Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 February 2014
51. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of posts that will be created at the new Irish consulate in Austin, Texas; the job descriptions of same; where they will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8504/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe new Consulate General in Austin will be headed by a Consul General who will be an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The decision on this appointment will be made by Government in the coming weeks as part of its regular consideration of appointments of Heads of Mission at our embassies and consulates abroad.
Ahead of the opening of the new missions I announced in January, including the Consulate General in Austin, officials in my Department are undertaking a number of necessary preparatory tasks, involving consultation with the authorities in each location and finalising a range of administrative arrangements including the numbers and job specifications of locally engaged staff at each mission.
Details of any local staff posts in Austin will be advertised in due course on the Consulate General’s website, which is currently under construction. However, in the interim, anyone interested in applying for local staff posts can send their CV to my Department’s Human Resources Section (c/o paula.kiernan@dfa.ie) which will forward them on to the new Consul General for consideration when he/she is appointed.
