Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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1048. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE staff, by job title, working at the Irish visa offices based in Ankara, London, Abu Dhabi, New Delhi and Beijing as of 4 June 2025. [30404/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I can advise the Deputy that there are currently seven overseas Visa Offices in addition to the Visa Office in Dublin. They are located in Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi. In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade process certain visa applications in Irish Embassies abroad under delegated sanction from my Department.

The table below details the number of staff working across the seven overseas Visa Offices, this is broken down by Visa Officers posted from my Department’s Visa Division and staff employed locally.