Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of official diplomats from Russia present in Ireland; the breakdown of the positions held; the way that this presence compares to other countries; the reduction in the presence in Ireland since the start of the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57723/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 (VCDR) identifies three categories of Mission staff as follows:

- Diplomatic staff

- Administrative and Technical staff, and

- Service staff

Pursuant to Article 10, VCDR, the Department of Foreign Affairs shall be notified of the appointment of members of the mission, their arrival and their final departure or the termination of their functions with the mission.

There are currently 25 officers at the Embassy of the Russian Federation who have been notified to my Department under Article 10 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations - 11 Diplomats and 14 Administrative and Technical staff. 

Prior to the invasion of Ukraine there were a total of 30 officers at the Embassy, 14 diplomats and 16 Administrative and Technical staff.