Written answers

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Staff

8:00 pm

Photo of Seán KennySeán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff and their grades in each Irish embassy and honorary consul office. [8486/11]

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The figures take account of officers of other Government Departments serving in our Missions abroad, most notably Ireland's Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels and in Visa Offices operated within Embassies by staff seconded from the Department of Justice and Equality. Those include some staff whose salaries and other costs are borne by their parent Departments. Positions marked with an asterisk are filled by personnel engaged through local employment agencies and not directly employed by the Missions.

The figures exclude programme staff employed locally by Irish Aid. Also excluded are Irish Honorary Consuls and their staff none of whom are State employees. The Irish diplomatic and consular network is relatively modest in scale compared with countries of similar size and international profile. Overall, diplomatic relations are maintained with 176 countries through a network of 75 Missions, including non-resident accreditations. As the table indicates, Missions are generally small. Over half of our offices have two or fewer diplomatic officers; seven operate with only one.

MissionGrades and Numbers
Abu Dhabi(including Visa Office)1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Higher Executive Officer3 Executive Officers1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Administrator1 Driver/Messenger
Abuja(including Visa Office)1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Higher Executive Officer3 Executive Officers1 Office Manager1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary4 Driver/Messengers3 Visa Assistants1 Attaché
Addis Ababa1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Senior Development Specialist2 Development Specialists1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Ankara1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Athens1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary3 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Atlanta1 First Secretary (Consul General)1 Clerk Secretary
Beijing(including Visa Office)1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Counsellor1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Higher Executive Officer2 Executive Officers1 Clerical Officer1 Office manager1 Receptionist*3 Interpreters*5 Administration Staff*3 Driver/Messengers*2 Maintenance Officers*3 Cleaners*
Berlin1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Counsellor2 First Secretaries1 Assistant Principal Officer1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant4 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Berne1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Boston1 First Secretary (Consul General)1 Third Secretary1 Senior Clerk Secretary2 Junior Clerk Secretaries
Brasilia1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Office Manager1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Bratislava1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Higher Executive Officer1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Brussels – Embassy(including Partnership for Peace Liaison Office)1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Counsellor3 Principal Officers/Irish Military equivalents2 Assistant Principal Officers/Irish Military equivalents1 First Secretary1 Higher Executive Officer1 Clerical Officer3 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Brussels - Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union1 Assistant Secretary (Permanent Representative)1 Assistant Secretary (Deputy Permanent Representative)1 Brigadier General3 Counsellors9 Principal Officers8 First Secretaries21 Assistant Principal Officers/Irish Military equivalents4 Third Secretaries2 Higher Executive Officers5 Executive Officers21 Clerical Officers3 Clerk Secretaries2 Driver/Messengers1 Messenger
Bucharest1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Personal Assistant*3 Clerk Secretary*1 Driver Messenger*
Budapest1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Buenos Aires1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary0.6 Consular Assistant*1 Driver/Messenger
Cairo1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Office Manager1 Personal Assistant /Accounts Clerk2 Clerk Secretaries2 Driver/Messengers1 Messenger
Canberra1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Office Manager1 Senior Clerk1 Clerk Secretary1 Receptionist2.5 Passport Officers1 Driver/Messenger
Chicago1 Counsellor (Consul General)1 Third Secretary3.4 Clerk Secretaries
Copenhagen1 Second Secretary (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger0.4 Office Cleaner
Strasbourg - Council of Europe1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Office Manager1 Driver/Messenger1 Administrative Assistant
Dar-Es-Salaam1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Senior Development Specialist2 Development Specialists1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Dili1 Development Specialist (Head of Mission)1 Executive Officer1 Clerk Secretary
Freetown1 First Secretary (Head of Mission)1 Third Secretary1 Driver/Administrator
Edinburgh1 First Secretary (Consul General)1 Clerical Officer1 Clerk Secretary
Geneva PMUN1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Principal Officer2 First Secretaries1 Assistant Principal Officer1 Third Secretary1 Higher Executive Officer1 Executive Officer2 Clerical Officers1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Hanoi1 Principal Officer (Ambassador)1 Senior Development Specialist1 Development Specialist1 First Secretary1 Clerical Officer1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Helsinki1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Holy See1 Deputy Secretary (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Office Manager1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Kampala1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Senior Development Specialist1 Development Specialist1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Kuala Lumpur1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary3.5 Clerk Secretaries2 Driver/Messengers
