David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to recruit people to work in Irish embassies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9963/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Irish Embassies and Missions abroad are staffed by members of the diplomatic service and the wider civil service. A number of non-diplomatic clerical, administrative and support staff may also be recruited locally by Missions. The selection and recruitment of locally-engaged staff is handled directly by the Missions themselves.

Recruitment into civil service grades, including for posts at Third Secretary level (the entry-level grade for the Irish diplomatic service) is carried out centrally by the Public Appointments Service (PAS).