Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2013
164. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the locations of Irish embassies and consulates across the world; and the number and grade of DFA officials stationed in each. [40973/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
|
Mission |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Officers posted from HQ |
Locally engaged (including agency) administrative, clerical and other support staff |
|
Abu Dhabi |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Abuja |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
5 |
|
Addis Ababa |
1 Counsellor 2 Development Specialist 1 Higher Executive Officer 1 Junior Professional Intern |
4 |
|
Ankara |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Assistant Principal Officer 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Athens |
1 Counsellor 1 First Secretary 1 Higher Executive Officer |
5.3* |
|
Atlanta |
1 First Secretary |
1 |
|
Beijing |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
12 |
|
Berlin |
1 Second Secretary 3 First Secretary/APO 1 Third Secretary |
6 |
|
Berne |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Boston |
1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Brasilia |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Bratislava |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
|
Brussels (Embassy – including PfP representation) |
1 Counsellor 1 First Secretary 1 Higher Executive Officer 1 Clerical Officer |
4 |
|
Brussels (Permanent Representation to the European Union) |
2 Assistant Secretary 2 Counsellor 11 First Secretary/APO 2 Third Secretary 1 Higher Executive Officer 2 Executive Officer 17 Clerical Officer |
6 |
|
Bucharest |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary |
5 |
|
Budapest |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Buenos Aires |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
3.4* |
|
Cairo |
1 Counsellor 1 Assistant Principal Officer 1 Third Secretary |
6 |
|
Canberra |
1 Counsellor 1 First Secretary |
7.1* |
|
Chicago |
1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
3.4* |
|
Copenhagen |
1 Second Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
4.4* |
|
Dar-Es-Salaam |
1 Principal Development Specialist 1 Senior Development Specialist 2 Development Specialist 1 Higher Executive Officer 1 Junior Professional Intern |
3 |
|
Edinburgh |
1 First Secretary 1 Clerical Officer |
1 |
|
Freetown |
1 Development Specialist 1 Third Secretary |
1 |
|
Geneva (Permanent Mission to the United Nations) (Including temporary extra staff relating to Ireland’s membership of the UN Human Rights Council) |
1 Assistant Secretary 4 First Secretary 2 Third Secretary 1 Executive Officer 1 Junior Professional Intern 2 Interns 1 Clerical Officer |
3.5* |
|
Hanoi |
1 Counsellor 1 Senior Development Specialist 1 Development Specialist 1 Third Secretary 1 Clerical Officer |
3 |
|
Helsinki |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Kampala |
(Ambassador post currently vacant) 1 Senior Development Specialist 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Kuala Lumpur |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
5.5* |
|
Lilongwe |
1 Principal Development Specialist 1 Senior Development Specialist 1 Third Secretary 1 Junior Professional Intern |
1 |
|
Lisbon |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Ljubljana |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
London (including Passport office) |
1 Assistant Secretary 2 Counsellor 3 First Secretary/APO 2 Third Secretary 2 Higher Executive Officer 4 Executive Officer 2 Staff Officer 8 Clerical Officer |
13.5* |
|
Lusaka |
1 Principal Officer 1 Development Specialist 1 Third Secretary 1 Junior Professional Intern |
3 |
|
Luxembourg |
1 First Secretary |
4 |
|
Madrid |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
10 |
|
Maputo |
1 Counsellor 1 Senior Development Specialist 2 Development Specialist 1 Third Secretary 1 Junior Professional Intern |
3 |
|
Maseru |
1 Counsellor 1 Senior Development Specialist |
2 |
|
Mexico |
1 Counsellor 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
5 |
|
Moscow |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary 2 Clerical Officer |
9 |
|
New Delhi |
1 Counsellor 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
6 |
|
New York - Consulate General |
1 Counsellor 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary 1 Executive Officer |
12 |
|
New York (Permanent Mission to the United Nations) |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Counsellor 4 First Secretary 2 Third Secretary 1 Executive Officer |
6 |
|
Nicosia |
1 First Secretary |
3 |
|
Oslo |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Ottawa |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
5 |
|
Paris |
1 Assistant Secretary 2 First Secretary 2 Third Secretary |
13 |
|
Paris (Permanent Mission to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and UNESCO) |
1 Counsellor 1 First Secretary |
1 |
|
Prague |
1 Counsellor 1 Higher Executive Officer |
5 |
|
Pretoria |
1 Assistant Secretary 2 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
8 |
|
Ramallah |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Riga |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
|
Riyadh |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
8 |
|
Rome |
1 Deputy Secretary 1 First Secretary |
8.8* |
|
San Francisco |
1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Seoul |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Shanghai |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary 1 Clerical Officer |
4 |
|
Singapore |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Sofia |
1 Counsellor 1 Higher Executive Officer |
4 |
|
Stockholm |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Strasbourg |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Third Secretary 1 Intern |
3 |
|
Sydney |
1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Tallinn |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
|
Tel Aviv |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary |
3.5* |
|
The Hague |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 Assistant Principal 1 Third Secretary |
5 |
|
Tokyo |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
7 |
|
Valletta |
1 First Secretary |
2 |
|
Vienna (Embassy) |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
5 |
|
Vienna (Permanent Mission to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary |
3 |
|
Vilnius |
1 Counsellor 1 Third Secretary |
3 |
|
Warsaw |
1 Assistant Secretary 1 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary |
4 |
|
Washington DC |
1 Deputy Secretary 1 Counsellor 3 First Secretary 1 Third Secretary 1 Executive Officer 1 Clerical Officer |
8 |
The above table does not include Consulates headed by Honorary Consuls, the staff of which are not employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
*Full Time Equivalent – this number takes account of officers on work-sharing arrangements.
