Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 July 2017
190. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to establish an embassy in Georgia with full services to enhance trade and other links between Ireland and Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33352/17]
View answerThe configuration and scale of the State’s diplomatic network is kept under ongoing review by the Government. The Government is of course conscious of the political, economic, trade and other factors that might warrant the opening of a resident diplomatic mission in a number of countries. However, resource constraints do not allow us to have resident representation in all the locations that might objectively justify it having regard to those factors. At present, Ireland’s bilateral relationship with Georgia is sustained and promoted on a concurrent basis through our embassy in Sofia.
