Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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403. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to appoint full-time cultural officer posts for the Irish Embassies in Warsaw and Rome. [10063/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The appointment of full-time specialist Cultural Officers in priority locations worldwide has been identified in the Government’s Global Ireland 2025 strategy as a key action to widen and deepen our global cultural presence and engagement. Five positions in Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles and Beijing have been filled to date in a close partnership between my Department and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Consideration is being given at present to further such appointments in priority locations and regions as part of the Global Ireland programme, subject to resources and to local conditions and requirements. The cultural briefs in Warsaw and Rome are currently managed by the relevant Embassy's diplomatic staff.