Lisbon1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Lilongwe1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Principal Development Specialist1 Development Specialist1 Third Secretary1 Clerk Secretary
Ljubljana1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
London(including Visa Office and Passport Office)1 Deputy Secretary (Ambassador)2 Counsellors1 Principal Officer3 First Secretaries3 Assistant Principal Officers2 Third Secretaries4 Higher Executive Officers2 Executive Officers17 Clerical Officers3 Services Officers1 Garda Liaison Officer1 Personal Assistant8 Clerk Secretaries2 Driver/Messengers1 Maintenance Officer
Lusaka1 Principal Officer (Ambassador)1 Senior Development Specialist1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Luxembourg1 First Secretary (Ambassador)1 Personal Assistant2 Secretary/Typists1 Driver/Messenger
Madrid1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Executive Officer1 Garda Liaison Officer1 Personal Assistant3 Clerk Secretaries4 Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Maputo1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Senior Development Specialist2 Development Specialists1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Maseru1 Principal Officer (Ambassador)1 Senior Development Specialist1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver Messenger
Mexico1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger1 Driver/Messenger*
Moscow(including Visa Office)1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Higher Executive Officer3 Executive Officers2 Clerical Officers2 Secretary/Translators5 Clerk Secretaries2 Driver/Messengers1 Electrician/Handyman
New Delhi(including Visa Office)1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Assistant Principal Officer1 Third Secretary1 Higher Executive Officer3 Executive Officers1 Office Manager1 Executive Assistant1 Visa Manager3 Clerk Secretaries3 Visa Clerks1 Driver/Messenger1 Messenger
New York CG1 Counsellor (Consul General)2 First Secretaries1 Third Secretary1 Executive Officer1 Personal Assistant8 Clerk Secretaries1 Receptionist1 Driver/Messenger1 Messenger
New York PMUN1 Deputy Secretary (Ambassador)2 Counsellors5 First Secretaries1 Third Secretary1 Executive Officer1 Personal Assistant4 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Nicosia1 First Secretary (Ambassador)1 Clerical Officer1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Oslo1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Messenger
Ottawa1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Visa/Accounts Officer1 Administrator1 Driver/Messenger
Paris1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Counsellor1 First Secretary1 Assistant Principal Officer2 Third Secretaries1 Garda Liaison Officer1 Personal Assistant8 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger1 Messenger
Paris OECD1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Personal Assistant
Prague1 Deputy Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary4 Clerk Secretaries1 Attaché1 Driver/Messenger
Pretoria1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Development Specialist1 Assistant Principal1 Third Secretary4 Clerk Secretaries1 Consular Officer1 Consular Assistant*2 Driver/Messengers
Ramallah1 Counsellor (Representative)1 Third Secretary1 Office Manager1 Clerk Secretary1 Driver/Administrator1 Driver/Messenger
Riga1 First Secretary (Ambassador)1 Personal Assistant*1 Consular Assistant*
Riyadh1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Office Manager2 Clerk Secretary3 Driver/Messengers1 Maintenance/Technician
Rome1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Principal Officer1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant4.8 Clerk Secretaries2 Driver/Messengers
San Francisco1 Assistant Principal Officer (Consul General)1 Third Secretary1 Office Manager2 Clerk Secretaries
Seoul1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Office Manager1 Receptionist1 Driver/Messenger
Shanghai1 Counsellor (Consul General)1 Third Secretary1 Clerical Officer1 Receptionist*1 Personal Assistant/Interpreter*1 Visa Clerk*1 Driver/Messenger*
Singapore1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Administrative Officer1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary1 Clerk Secretary*1 Driver/Messenger
Sofia1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary3 Clerk Secretaries*1 Driver/Messenger*
Stockholm1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Sydney1 First Secretary (Consul General)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Consular/Passport Officer1 Consular Officer/Receptionist
Tallinn1 First Secretary (Ambassador)1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary
Tehran1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant1 Clerk Secretary2 Driver/Messengers
Tel Aviv1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Personal Assistant2 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
The Hague1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Garda Liaison Officer1 Personal Assistant3 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Tokyo1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Office Manager1 Press & Cultural Attaché5 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Valletta1 First Secretary (Ambassador)1 Personal Assistant*1 Clerk Secretary*
Vienna Embassy1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary3 Clerk Secretaries1 Secretary/Administrative Assistant1 Driver/Messenger
Vienna OSCE1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)2 First Secretaries1 Third Secretary1 Attaché1 Personal Assistant3 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger
Vilnius1 Counsellor (Ambassador)1 Third Secretary1 Personal Assistant*0.5 Clerk Secretary*1 Driver/Messenger*
Warsaw1 Assistant Secretary (Ambassador)1 First Secretary1 Third Secretary1 Agriculture Inspector1 Personal Assistant2 Receptionist/Secretary/ Translators1 Driver/Messenger
Washington1 Second Secretary (Ambassador)2 Counsellors1 Principal Officer2 First Secretaries1 Assistant Principal Officer1 Third Secretary1 Executive Officer2 Clerical Officers1 Agriculture Inspector1 Personal Assistant5 Clerk Secretaries1 Driver/Messenger1 Caretaker/Messenger

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