Written answers
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Diplomatic Representation
Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of refurbishments that were carried out at Irish embassies during 2024; and the nature of refurbishments that are scheduled to be carried out at Irish embassies during 2025, in tabular form. [2882/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The high level ambition of the DFA Property Strategy (2022-2025) is ‘a network of high quality, safe, secure, sustainable workplaces to double Ireland’s global impact and influence to 2025 and beyond’.
During 2024, the following refurbishment works were carried out in Embassies:
| Mission | Nature of the Works |
|---|---|
| Ankara | New carpets and repainting of Chancery Meeting Room. |
| Cairo | Refurbishment of Embassy |
| Lilongwe | Repainting of the Chancery |
| Oslo | Repainting of the Chancery |
| Paris | Refurbishment of Flooring at Chancery |
| Valetta | Repainting of the Chancery |
| Brussels | Refurbishment of office space |
In respect of 2025, at present the following refurbishments are planned:
| Mission | Nature of the Works |
|---|---|
| Brussels | Refurbishment of Conference Room |
| Bogotá | Refurbishment of Chancery |
| Vienna | Refurbishment of Chancery |
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