the applicant. The application cannot proceed until the required supporting documents have been received.
124. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/23]
View answer125. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together.
With regard to the specific applications about which the Deputy has inquired, the Passport Service has issued passports to the applicants.
126. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid by his Department to external legal teams, HR specialists, accountancy firms, and consultants in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26232/23]
View answerMy Department commissions external contractors, consultancy services and outsourcing services where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular, where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is necessary.
External expertise has informed, and continues to inform, my Department's strategies and policies and the effective delivery of our services to our citizens in a transparent and accountable manner representing value for money.
Such external expertise may involve the provision of specialised reports, expert analysis or expert technical services to the Department.
My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant procurement guidelines. Procurement takes place in compliance with Directive 2014/24/EU and supported by Procurement Guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP).
Provided is a table of consultants and outsourced legal, HR and accountancy services engaged by the Department in 2022:
|
Consultant/External Legal Teams/ HR Specialists/ Accountancy Firms |
Amount Paid in 2022 |
Details |
|
Adrienne Boyle |
€16,022 |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants appraisals and Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation - Saolta |
|
AFRA |
€1,671 |
Legal Services, Embassy Santiago |
|
Aisling Swaine |
€19,188 |
Gender Equality consultancy |
|
Anne Nolan |
€42,281.25 |
Specialist Consultancy Support in Global Health HIV/AIDS |
|
ASM |
€2,518 |
Project Management Review |
|
ASM Ltd |
€2,540 |
Audit Services of ESP organisations |
|
Baker Donelson, Bearman Cald |
€8,534 |
Legal Services Con Gen, Atlanta |
|
Baker Mckenzie |
€8,899 |
Legal Services, Embassy Santiago |
|
Bankhawk Limited |
€24,108 |
Banking/Payment processing advice |
|
Barbara Wilson |
€13,725 |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants appraisals and Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation - Saolta |
|
Bernard McLoughlin |
€ 5,904 |
Review the Performance and Effectiveness of Management Arrangements inplace for the Zimbabwe Programme |
|
Bernard McLoughlin |
€4,920 |
External Quality Assurance Review of the internal appraisal of ICSP applications |
|
Boris Gandon |
€36,720 |
Support for Special Envoy to Francophone Africa and the Sahel |
|
Brandons Lawyers |
€489 |
Legal Services, Embassy Wellington |
|
Brian Casey |
€6,500 |
Technical Support to the Civil Society Fund |
|
Burness Paull LLP |
€3,038 |
Legal Services Con Gen, Edinburgh |
|
Byrne Wallace |
€7,562.58 |
Consultancy |
|
Cabinet Denmakhlouf & Assoc. |
€1,302 |
Legal Services, Embassy Rabat |
|
Carter Ledyard & Millburn LLP |
€6,824 |
Legal Services, PMUN, New York |
|
Carter Ledyward Millburn |
€67,706 |
Legal Services Con Gen, New York |
|
Change by Degrees Ltd |
€51,600.96 |
Consultancy Services to support the development of a Department of Foreign Affairs Climate Strategy |
|
Charles Derek Poate |
€1,746 |
External Quality Assurance – Draft Pretoria Mission Strategy, 2022-2026 |
|
Claire Duignan |
€9,600 |
Consultant for Strategic review of ESP funded organisation Crosscare |
|
Conan McKenna |
€2,914 |
Review of Domestic Implementation of Restrictive Measures (Sanctions). |
|
Core Financial Services |
€1,845 |
Advice on payroll modifications |
|
Deirdre Farrell |
€14,250 |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants appraisals and Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation – DICE |
|
Dr Amdissa Teshome |
€ 3,075 |
Review of 2016-2020 Ireland’s Mission Strategy for Uganda in Karamoja |
|
FERRERE ABOGADOS |
€7,834 |
Legal Services, Embassy Santiago |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates Consultants |
€27,675 |
Final Business Case, Ireland House, Tokyo |
|
Forsters |
€23,553 |
Legal Services , Embassy London |
|
Furzion Communications |
€28,394.55 |
Communications consultancy for Africa Agri Development Programme |
|
Gartner Ireland Ltd |
€76,506 |
ICT Research and Advisory Services to support the Department’s Digital Transformation Strategy and related activities. |
|
GlascoteRose Advocates |
€5,532.42 |
Legal Advice Kenya |
|
GONZALEZ CALVILLO |
€7,949 |
Legal Services, Embassy Mexico |
|
Gowling WLG |
€14,471 |
Legal Services, Embassy Ottawa |
|
Graham Shaw |
€22,598.39 |
Specialist Consultancy Support on Health HIV/AIDS |
|
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
€12,915 |
Technical support to the Civil Society Fund |
|
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
€1,722 |
Review of the Civil Society Fund |
|
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
€23,228 |
Misean Cara Systems Review |
|
Hannah Greene t/a Barncat Consulting |
€2,029.50 |
Workshop Facilitator |
|
Helen Newman & Associates |
