Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 May 2024
78. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and roles of local staff employed in Irish missions abroad, by mission; the associated cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19731/24]
View answerThere are currently 911 people employed as local staff across Ireland's network of diplomatic missions overseas.
In 2023, the payroll costs of these locally recruited staff was €32 million.
The locally recruited colleagues serving across Ireland's Mission network play an invaluable role in supporting the delivery of the Department's goals and objectives and work principally on issues such as consular and visa services, administration responsibilities, supporting trade, cultural and public diplomacy targets and events and working on Ireland's development assistance programme.
Local staff are recruited subject to local labour law and the salary for each role is set on a Mission by Mission basis using job descriptions and based on the prevailing conditions for salaries in each location.
