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Tuesday, 19 May 2026

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Malcolm Byrne

Question:

404. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of additional staff employed or that 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. [37452/26]

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Tánaiste and Minister for Finance

I wish to inform the Deputy that my department has employed an additional 16 staff (four of whom are on secondment in rather than directly employed) to support Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026.

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