Darren O'Rourke
Question:96. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of WTE solicitors employed by his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [45177/24]
View answerTuesday, 5 November 2024
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The Department of Foreign Affairs does not recruit for the civil service grade of Solicitor.
However, in order to work as a Legal Adviser or Assistant Legal Adviser in the Department of Foreign Affairs, officers are required to have been called to the Bar of Ireland and be enrolled as a barrister in the State or have been admitted and be enrolled as a solicitor in the State.
There are 14 officers working in the grades of Legal Adviser, Legal Counsellor and Assistant Legal Adviser in the Department at present.