Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 March 2010
95 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls and their location; the numbers of vacancies for the position of honorary consul; the locations of same; his plans to fill these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13762/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are a total of 89 Honorary Consuls serving at present and the table below sets out where they are located.
Consideration of whether to appoint an Honorary Consul in a particular country or specific area within a country is taken on the basis of several criteria eg Consular needs, location of significant Irish community, business opportunities etc.. The Department requests all missions to keep the situation under review. Should a need for a new Honorary Consul be identified, I will give it active consideration.
When an Honorary Consul retires or resigns, we conduct a review of whether the position should remain in that particular location. Before any public announcement of an Honorary Consul appointment, it is necessary to get the agreement of the Receiving State.
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Location of Honorary Counsuls |
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Australia |
Perth |
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Bahrain |
Manama |
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Belgium |
Antwerp |
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Bermuda |
Hamilton |
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Bolivia |
La Paz |
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Botswana |
Gaborone |
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Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
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Canada |
Calgary |
Montreal |
Edmonton |
Toronto |
Vancouver |
St. John’s Newfoundland |
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Channel Islands |
Jersey |
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Chile |
Santiago |
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China |
Hong Kong |
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Columbia |
Bogota |
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Croatia |
Zagreb |
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Ecuador |
Quito |
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Egypt |
Alexandria |
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El Salvador |
San Salvador |
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Finland |
Helsinki |
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France |
Antibes |
Cherbourg |
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Germany |
Cologne |
Frankfurt |
Hamburg |
Munich |
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Georgia |
Tbilisi |
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Greece |
Corfu |
Crete |
Rhodes |
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Guatemala |
Guatemala |
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Guyana |
Georgetown |
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Iceland |
Gardabaer |
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India |
Bangalore |
Mumbai |
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Indonesia |
Jakarta |
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Italy |
Milan |
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Japan |
Osaka |
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Jordan |
Amman |
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Kenya |
Nairobi |
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Korea |
Seoul |
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Malawi |
Blantyre |
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Mexico |
Cancun |
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Monaco |
Monaco |
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Morocco |
Agadir |
Casablanca |
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Netherlands |
Rotterdam |
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New Zealand |
Auckland |
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Nigeria |
Lagos |
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Oman |
Muscat |
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Pakistan |
Karachi |
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Panama |
Panama |
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Peru |
Lima |
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Philippines |
Manila |
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Poland |
Poznan |
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Russian Federation |
St.Petersburg |
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Serbia |
Belgrade |
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Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
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Spain |
Alicante |
Barcelona |
Bilbao |
El Ferrol |
Gran Canaria |
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Spain cont. |
Lanzarote |
Malaga |
Mallorca |
Seville |
Tenerife |
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Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
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Sudan |
Khartoum |
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Switzerland |
Zurich |
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Syria |
Damascus |
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Thailand |
Bangkok |
Phuket |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
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Tunisia |
Tunis |
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Turkey |
Istanbul |
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Ukraine |
Kiev |
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U.S.A. |
Houston |
Los Angeles |
Naples, FL |
Reno, NV |
St. Louis |
Seattle |
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Denver |
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Venezuela |
Caracas |
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Zimbabwe |
Harare |
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Total number: 89 |
