Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Expenditure
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form any capital investments made in Irish embassies and consulates in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32865/14]
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Capital expenditure by my Department in respect of Irish Embassies and Consulates in 2012 and 2013 is provided below in tabular form, as requested by the Deputy. The figures include expenditure from the two Votes for which my Department is responsible: Vote 27, International Cooperation and Vote 28, Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- | 2012 | 2013 | Details |
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Premises | €685,351 | €968,778 | Includes all expenditure in excess of €1,000 on repair, maintenance and improvements to premises owned by the State abroad, as well as furniture and fixtures purchased locally for all official premises abroad (both owned and rented) |
ICT | €84,839 | €83,206 | Covers expenditure at missions abroad on the purchase of office machinery and equipment, including IT and telecommunications hardware and software. |
Vehicles | €36,832 | €224,502 | Capital expenditure also includes the purchase of official vehicles at our Missions overseas. It is the Department’s policy that official vehicles will only be purchased or replaced if it absolutely necessary e.g. where there are security or safety considerations; or the cost of maintenance is no longer economical. |
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the cost of running all Irish embassies and consulates in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32866/14]
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Ireland’s missions abroad perform a wide range of functions in pursuit of Ireland’s foreign policy interests. These include representing and advancing government policies with other States and in international organisations, in particular the EU and the UN; economic, trade and cultural promotion; front-line consular and passport services to Irish citizens overseas; engaging with Irish communities and harnessing the resource they offer in assisting economic recovery; and programme management, particularly in Irish Aid priority countries. The figures in the tables below include expenditure charged to mission budgets. Salary and related costs of staff posted from Ireland are not included as they are a charge on the overall budget of the Department rather than on a specific mission. Local staff salaries in missions abroad are reflective of the prevailing labour market conditions in the host country. Capital expenditure is not included as such expenditure does not form part of the Mission’s budget. For ease of reference, the figures provided have been separated into Vote 28 Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote 27 International Cooperation. The costs of a number of missions that manage significant programmes on behalf of Irish Aid are charged to Vote 27. The effective implementation of the aid programmes necessarily entails additional management and oversight costs which are included in the figures provided below.
Table I Vote 27 Mission Expenditure Breakdown 2012, 2013
All figures in Euro
VOTE 27 EXPENDITURE REPORT 2012-2013
MISSION EXPENDITURE | Year | Year |
---|---|---|
2012 | 2013 | |
ETHOPIA | 726,191 | 697,207 |
TANZANIA | 909,649 | 942,785 |
TIMOR LESTE | 150,007 | 0 |
SIERRA LEONE | 288,745 | 261,691 |
VIETNAM | 756,172 | 678,942 |
UGANDA | 989,358 | 968,653 |
MALAWI | 437,222 | 460,671 |
ZAMBIA | 1,059,808 | 937,795 |
MOZAMBIQUE | 1,067,887 | 1,211,806 |
LESOTHO | 534,702 | 449,927 |
STH AFRICA | 353,931 | 303,006 |
TOTAL | 7,273,672 | 6,912,483 |
All figures in Euro
VOTE 28 EXPENDITURE REPORT
2012-2013 MISSION EXPENDITURE | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|
Actual | Actual | |
Vote 28 Subtotals | 44,880,989 | 43,812,559 |
BERNE | 494,120 | 502,265 |
BERLIN | 913,175 | 963,390 |
BOSTON | 322,655 | 379,601 |
BRUSSELS (EMBASSY) | 629,920 | 672,858 |
BRUSSELS (PR-EU) | 3,475,453 | 3,479,874 |
BUENOS AIRES | 389,242 | 384,833 |
CAIRO | 449,905 | 399,967 |
CANBERRA | 814,655 | 748,399 |
CHICAGO | 310,363 | 331,317 |
COPENHAGEN | 371,804 | 389,845 |
GENEVA | 1,282,415 | 1,323,027 |
THE HAGUE | 698,164 | 658,198 |
HOLY SEE | 7,334 | 9,946 |
ABUJA | 578,891 | 298,777 |
LISBON | 378,173 | 381,041 |
LONDON (Includes PPO London) | 3,082,408 | 2,797,443 |
LUXEMBOURG | 390,796 | 365,641 |
MADRID | 948,846 | 984,195 |
MOSCOW | 747,034 | 779,026 |
NEW DELHI | 625,499 | 822,237 |
NEW YORK - PMUN | 1,482,968 | 1,825,801 |
NEW YORK - C.G. | 1,807,527 | 1,705,590 |
OTTAWA | 592,000 | 598,554 |
PARIS | 1,642,537 | 1,638,347 |
ROME | 1,236,144 | 939,579 |
SAN FRANCISCO | 354,308 | 392,556 |
STOCKHOLM | 543,748 | 512,561 |
TEHRAN | 246,413 | 0 |
TOKYO | 1,974,624 | 1,519,847 |
VIENNA | 645,485 | 667,336 |
WASHINGTON DC | 1,100,010 | 1,069,562 |
OSLO | 626,232 | 632,124 |
STRASBOURG | 404,664 | 408,401 |
RIYADH | 356,302 | 342,508 |
ATHENS | 432,334 | 435,416 |
BEIJING | 849,941 | 895,411 |
BELFAST SECRETARIAT | 648,614 | 508,405 |
SEOUL | 361,906 | 708,940 |
WARSAW | 759,222 | 728,278 |
HELSINKI | 458,120 | 516,591 |
PRETORIA | 543,506 | 485,953 |
PRAGUE | 543,723 | 502,806 |
KUALA LUMPUR | 381,455 | 386,429 |
BUDAPEST | 435,054 | 404,748 |
OSCE - VIENNA | 402,388 | 506,921 |
TEL AVIV | 594,682 | 639,876 |
EDINBURGH | 205,443 | 223,444 |
ANKARA | 388,218 | 398,247 |
MEXICO | 480,370 | 503,879 |
ARMAGH | 537,963 | 515,827 |
SYDNEY | 695,376 | 652,877 |
SHANGHAI | 594,016 | 563,828 |
SINGAPORE | 929,842 | 802,846 |
RAMALLAH | 358,061 | 384,383 |
BRUSSELS (P.F.P.) | 236,035 | 221,220 |
NICOSIA | 278,623 | 260,639 |
LJUBLJANA | 391,035 | 390,851 |
TALLINN | 380,644 | 304,971 |
BRATISLAVA | 294,081 | 281,468 |
BRASILIA | 522,166 | 544,843 |
BUCHAREST | 462,086 | 469,705 |
SOFIA | 355,993 | 375,899 |
RIGA | 175,148 | 166,743 |
VILNIUS | 367,982 | 327,032 |
VALLETTA | 332,877 | 330,996 |
ABU DHABI | 388,784 | 271,526 |
ATLANTA - CONSULATE | 171,487 | 176,915 |
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