Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the Irish Consulate General offices in Los Angeles, Cardiff and Frankfurt will be opened. [9344/19]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The opening of the Irish Consulate General offices in Los Angeles, Cardfif and Frankfurt are included in the second phase of the Mission Network expansion taking place as part of 'Global Ireland – Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025'. This will involve the expansion and deepening of Ireland's international presence across priority regions, to provide opportunities to grow our trade and inward investment, strengthen our political relationships with our partners, promote our values, and support Irish citizens and our diaspora abroad.

Cardiff is currently on schedule for opening in Q2 2019 with the missions in Los Angeles and Frankfurt targeted for opening in Q4 2019.