Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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673. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional staff approved and the number of staff hired for Brexit related tasks in Brussels, the permeant representation and each embassy, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26912/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 673 together.

In his response to Question 62 of 30 May 2016, my predecessor Minister Flanagan provided a comprehensive overview of the additional capabilities and resources that have been assigned across my Department to address issues arising from the complex process of the UK exit from the EU.

As Minister Flanagan noted in that response, additional posts have been assigned to our Embassies in London, Paris and Berlin as well as the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels. The Passport team in Embassy London has also been augmented in response to an increased demand for passports. The posts are detailed in the following table.