Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 20 June 2023, if, in the case of each embassy, consulate, representative office or mission to multilateral institutions, the property is owned by the State; if so, the year it was purchased and the associated cost or, in the case of rental properties, the cost associated with each such instance in 2022. [35852/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Foreign Affairs has 101 overseas missions (including Embassies, Consulates, Representative offices and missions to multilateral institutions). The list of missions both owned and leased is set out below in tabular form.
My Department’s policy is to increase the number of State-owned mission properties gradually, particularly in strategic locations for Ireland, where rental costs are very high or where there is limited supply of suitable properties for rental.
My Department will purchase properties when there are compelling strategic reasons and Business cases to purchase and there is capital funding available to do so. All such property purchase decisions are taken in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.
Properties Owned by the Department of Foreign Affairs at 31 December 2022
|
Property |
Year of Purchase |
Property Value as at 31 Dec 2022 |
|
ABUJA - CHANCERY UNDER DEVELOPMENT |
2020 |
544,950 |
|
ABUJA - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION UNDER DEVELOPMENT |
2020 |
388,264 |
|
ADDIS ABABA - CHANCERY |
2004 |
3,440,620 |
|
ANKARA - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2006 |
626,204 |
|
ATHENS - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1977 |
2,650,000 |
|
BELFAST – SECRETARIAT & OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2005 |
3,570,238 |
|
BERLIN - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1999 |
9,250,000 |
|
BERNE - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1972 |
5,807,763 |
|
BRASILIA - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2007 |
618,057 |
|
BUENOS AIRES - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1997 |
1,460,632 |
|
CANBERRA - CHANCERY/OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1979 |
2,286,263 |
|
COPENHAGEN – CHANCERY |
1978 |
3,227,368 |
|
COPENHAGEN - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1969 |
1,639,906 |
|
DAR ES SALAAM – CHANCERY |
2003 |
1,878,548 |
|
DAR ES SALAAM - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1998 |
2,085,959 |
|
LILONGWE - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2017 |
328,408 |
|
LISBON - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2004 |
3,872,174 |
|
LJUBLJANA - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2006 |
743,000 |
|
LUSAKA – CHANCERY |
1990 |
448,706 |
|
LUSAKA - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2002 |
594,477 |
|
MADRID - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1964 |
7,901,626 |
|
MAPUTO – CHANCERY |
2005 |
2,209,599 |
|
MEXICO - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2006 |
4,649,582 |
|
NEW YORK – PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS |
1957 |
8,670,316 |
|
OSLO - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2002 |
4,004,485 |
|
OTTAWA - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1968 |
7,121,517 |
|
PARIS - CHANCERY & OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1954 |
41,500,000 |
|
PRAGUE - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2004 |
5,994,046 |
|
PRETORIA - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
2008 |
645,660 |
|
RIYADH - CHANCERY & OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1985 |
7,435,670 |
|
ROME - CHANCERY & OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1946 |
21,757,500 |
|
SANTIAGO – CHANCERY |
2022 |
1,173,101 |
|
STOCKHOLM – OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1994 |
5,121,801 |
|
STRASBOURG - CHANCERY |
2006 |
2,200,000 |
|
THE HAGUE – CHANCERY |
2007 |
1,710,000 |
|
THE HAGUE – OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1955 |
4,750,000 |
|
TOKYO - CHANCERY SITE |
2017 |
7,739,705 |
|
TOKYO - CHANCERY UNDER DEVELOPMENT |
2022 |
8,244,992 |
|
WASHINGTON DC - CHANCERY |
1949 |
11,618,400 |
|
WASHINGTON DC - OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1964 |
8,178,527 |
* All properties listed on the basis of professional valuation as at 31 Dec 2021 in accordance with accounting policy and included in the Appropriation Accounts.
** The Department’s accounting policy is to value property assets on a rolling 5-7 year basis, the next valuation to be completed 2026-2028.
