Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade

9:30 am

Photo of Alan DillonAlan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Is there a breakdown to hand of the number of properties held in Ireland and abroad? I would like to get an understanding of the Department's plan to expand the diplomatic footprint, especially following Brexit. Recently, I heard the Minister speak about plans to set up more than a dozen new missions in locations across the globe in places like Latin America, India, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand. How are the plans in this regard progressing?