Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish embassies and consulate general offices that currently have a cultural officer post filled, in tabular form. [13125/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The appointment of full-time specialist Cultural Officers in priority locations worldwide has been identified in the Government’s Global Ireland 2025 strategy as a key action to widen and deepen our global cultural presence and engagement. This programme has been rolled out since 2020 in a close partnership between my Department and the Department of Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport, with the posts currently located in the following Missions:

Consideration is being given to further such appointments in priority locations and regions as part of the Global Ireland programme, subject to resources and to local conditions and requirements.