Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2023
134. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list the countries that in the past 20 years have asked to establish formal diplomatic missions in Ireland; the year they applied; the reason they have not been established to date if available; and if any have been refused, the number refused and the reason. [53731/23]
View answerRequests to establish resident foreign diplomatic missions in Ireland are considered by the Government on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 and those of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967.
Based on a review of the records held by my Department and compiled in the time available, a list of the seventeen countries that established resident diplomatic missions in Ireland over the period to which the Deputy refers is set out below.
In the time available, it has not proved possible to confirm the year when formal negotiations on the opening of a resident diplomatic mission began in every case.
My Department is not aware of any case during the timeframe in question where a request to establish a resident diplomatic mission was considered by the Government and subsequently refused.
|
Country |
Year Formal Request Received |
Year Established |
|
Algeria |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Colombia |
2018 |
2018 |
|
Estonia |
|
2003 |
|
Georgia |
2010 |
2010 |
|
Iraq |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Kenya |
|
2007 |
|
Kuwait |
2021 |
2023 |
|
Lesotho |
|
2004 |
|
Luxembourg |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Malta |
|
2005 |
|
New Zealand |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Peru |
2017 |
2017 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
2005 |
2009 |
|
Slovenia |
2020 |
2020 |
|
Sudan |
2014 |
2016 |
|
Sweden |
2021 |
2023 |
|
UAE |
2009 |
2010 |
