Written answers
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Funding
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional funding provided to facilitate the opening of new diplomatic missions in 2023 and 2024, by capital/current and by mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19736/24]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed to opening new overseas missions under the Global Ireland Strategy, further strengthening Ireland’s global presence and influence. To date, under the Strategy, 19 new Missions have opened, while additional Missions in Islamabad, Milan and Munich are scheduled to open this year. On 5 March 2024, the Government announced that additional new Embassies will be opened in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Serbia, and that new Consulates General will be opened in Málaga and Melbourne.
In Budget 2023, funding of €4.5 million was provided in connection with the opening of new missions in Manila, Frankfurt, Rabat, Manchester, Dakar, Lyon, Toronto, Miami, Tehran, Islamabad, Milan and Munich.
In Budget 2024, further funding of €2.7 million was provided in connection with the opening of the missions.
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