Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2026
313. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of additional staff employed or who will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37447/26]
View answerMy Department has not employed additional staff directly for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. Staff have been re-assigned within my Department in anticipation of workloads associated with the presidency, including the assignment of 4 additional staff on secondment to the Permanent Representation of the European Union in Brussels.
In addition to this, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have locally engaged 2 staff based in Brussels on behalf of my Department and for which my Department will pay the associated costs.
