Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2024
94. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of embassies operated by his Department in 2023; the total operating cost for each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24089/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra95. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of consulates operated by his Department in 2023; the total operating cost for each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24090/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 95 together.
The Department of Foreign Affairs currently maintains a total of 99 overseas missions, including 71 embassies, 20 consulates general and 8 other missions.
Under the Global Ireland Strategy, and as approved by Government in September 2022, three additional new missions will be established this year: an embassy in Islamabad and consulates general in Milan and Munich. Planning is also underway for five further new missions, as approved by Government in March 2024: embassies in Belgrade, Chisinau and Sarajevo and consulates general in Málaga and Melbourne. This brings to 27 the number of new missions opened or announced under the Global Ireland Strategy.
A complete list of all current missions is provided below, together with the total operating cost in 2023. The operating cost include the salaries of Irish civil servants posted to these missions, which are incurred and paid in Ireland, but are included in these mission operating costs in accordance with accounting convention.
|
Location |
Type of Mission |
Operating Cost in 2023 (€) |
|
Abu Dhabi |
Embassy |
1,438,241 |
|
Abuja |
Embassy |
?1,172,987 |
|
Addis Ababa |
Embassy |
?1,954,035 |
|
Amman |
Embassy |
?1,187,677 |
|
Ankara |
Embassy |
824,579 |
|
Athens |
Embassy |
796,168 |
|
Atlanta |
Consulate General |
725,688 |
|
Austin |
Consulate General |
646,390 |
|
Bangkok |
Embassy |
791,344 |
|
Beijing |
Embassy |
3,066,138 |
|
Berlin |
Embassy |
2,345,711 |
|
Berne |
Embassy |
971,843 |
|
Bogotá |
Embassy |
1,131,205 |
|
Boston |
Consulate General |
1,021,959 |
|
Brasilia |
Embassy |
734,947 |
|
Bratislava |
Embassy |
592,184 |
|
Brussels |
Embassy |
887,250 |
|
Brussels |
Partnership for Peace Delegation |
463,803 |
|
Brussels |
Permanent Representation to the European Union |
12,678,980 |
|
Bucharest |
Embassy |
590,043 |
|
Budapest |
Embassy |
689,507 |
|
Buenos Aires |
Embassy |
883,528 |
|
Cairo |
Embassy |
981,213 |
|
Canberra |
Embassy |
1,092,874 |
|
Cardiff |
Consulate General |
441,323 |
|
Chicago |
Consulate General |
837,732 |
|
Copenhagen |
Embassy |
716,619 |
|
Dakar |
Embassy |
758,105 |
|
Dar es Salaam |
Embassy |
1,603,702 |
|
Edinburgh |
Consulate General |
706,222 |
|
Frankfurt |
Consulate General |
789,992 |
|
Freetown |
Embassy |
900,422 |
|
Geneva |
Permanent Mission to the United Nations |
2,271,403 |
|
Hanoi |
Embassy |
1,528,074 |
|
Helsinki |
Embassy |
924,050 |
|
Holy See |
Embassy |
459,231 |
|
Hong Kong |
Consulate General |
1,205,789 |
|
Jakarta |
Embassy |
626,456 |
|
Kampala |
Embassy |
1,580,573 |
|
Kuala Lumpur |
Embassy |
494,047 |
|
Kyiv |
Embassy |
1,821,307 |
|
Lilongwe |
Embassy |
1,177,045 |
|
Lisbon |
Embassy |
827,355 |
|
Ljubljana |
Embassy |
551,695 |
|
London |
Embassy |
8,335,732 |
|
Los Angeles |
Consulate General |
861,948 |
|
Lusaka |
Embassy |
1,053,960 |
|
Luxembourg |
Embassy |
635,071 |
|
Lyon |
Consulate General |
455,283 |
|
Madrid |
Embassy |
1,618,699 |
|
Manchester |
Consulate General |
423,160 |
|
Manila |
Embassy |
741,590 |
|
Maputo |
Embassy |
1,774,199 |
|
Mexico |
Embassy |
1,459,095 |
|
Miami |
Consulate General |
648,762 |
|
Monrovia |
Embassy |
998,874 |
|
Moscow |
Embassy |
721,209 |
|
Mumbai |
Consulate General |
710,209 |
|
Nairobi |
Embassy |
1,068,860 |
|
New Delhi |
Embassy |
1,185,594 |
|
New York |
Consulate General |
3,426,439 |
|
New York |
Permanent Mission to the United Nations |
6,374,464 |
|
Nicosia |
Embassy |
501,737 |
|
Oslo |
Embassy |
908,033 |
|
Ottawa |
Embassy |
1,261,282 |
|
Paris |
Embassy |
3,921,264 |
|
Paris |
Permanent Representation to the OECD and UNESCO |
483,849 |
|
Prague |
Embassy |
778,116 |
|
Pretoria |
Embassy |
1,545,270 |
|
Rabat |
Embassy |
674,064 |
|
Ramallah |
Representative Office |
1,228,045 |
|
Riga |
Embassy |
462,969 |
|
Riyadh |
Embassy |
1,070,957 |
|
Rome |
Embassy |
1,765,147 |
|
San Francisco |
Consulate General |
1,523,335 |
|
Santiago |
Embassy |
734,602 |
|
São Paulo |
Consulate General |
582,432 |
|
Seoul |
Embassy |
865,215 |
|
Shanghai |
Consulate General |
1,537,859 |
|
Singapore |
Embassy |
1,182,072 |
|
Sofia |
Embassy |
589,300 |
|
Stockholm |
Embassy |
1,122,212 |
|
Strasbourg |
Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe |
700,021 |
|
Sydney |
Embassy |
831,185 |
|
Tallinn |
Embassy |
452,429 |
|
Tehran |
Embassy |
453,212 |
|
Tel Aviv |
Embassy |
1,355,247 |
|
The Hague |
Embassy |
1,557,035 |
|
Tokyo |
Embassy |
2,526,359 |
|
Toronto |
Consulate General |
687,843 |
|
Valetta |
Embassy |
540,864 |
|
Vancouver |
Consulate General |
667,156 |
|
Vienna |
Embassy & Permanent Mission to the International Organisations in Vienna |
1,284,111 |
|
Vienna |
Permanent Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
839,116 |
|
Vilnius |
Embassy |
474,698 |
|
Warsaw |
Embassy |
1,350,691 |
|
Washington DC |
Embassy |
3,477,784 |
|
Wellington |
Embassy |
846,954 |
|
Zagreb |
Embassy |
508,515 |
