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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 January 2026

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Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Questions (299, 301)

John Clendennen

Question:

299. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of the top ten capital or programme projects delivered by her Department or its agencies over the past three years which were completed on time and within the originally approved budget; the project name, location, delivery timeframe, original approved budget, final outturn cost, and delivery body, for each project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2429/26]

John Clendennen

Question:

301. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list, for each of the past three years of the top ten projects per annum delivered by her Department or its agencies which were completed late and over the originally approved budget; the project name, location, original approved completion date, actual completion date, original approved budget, final outturn cost, cost overrun expressed in euro and percentage terms, and the delivery body for each project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2465/26]

Written answers

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

I propose to take Questions Nos. 299 and 301 together.

The table below sets out the top ten capital projects completed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2023-2025. All of these are properties located overseas as part of the Ireland's Diplomatic Mission network. The Department is currently managing a number of property projects as part of its commitment to realise the ambition of the Government's Global Ireland strategy. These include new missions and Ireland Houses as well as key strategic projects identified in the National Development Plan. The projects are being developed to deliver a mission network of high quality, safe, secure, sustainable workplaces to double Ireland’s global impact and influence to 2025 and beyond.

Project Name	Location	Original Completion Date	Actual Completion Date	Original Budget (€ ,000,000)	Final Outturn Cost (€ ,000,000)
Ireland House, Tokyo	Tokyo	Q4 2024	Q1 2025	€29.90	€27.50
New Residence, Washington	Washington	Q4 2023	Q4 2023	€13.50	€11.51
Ireland House, New York	New York	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	€11.90	€9.5*
New Chancery, Abuja	Abuja	Q4 2024	Q2 2025	€10.26	Final figures pending
Residence Purchase, PMUN	New York	Q3 2024	Q3 2024	€7.76	€7.76
New Chancery, Washington	Washington	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	€5.70	Final figures pending
New Chancery, Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Q4 2024	Q2 2025	€4.35	Final figures pending
Ireland House, Chicago	Chicago	Q4 2024	Q1 2025	€3.30	€2.8**
New Residence, Bogota	Bogota	Q4 2023	Q4 2023	€2.75	€2.75
New Chancery, Ottawa	Ottawa	Q2 2024	Q2 2024	€2.68	€2.62
					* Net cost to DFAT: €3.1m
					** Net cost to DFAT: €1.5m

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