Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Requests to establish resident foreign diplomatic missions in Ireland are considered by the Government on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 and those of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967.

Based on a review of the records held by my Department and compiled in the time available, a list of the seventeen countries that established resident diplomatic missions in Ireland over the period to which the Deputy refers is set out below.

In the time available, it has not proved possible to confirm the year when formal negotiations on the opening of a resident diplomatic mission began in every case.

My Department is not aware of any case during the timeframe in question where a request to establish a resident diplomatic mission was considered by the Government and subsequently refused.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently 67 resident foreign diplomatic missions in Ireland employing some 581 staff across diplomatic, administrative and technical, and service categories as notified to the Department of Foreign Affairs under Article 10 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961.

A list of all the foreign diplomatic missions in question and their respective Ambassadors as well as details of Honorary Consular representatives in Ireland, can be found in the Diplomatic List as published on my Department’s website.

The numbers of accredited staff employed by each mission are set out below. This information is based on Article 10 notifications processed by my Department as of 30 November 2023. The information supplied in respect of the USA includes the total number of US Customs and Border officials who are located here and as notified to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Locally engaged staff as employed by resident diplomatic missions are not notified to the Department of Foreign Affairs and this Department does not hold information on numbers of staff that work in support of Honorary Consular representatives.

It is for each foreign diplomatic mission and the relevant sending State authorities to determine their exact mission configuration and the services that they provide to their citizens in Ireland but consular services are a typical priority work area for all missions.

Staff Numbers (accredited diplomats, administrative and technical staff and service staff) by Diplomatic Mission