€2,395 |
Facilitation Services in relation to Business Planning |
|
Hornbill Consultants Ltd. |
€1,000 |
Technical support to the Civil Society Fund |
|
Hrdalo Krnic d.o.o. |
€1,490 |
Legal Services, Embassy Zagreb |
|
IOD Parc |
€17,528 |
Review to examine the implementation of Ireland’s Strategy for Partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2019-2025 |
|
IOD Parc |
€39,701 |
The Provision of Services in Relation to: Review of The Embassy of Ireland, Uganda’s Programme in Karamoja 2016-2020 |
|
IOD Parc |
€29,634.06 |
Management Review of the International Development Assistance Programme |
|
Jim Fitzpatrick |
€ 3,358 |
Evaluation services and QA – framework agreement |
|
Journey Partners |
€11,070.00 |
Consultancy Services to provide Evaluation and Management Support Services for the Irish Aid Enterprise Climate Action Fund. |
|
KPD Consulting LLC |
€5,838 |
Legal Services, Embassy Kyiv |
|
Lindeberg OU |
€186 |
Legal Services, Embassy Tallinn |
|
Lynne Elliot |
€3,750 |
External Quality Assurance Review of the internal appraisal of ICSP applications |
|
Jones Lang Lasselle |
€4,839 |
Fees for lease extension, Con Gen, Edinburgh |
|
MAB Associates Ltd |
€1,650 |
External Quality Assurance – Draft Tanzania Mission Strategy 2022 -2026 |
|
Martin Rose |
€29,060 |
Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation – WorldWise Global Schools |
|
Mazars |
€15,990 |
Internal Audit support (Audit of the Cyber Security Risk approach) |
|
Mazars |
€11,528 |
Internal Audit support (Audit of Embassy Stockholm) |
|
Mazars |
€12,054 |
Internal Audit support (Audit of Crisis Preparedness and Response) |
|
Mazars |
€18,942 |
Internal Audit support (Audit of Embassies Madrid and Belfast Secretariat) |
|
Mazars |
€10,394 |
Audit Services of ESP organisations |
|
Mekong Economics |
€4,679 |
Support to the assessment of Ireland Fellows Programme applications, Vietnam |
|
Mella Cusack |
€6,325 |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants appraisals |
|
Mentoring Connection |
€23,370 |
Mentoring services |
|
Mokoro Ltd. |
€18,096.38 |
Financial Risk Management consultancy |
|
Nishimura & Asahi |
€54,721 |
Legal Services, Embassy Tokyo |
|
Northern CIGF Tenco (Metcalfe) |
€2,153 |
Legal Services, Embassy Ottawa |
|
Nossman LLP |
€3,245 |
Legal Services Con Gen, Los Angeles |
|
Nutrition Works |
€18,403.88 |
Consultancy for Nutrition Technical Support |
|
Oxford Policy Management Ltd |
€15,650 |
Support Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to prepare a Financial Management Manual for Channel Two Grants |
|
Ponsich |
€23,41.71 |
Legal Advice Mexico |
|
Prawo-Rodzinne |
€5,526.55 |
Legal Advice Poland |
|
Public Good Ltd. |
€18,450 |
Disability Mapping consultancy services |
|
Public Good Ltd. |
€46,229.25 |
Food Systems consultancy services |
|
Richard Collins |
€11,250 |
Consultancy services to support an assessment of the AntarcticTreaty System |
|
Schulte Rechtsanwahlte mbH |
€14,244 |
Legal Services Con Gen, Frankfurt |
|
Shanghai United |
€9,835 |
Legal Services Con Gen, Shanghai |
|
Shearn Delamore & Co |
€883 |
Legal Services, Embassy Kuala Lumpur |
|
Skrine |
€470 |
Legal Services, Embassy Kuala Lumpur |
|
Social Development Direct |
€43,726.94 |
Safeguarding consultancy |
|
Southern Cross Consulting |
€8,795 |
Technical Support to the Civil Society Fund |
|
Trade Advisors |
€51,574 |
Evaluation of Ireland’s EXPO 2020 |
|
Vanessa Sheridan |
€20,750 |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants appraisals and Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation – One World Irish Aid Awards/DICE |
|
Vanguard Economics Ltd |
€5,129.10 |
Evaluation and Management Support consultancy to Africa Agri Development Programme |
|
Vermillion Design Consultants |
€11,051.55 |
Graphic Design |
|
Zero G |
€112,000 |
Creative services in relation to Global Reputation and Communications Strategy for Ireland and related ancillary communications strategies & activities |
|
State Claims Agency |
€1,950.16 |
Legal expenses |
|
Byrne Wallace Solicitors |
€416.74 |
Legal expenses |
|
State Claims Agency |
€1,523.26 |
Legal expenses |
|
Michael J Kennedy & Co. Solicitors |
€28,000 |
Settlement costs |
127. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken directly with the Irish Consul General in Sydney in the past three months. [26345/23]
View answerI engage regularly with officials in my department with responsibility for bilateral relations including relations with Australia. I am also briefed on developments in Australia when necessary and recently met with senior officials to discuss current areas of engagement. These briefings incorporate valuable information provided by our network of Embassies and Consulate Generals.
This March, as part of the St Patrick’s Day programme, Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, visited Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with political engagement, trade and investment promotion, community events and media encounters. In February of this year, senior officials in my department held bilateral consultations in Canberra, to discuss Ireland-Australia relations and areas of bilateral engagement. Our Ambassador to Canberra and our Consul General in Sydney were closely involved in facilitating both of these visits.