Properties Rented by The Department of Foreign Affairs at 31 December 2022.
|
Mission |
No. of Properties |
2022 Rent |
|
ABU DHABI |
2 |
203,143 |
|
ABUJA |
2 |
201,068 |
|
ADDIS ABABA |
1 |
110,230 |
|
AMMAN |
2 |
205,005 |
|
ANKARA |
1 |
134,641 |
|
ARMAGH |
2 |
135,088 |
|
ATHENS |
1 |
87,914 |
|
ATLANTA |
1 |
85,569 |
|
AUSTIN |
1 |
131,177 |
|
BANGKOK |
2 |
176,961 |
|
BEIJING – CHANCERY & OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1 |
739,133 |
|
BELFAST |
1 |
245,369 |
|
BERLIN |
1 |
278,799 |
|
BERNE |
1 |
74,546 |
|
BOGOTA |
2 |
209,896 |
|
BOSTON |
1 |
233,680 |
|
BRASILIA |
1 |
60,938 |
|
BRATISLAVA |
2 |
141,549 |
|
BRUSSELS |
1 |
98,297 |
|
BRUSSELS – PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE |
1 |
55,639 |
|
BRUSSELS - PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION |
3 |
1,426,388 |
|
BUCHAREST |
2 |
182,172 |
|
BUDAPEST |
2 |
247,473 |
|
BUENOS AIRES |
1 |
168,589 |
|
CAIRO |
2 |
181,504 |
|
CANBERRA - CHANCERY & OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1 |
16,551 |
|
CARDIFF |
1 |
60,040 |
|
CHICAGO |
1 |
137,630 |
|
DAKAR |
1 |
33,863 |
|
EDINBURGH |
1 |
64,137 |
|
FRANKFURT |
1 |
241,288 |
|
FREETOWN |
2 |
95,201 |
|
GENEVA |
2 |
446,967 |
|
HANOI |
2 |
358,106 |
|
HELSINKI |
2 |
236,267 |
|
HOLY SEE |
2 |
125,464 |
|
HONG KONG |
1 |
355,987 |
|
JAKARTA |
2 |
265,647 |
|
KAMPALA |
2 |
272,579 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
2 |
63,887 |
|
KYIV |
1 |
3,033 |
|
LILONGWE |
1 |
55,500 |
|
LISBON |
1 |
95,264 |
|
LJUBLJANA |
1 |
101,809 |
|
LONDON |
3 |
1,148,497 |
|
LOS ANGELES |
2 |
244,681 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
2 |
103,200 |
|
LYON |
1 |
27,555 |
|
MADRID |
1 |
228,499 |
|
MANCHESTER |
1 |
40,358 |
|
MANILA |
2 |
186,570 |
|
MAPUTO |
1 |
89,139 |
|
MEXICO |
2 |
332,300 |
|
MIAMI |
1 |
63,356 |
|
MONROVIA |
1 |
61,199 |
|
MOSCOW - CHANCERY & OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION |
1 |
277,200 |
|
MUMBAI |
1 |
312,666 |
|
NAIROBI |
2 |
150,420 |
|
NEW DELHI |
2 |
582,618 |
|
NEW YORK – CONSULATE GENERAL |
2 |
1,600,367 |
|
NEW YORK – PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS |
2 |
1,661,443 |
|
NICOSIA |
2 |
104,400 |
|
OSLO |
2 |
246,061 |
|
OTTAWA |
1 |
317,116 |
|
PARIS - PERMANENT MISISION TO THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
1 |
103,173 |
|
PRAGUE |
1 |
135,390 |
|
PRETORIA |
1 |
115,085 |
|
RABAT |
2 |
187,482 |
|
RAMALLAH – REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF IRELAND IN PALESTINE |
2 |
152,193 |
|
RIGA |
2 |
99,474 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO |
1 |
579,796 |
|
SANTIAGO |
2 |
144,315 |
|
SAO PAOLO |
1 |
46,241 |
|
SEOUL |
2 |
300,750 |
|
SHANGHAI |
1 |
809,015 |
|
SINGAPORE |
2 |
441,564 |
|
SOFIA |
2 |
190,710 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
2 |
321,865 |
|
STRASBOURG – PERMANENT MISSION TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE |
1 |
75,057 |
|
SYDNEY |
1 |
341,845 |
|
TALLINN |
2 |
117,734 |
|
TEHRAN |
1 |
8,775 |
|
TEL AVIV |
2 |
240,975 |
|
TOKYO |
2 |
862,711 |
|
TORONTO |
2 |
105,041 |
|
VALLETTA |
2 |
161,069 |
|
VANCOUVER |
1 |
254,219 |
|
VIENNA – CHANCERY |
2 |
251,590 |
|
VIENNA – PERMANENT MISSION TO THE ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE |
2 |
199,440 |
|
VILNIUS |
2 |
118,876 |
|
WARSAW |
2 |
324,747 |
|
WELLINGTON |
2 |
181,579 |
|
ZAGREB |
2 |
119,952 |
