Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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2575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the locations overseas where new talent and innovation attachés have taken up duty; and the locations where these posts are being considered, in tabular form. [20923/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Global Citizens 2030 sets out Ireland’s ambitions to embed excellence in talent and innovation into Ireland’s global footprint and is the first international strategy to encompass the breadth of tertiary education, and the whole research and innovation ecosystem. It builds upon Ireland’s many achievements over the past decade and is intended to confirm Ireland’s place as a first choice destination for international talent, and as a thought leader in education, research, innovation and science policy.

My Department appointed the first two Global Ireland Talent and Innovation Attachés towards the end of 2024. It is intended that these Talent and Innovation Attachés will take up their new roles in San Francisco and Boston, respectively, in the summer.

Embedding Talent and Innovation as part of Ireland’s Global footprint under the Team Ireland approach,

my Department will continue working with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to appoint additional Talent and Innovation Attachés. However, no decision has been made as yet with regard to the locations of these positions.

Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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2576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE senior mechanical engineers and senior quantity surveyors employed by his Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [20925/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department currently employs one Engineer Grade 1 and one Quantity Surveyor Grade 1. The table below sets out the employment record per grade from 2023,2024 and 2025.