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Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Staff Data
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in each Irish embassy in the years 2013 and 2014 and to date in 2015. [16898/15]
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is in the table.
| MISSION | Mid 2013 | Mid 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 6 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Abuja | 6 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
| Addis Ababa | 5 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Ankara | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Athens | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5.3 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4.5 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4.3 locally recruited staff |
| Atlanta CG | 1 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff |
| Austin CG | Opened in August 2014 | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | |
| Bangkok | Opened in September 2014 | 2 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | |
| Beijing | 8 Staff posted from HQ 12 locally recruited staff | 9 Staff posted from HQ 11.5 locally recruited staff | 9 Staff posted from HQ 11 locally recruited staff |
| Berlin | 6 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
| Berne | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Boston CG | 1 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Bratislava | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
| Brasilia | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Brussels Embassy (including PfP) | 10 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff (including 1 Presidency staff) | 10 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Brussels PR | 89 Staff posted from HQ (including 7 additional Presidency staff) 19 locally recruited staff (including 13 additional Presidency staff) | 76 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 76 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
| Budapest | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Bucharest | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
| Buenos Aires | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Cairo | 3 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
| Canberra | 2 Staff posted from HQ 7.1 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 7.1 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 7.1 locally recruited staff |
| Chicago CG | 1 Staff posted from HQ 4.4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3.4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3.4 locally recruited staff |
| Copenhagen | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4.4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4.4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4.4 locally recruited staff |
| Dar-es-Salaam | 6 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Edinburgh | 2 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff |
| Edinburgh BIC | 1 Staff posted from HQ | 1 Staff posted from HQ | 1 Staff posted from HQ |
| Freetown | 3 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff |
| Geneva PMUN | 13 Staff posted from HQ (including 1 additional Presidency staff) 4.5 locally recruited staff | 14 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 14 Staff posted from HQ 3.5 locally recruited staff |
| Hanoi | 5 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Helsinki | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Holy See | Re-opened in September 2014 | 1 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | |
| Hong Kong | Opened in August 2014 | 2 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | |
| Jakarta | Opened in August 2014 | 2 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | |
| Kampala | 5 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Kuala Lumpur | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5.5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5.5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4.5 locally recruited staff |
| Lilongwe | 3 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Lisbon | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Ljubljana | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| London | 37 Staff posted from HQ 12.5 locally recruited staff | 37 Staff posted from HQ 17.5 locally recruited staff | 36 Staff posted from HQ 15.5 locally recruited staff |
| Lusaka | 4 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Luxembourg | 1 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 3.5 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 3.5 locally recruited staff |
| Madrid | 4 Staff posted from HQ 10 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 9 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 9 locally recruited staff |
| Maputo | 6 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Maseru | 2 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ | Closed in October 2014 |
| Mexico | 3 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
| Moscow | 10 Staff posted from HQ 9 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ 9 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ 9 locally recruited staff |
| Nairobi | Opened in October 2014 | 3 Staff posted from HQ | |
| New Delhi | 7 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 7 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff | 7 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
| New York CG | 4 Staff posted from HQ 12 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 12 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 12 locally recruited staff |
| New York PMUN | 10 Staff posted from HQ 10 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
| Nicosia | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Oslo | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Ottawa | 2 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
| Paris | 7 Staff posted from HQ 11 locally recruited staff | 8 Staff posted from HQ 12 locally recruited staff | 8 Staff posted from HQ 11 locally recruited staff |
| Paris OECD/UNESCO | 3 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 1 locally recruited staff |
| Prague | 2 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
| Pretoria | 4 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff |
| Ramallah | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Riga | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
| Riyadh | 2 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
| Rome | 4 Staff posted from HQ 9.8 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 8.8 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 8.8 locally recruited staff |
| San Francisco CG | 1 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Sao Paulo | Opened in December 2014 | 2 Staff posted from HQ | |
| Seoul | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Shanghai CG | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Singapore | 3 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Sofia | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Stockholm | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Strasbourg COE | 3 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Sydney CG | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Tallinn | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
| Tel Aviv | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3.5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3.5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| The Hague | 4 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ 4 locally recruited staff |
| Tokyo | 3 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 7 locally recruited staff |
| Valetta | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
| Vienna Embassy | 4 Staff posted from HQ (including 1 additional Presidency staff) 8 locally recruited staff (including 3 Presidency staff) | 3 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff |
| Vienna OSCE | 5 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff (including 3 Presidency staff) | 3 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 2 locally recruited staff |
| Vilnius | 2 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ 3 locally recruited staff |
| Warsaw | 2 Staff posted from HQ 6 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ 5 locally recruited staff |
| Washington | 11 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff | 11 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ 8 locally recruited staff |
| Zagreb | Opened in August 2014 | 1 Staff posted from HQ |
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