Written answers
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Staff
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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339. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff members that have been posted at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union, including all counsellors and attachés, in addition to all staff members from the Department of Foreign Affairs for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will list the functions of each staff member and highlight any new posts created or discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27868/22]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs serving at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union from 2016 to date is provided below in tabular form.
In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs also facilitates the secondment of officers from other Government Departments to the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union to serve in a variety of roles.
Further detail on the individual roles and functions of DFA staff and seconded staff serving in the Permanent Representation are available on my Department’s website www.dfa.ie/prep/brussels/staff
Three additional staff were assigned from my Department to serve in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU following the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union; one each at Counsellor, First Secretary and Third Secretary levels. There are plans underway by my Department to assign two additional staff to the Permanent Representation in 2022 and staffing levels at all of Ireland’s missions overseas is kept under continuous review.
| DFA staff serving in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Principal Officer & Equivalent | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Assistant Principal Officer & Equivalent | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
| Higher Executive Officer & Equivalent | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Administrative Officer & Equivalent | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Executive Officer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Clerical Officer | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Total: | 68 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 |
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