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Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Diplomatic Representation
Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in each Irish Embassy and Consulate General Office as of 31 December 2014 and 18 November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42019/15]
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Ireland’s network of embassies, consulates and other missions around the world are critical to the achievement of our foreign policy and trade goals.
The resources allocated to the Irish diplomatic network are modest when set against those of comparable states such as Denmark and Finland.
The locations of and resource allocation to Ireland’s mission network are subject to ongoing review.
The information requested by the Deputy is in the following table:
| MISSION | 31 December 2014 | 18 November 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 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 |
| Addis Ababa | 5 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ - (One Development Specialist vacancy) - 4 locally recruited staff |
| Ankara | 5 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ - 5 locally recruited staff |
| Athens | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 4.3 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 |
| Austin CG | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Bangkok | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff |
| Beijing | 9 Staff posted from HQ - 11 locally recruited staff | 9 Staff posted from HQ - 11 locally recruited staff |
| Berlin | 6 Staff posted from HQ - 7 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ - 7.5 locally recruited staff |
| Berne | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Boston CG | 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 |
| Brasilia | 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 - 4 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff |
| Brussels (Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU) | 76 Staff posted from HQ - 6 locally recruited staff | 74 Staff posted from HQ (One Third Secretary + one Clerical Officer vacancy) - 6 locally recruited staff |
| Budapest | 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 |
| Buenos Aires | 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 |
| Canberra | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 7.1 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - (New Third Secretary post) - 7.1 locally recruited staff |
| Chicago CG | 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 |
| Dar-es-Salaam | 6 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ (One Development Specialist vacancy) - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Edinburgh | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ (New Third Secretary post) - 1 locally recruited staff |
| Edinburgh (British-Irish Council) | 1 Staff posted from HQ | 1 Staff posted from HQ |
| Freetown | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff |
| Geneva (Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations) | 14 Staff posted from HQ - 3.5 locally recruited staff | 14 Staff posted from HQ - 3.5 locally recruited staff |
| Hanoi | 6 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Helsinki | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Holy See | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff |
| Hong Kong | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff |
| Jakarta | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff |
| Kampala | 4 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff |
| Kuala Lumpur | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 4.5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 4.5 locally recruited staff |
| Lilongwe | 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 |
| Ljubljana | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| London | 36 Staff posted from HQ - 15.5 locally recruited staff | 35 Staff posted from HQ - 15.5 locally recruited staff |
| Lusaka | 4 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - (One Senior Development Specialist vacancy) - 4 locally recruited staff |
| Luxembourg | 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 - 9 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ - 9 locally recruited staff |
| Maputo | 5 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Mexico | 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 |
| Nairobi | 3 Staff posted from HQ | 3 Staff posted from HQ |
| New Delhi | 7 Staff posted from HQ - 7 locally recruited staff | 6 Staff posted from HQ - (One Counsellor/Head of Mission vacancy) - 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 |
| New York (Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations) | 10 Staff posted from HQ - 6 locally recruited staff | 10 Staff posted from HQ - 6 locally recruited staff |
| Nicosia | 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 |
| Ottawa | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 6 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 6 locally recruited staff |
| Paris | 8 Staff posted from HQ - 11 locally recruited staff | 8 Staff posted from HQ - 11 locally recruited staff |
| Paris (OECD/UNESCO) | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 1 locally recruited staff |
| Prague | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 5 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 5.5 locally recruited staff |
| Pretoria | 4 Staff posted from HQ - 8 locally recruited staff | 5 Staff posted from HQ - 7 locally recruited staff |
| Ramallah | 3 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 | (One Head of Mission vacancy) - 2 locally recruited staff |
| Riyadh | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 7 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 7 locally recruited staff |
| Rome | 4 Staff posted from HQ - 8.8 locally recruited staff | 4 Staff posted from HQ - 9.3 locally recruited staff |
| San Francisco CG | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 4 locally recruited staff |
| Sao Paulo | 2 Staff posted from HQ | 2 Staff posted from HQ |
| Seoul | 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 |
| Singapore | 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 | 1 Staff posted from HQ (One Counsellor/Head of Mission vacancy) - 4 locally recruited staff |
| Stockholm | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ (One Third Secretary vacancy) - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Strasbourg COE | 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 |
| Tallinn | 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 locally recruited staff | 2 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| The Hague | 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 | 2 Staff posted from HQ (One Third Secretary vacancy) - 7 locally recruited staff |
| Valetta | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff |
| Vienna Embassy | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 6 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 6 locally recruited staff |
| Vienna OSCE | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff |
| Vilnius | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 3 locally recruited staff |
| Warsaw | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 5 locally recruited staff | 3 Staff posted from HQ - 5 locally recruited staff |
| Washington | 10 Staff posted from HQ - 8 locally recruited staff | 11 Staff posted from HQ (New First Secretary post) - 8 locally recruited staff |
| Zagreb | 1 Staff posted from HQ - Opened in August 2014 | 1 Staff posted from HQ - 2 locally recruited staff |
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