I propose to take Questions Nos. 351 to 354, inclusive, together.
I propose to group the Deputy’s four questions together for answer. The Government, on foot of proposals made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, nominates officers for Ambassadorial posts. The nominated Ambassadors are subsequently appointed by the President and take up duty abroad following the receipt of agrément from the receiving state. Only serving civil servants are considered for ambassadorial assignments.
All currently serving Ambassadors are established career civil servants employed by my Department. All civil service grades are recruited through the Public Appointments Service or external competitions administered by my Department in accordance with the Code of Practice as set out by the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). In considering the nomination of Ambassadors, a range of factors is taken into account including political, economic and trade priorities. In addition the management experience, regional knowledge, country knowledge, relevant language skills, policy experience, consular experience, and other factors of the officers are taken into account as part of the assignment process. Officers submit a list of preferences for an overseas posting. Ambassadors are paid on the same pay scales for all Civil Service employees for that grade. These pay scales are available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform website. Additional allowances and costs (e.g. healthcare, school fees, transportation of goods) are paid by the Department depending on the conditions in the local county, based on Department of Public Expenditure and Reform sanction.
As requested, I have included the list of Irish Ambassadors broken down by location and grade.
Mission
|
Surname
|
First Name
|
Grade
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Cronin
|
Aidan
|
Counsellor
|
Abuja
|
Maguire
|
Sile
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Addis Ababa
|
Brennan
|
Nicola
|
Principal Development Specialist
|
Amman
|
O'Neill
|
Vincent
|
Principal Development Specialist
|
Ankara
|
McGuinness
|
Sonya
|
Counsellor
|
Athens
|
Fitzgerald
|
Iseult
|
Counsellor
|
Bangkok
|
Cotter
|
Tony
|
Counsellor
|
Beijing
|
Derwin
|
Ann
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Berlin
|
O'Brien
|
Nicholas
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Berne
|
Hickey
|
Eamonn
|
Counsellor
|
Bogota
|
Nic Dhonnacha
|
Fiona
|
Counsellor
|
Brasilia
|
Hoy
|
Sean
|
Counsellor
|
Bratislava
|
McGauran
|
Dermot
|
First Secretary
|
Brussels Perm Rep.
|
Hanney
|
Tom
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Bucharest
|
McGarry
|
Paul
|
Counsellor
|
Budapest
|
Gargan
|
Ronan
|
Counsellor
|
Buenos Aires
|
O'Halloran
|
Jackie
|
Counsellor
|
Cairo
|
O'Regan
|
Sean
|
Counsellor
|
Canberra
|
Mawe
|
Tim
|
Counsellor
|
Copenhagen
|
McDaid
|
Adrian
|
Counsellor
|
Dar-es-Salaam
|
O'Neill
|
Mary
|
Development Counsellor
|
Freetown
|
Buckley
|
Claire
|
Counsellor
|
Geneva
|
Gaffey
|
Michael
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Hanoi
|
McCullagh
|
John
|
Counsellor
|
Helsinki
|
Parkin
|
Ruth
|
Counsellor
|
Holy See
|
Hannon
|
Derek
|
First Secretary
|
Jakarta
|
Francis
|
Padraig
|
Counsellor
|
Kampala
|
Colgan
|
Kevin
|
Counsellor
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Reilly
|
Hilary
|
Counsellor
|
Kyiv
|
Healy
|
Therese
|
Counsellor
|
Lilongwe
|
O'Grady
|
Seamus
|
Senior Development Specialist
|
Lisbon
|
Victory
|
Ralph
|
Counsellor
|
Ljubljana
|
Geiran
|
Myles
|
First Secretary
|
London
|
O'Neill
|
Adrian
|
Second Secretary General
|
Lusaka
|
Carr
|
Bronagh
|
Senior Development Specialist
|
Luxembourg
|
Dawson
|
Stephen
|
First Secretary
|
Madrid
|
Smyth
|
Frank
|
Counsellor
|
Manila
|
Carlos
|
William
|
Principal Development Specialist
|
Maputo
|
O'Brien
|
Nuala
|
Counsellor
|
Mexico
|
Von Heynitz
|
Maeve
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Moscow
|
McElduff
|
Brian
|
Counsellor
|
Nairobi
|
Quinlan
|
Fionnuala
|
Counsellor
|
New Delhi
|
Ward
|
Brendan
|
Counsellor
|
New York PMUN
|
Byrne-Nason
|
Geraldine
|
Second Secretary General
|
Nicosia
|
Long
|
Conor
|
First Secretary
|
Oslo
|
McBean
|
Keith
|
Counsellor
|
Ottawa
|
McKee
|
Eamonn
|
Counsellor
|
Paris Emb
|
Burgess
|
Niall
|
Former Secretary General
|
Paris OECD
|
Keown
|
Gerard
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Prague
|
Manahan
|
Cliona
|
Counsellor
|
Pretoria
|
Gilsenan
|
Fionnuala
|
Principal Development Specialist
|
Rabat
|
McIntyre
|
James
|
Counsellor
|
Riga
|
Friel
|
Eimear
|
First Secretary
|
Riyadh
|
McCoy
|
Gerard
|
Counsellor
|
Rome
|
O'Brien
|
Patricia
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Santiago
|
Gleeson
|
Paul
|
Counsellor
|
Seoul
|
Clare
|
Julian
|
Counsellor
|
Singapore
|
Bourne
|
Pat
|
Counsellor
|
Sofia
|
Feeney
|
Martina
|
Counsellor
|
Stockholm
|
Gormley
|
Austin
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Strasbourg
|
O'Reilly
|
Breifne
|
Counsellor
|
Tallinn
|
Kiernan
|
Frances
|
First Secretary
|
Tel Aviv
|
O'Sullivan
|
Kyle
|
Counsellor
|
The Hague
|
Rogers
|
Brendan
|
Deputy Secretary General
|
Tokyo
|
Kavanagh
|
Paul
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Valletta
|
Duffy
|
Patrick
|
First Secretary
|
Vienna Emb
|
O'Leary
|
Eoin
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Vienna OSCE
|
Callan
|
Anne-Marie
|
Counsellor
|
Vilnius
|
McIvor
|
Peter
|
First Secretary
|
Warsaw
|
O'Connell
|
Emer
|
Counsellor
|
Washington
|
Mulhall
|
Dan
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Wellington
|
Ryan
|
Peter
|
First Secretary
|
Zagreb
|
Dowling
|
Ruaidhri
|
First Secretary
|