Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2023
135. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of foreign diplomatic missions located in Ireland; the number with ambassadors; the number with only a consular service or honorary consulates; and the number of staff employed in each. [53732/23]
View answerThere are currently 67 resident foreign diplomatic missions in Ireland employing some 581 staff across diplomatic, administrative and technical, and service categories as notified to the Department of Foreign Affairs under Article 10 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961.
A list of all the foreign diplomatic missions in question and their respective Ambassadors as well as details of Honorary Consular representatives in Ireland, can be found in the Diplomatic List as published on my Department’s website.
The numbers of accredited staff employed by each mission are set out below. This information is based on Article 10 notifications processed by my Department as of 30 November 2023. The information supplied in respect of the USA includes the total number of US Customs and Border officials who are located here and as notified to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Locally engaged staff as employed by resident diplomatic missions are not notified to the Department of Foreign Affairs and this Department does not hold information on numbers of staff that work in support of Honorary Consular representatives.
It is for each foreign diplomatic mission and the relevant sending State authorities to determine their exact mission configuration and the services that they provide to their citizens in Ireland but consular services are a typical priority work area for all missions.
Staff Numbers (accredited diplomats, administrative and technical staff and service staff) by Diplomatic Mission
|
Algeria |
8 |
|
Argentina |
4 |
|
Australia |
3 |
|
Austria |
4 |
|
Belgium |
3 |
|
Brazil |
9 |
|
Bulgaria |
3 |
|
Canada |
3 |
|
Chile |
3 |
|
China |
25 |
|
Colombia |
6 |
|
Croatia |
6 |
|
Cuba |
2 |
|
Cyprus |
1 |
|
Czech Rep. |
5 |
|
Denmark |
2 |
|
Egypt |
14 |
|
Estonia |
2 |
|
Finland |
3 |
|
France |
20 |
|
Georgia |
7 |
|
Germany |
9 |
|
Greece |
6 |
|
Holy See |
5 |
|
Hungary |
6 |
|
India |
10 |
|
Iran |
6 |
|
Iraq |
9 |
|
Israel |
7 |
|
Italy |
8 |
|
Japan |
15 |
|
Kenya |
5 |
|
Korea (Rep.) |
13 |
|
Kuwait |
6 |
|
Latvia |
5 |
|
Lesotho |
5 |
|
Lithuania |
7 |
|
Luxembourg |
2 |
|
Malaysia |
5 |
|
Malta |
3 |
|
Mexico |
8 |
|
Moldova |
4 |
|
Morocco |
10 |
|
Netherlands |
4 |
|
New Zealand |
3 |
|
Nigeria |
9 |
|
Norway |
2 |
|
Pakistan |
10 |
|
Palestine |
4 |
|
Peru |
4 |
|
Poland |
10 |
|
Portugal |
11 |
|
Romania |
12 |
|
Russia |
16 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
27 |
|
Slovak Republic |
5 |
|
Slovenia |
2 |
|
South Africa |
6 |
|
Spain |
13 |
|
Sudan |
4 |
|
Sweden |
2 |
|
Switzerland |
2 |
|
Turkiye |
12 |
|
UAE |
7 |
|
UK |
21 |
|
Ukraine |
6 |
|
USA |
102 |
