Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I will ask a couple of very brief questions about the Estimate. It is not ideal but it is with a view to having the other conversation.

The additional €12 million allocated to programme A2 for overseas missions is welcome. We are moving to the point where we are on a par with our peer nations by size in the number of our overseas missions. However, one area where we do fall down is the number of diplomatic staff assigned to those missions. Did the Tánaiste hear the first part of that?