Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 September 2026
190. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of the 2025 budget allocation that was spent on the salaries of staff that are based at each Irish Embassy and or Consulate General Offices worldwide, in tabular form; and if Departmental staff that are based at the Embassies or Consulate General Offices are paid in Euro or local currency where the Euro is not the currency. [68047/26]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade employs both Irish Civil Servants and locally-hired officers who are based in our missions overseas. Below is a table setting out the total cost of pay relating to these staff in 2025.
It is standard practice for missions to pay locally-hired officers in the currency of the country concerned. There is a very small number of cases that where we agree to pay in a different currency. In the case of Irish Civil Servants, who are assigned temporarily to a mission from their normal place of work in Ireland, their salaries are paid in Euro.
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Total Admin Budget 2025 |
€376,357,000 |
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Total Staff Pay Costs |
€74,801,280 |
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Percentage of the Administrative Budget for Overseas Missions |
20% |
The Department operates two Votes; Vote 27 -International Cooperation and Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
