Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2026
438. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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 [37458/26]
View answerMy Department has directly employed one additional staff member, who is based in Ireland's Permanent Representation in Brussels, to support Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In addition, the Department is also funding four additional temporary staff that have been recruited to the Permanent Representation by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to work on matters related to this Department.
The other additional work associated with the EU Presidency is being undertaken by existing staff within the relevant Divisions of my Department here in Dublin.
