Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2023
140. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and percentage of staff based at either the Irish Embassy in New Delhi or Consulate General Office in Mumbai, who are fluent in speaking and or writing in Hindi. [29437/23]
View answerThe Embassy in New Delhi currently has 32 staff, which includes nine officers posted from Ireland. All of the staff recruited in India, i.e. 23 of the 32 staff, or 72% of the total, speak and write Hindi fluently.
The Consulate General in Mumbai has five staff, which include two officers posted from Ireland. There are three staff recruited in India. All of these locally recruited staff, i.e. three of the total, or 60%, speak and write Hindi fluently.
