{"id":707,"date":"2021-06-13T22:31:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T22:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=707"},"modified":"2023-10-30T10:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:02:03","slug":"foreign-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/foreign-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Dept Foreign Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/foreign-affairs\/#Trade_Promotion\" title=\"Trade Promotion\">Trade Promotion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/foreign-affairs\/#Overseas_Development\" title=\"Overseas Development\">Overseas Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/foreign-affairs\/#EU_and_International_Orgnsiations\" title=\"EU and International Orgnsiations\">EU and International Orgnsiations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/foreign-affairs\/#Department_and_Divisions\" title=\"Department and Divisions\">Department and Divisions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/foreign-affairs\/#Services\" title=\"Services\">Services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/foreign-affairs\/#Agencies\" title=\"Agencies\">Agencies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Department\"><\/span>The Department<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Department of External Relations was established in 1924.\u00a0 In 1971 the Department of\u00a0 External Relations became the Department of Foreign Affairs, It became the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade seeks to serve the Irish public at home and abroad through a wide range of services.\u00a0 It seeks to promote and protect Ireland&#8217;s interest in the world and contribute to international priorities such as peace, security and the eradication of poverty and hunger.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General is supported by a management advisory committee comprising the assistant secretaries of the Department.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trade_Promotion\"><\/span>Trade Promotion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Department&#8217;s embassy network seeks to promote Ireland&#8217;s economic and trade interests overseas.\u00a0 The government trade strategy sets out targets for and trade support and investment as well as programs.\u00a0 The Department of Foreign Affairs works with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.\u00a0 The Department of Foreign Affairs plays a role in coordinating the approach in priority markets abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Department works with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and with state agencies to help people do business in Ireland.\u00a0 It also works with Bord Bia, Tourism Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Science Foundation Ireland in trade support and promotion.<\/p>\n<p>The Department coordinates the work of the Export Trade Council which is responsible for monitoring the government&#8217;s trade strategies.\u00a0 The Council consists of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Jobs, Transport, and the CEOs of the above development agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Department organizes and shares Ireland&#8217;s joint economic commissions with high-growth emerging countries including China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Department works with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to support Enterprises Ireland&#8217;s program of trade missions. The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of State for trade and development play an important role in trade missions overseas.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overseas_Development\"><\/span>Overseas Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Foreign Affairs works closely with development partners in relation to Irish aid.\u00a0 Ireland allocates \u20ac628 million in official development assistance, principally to sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u20ac0.5 billion is managed by Irish Aid and the balance is accounted for through government departments.\u00a0 Regular audits and evaluations of programs are carried out by the evaluation and audit unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EU_and_International_Orgnsiations\"><\/span>EU and International Orgnsiations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Foreign Affairs is central to engagement with the European Union. The Department has a coordinating role in relation to Ireland&#8217;s approach to the EU to ensure Ireland&#8217;s interests are protected.<\/p>\n<p>The Department works with the United Nations and other multilateral institutions.<\/p>\n<p>A division of the Department deals with Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.\u00a0 The European Union Division deals with Europe, and the European Neighbourhood Dividing deals with Eastern Europe including Russia.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Department_and_Divisions\"><\/span>Department and Divisions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The department consists of various divisions and units at its headquarters in Ivy House together with 73 diplomatic and consular offices abroad.\u00a0 It is involved in the British-Irish intergovernmental secretariat in Belfast and the North-South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat in Armagh. In addition to the above missions, there are 92 honorary consuls who provide assistance to Irish citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The Trade Promotion Division is responsible for trade promotion strategy and coordination, the Irish Export Trade Council and has oversight of the Trade Strategy.\u00a0 It liaises with other state authorities, agencies and departments and the private sector in relation to trade promotion and economic messaging.<\/p>\n<p>The Development Cooperation Division deals with Irish Aid to sub-Saharan Africa and Indochina.\u00a0 \u00a0The Middle East Unit deals with the Middle East and North Africa, the Gulf and Iran.\u00a0 The Asian and Latin American Unit deal with Asia.\u00a0 except for Central Asia and Indochina.\u00a0 It also deals with Oceana, Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>The Development Cooperation covers overseas aid program, Irish aid.\u00a0 It oversees development and cooperation with multilateral partners and Irish-based organisations.\u00a0 The unit has the responsibility for political relations with Africa and the implementation of the department&#8217;s Africa strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The Political Division manages the political aspects of foreign policy.\u00a0 It is involved in issues of human rights, international security policy, drugs and terrorism, UN issues, OSCE Council of Europe, and responsible for CFSP coordination.<\/p>\n<p>The Europe Division is responsible for bilateral relations with EU countries and other European countries.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0It has management responsibility for Ireland&#8217;s diplomatic offices in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The Anglo-Irish division works to promote peace and reconciliation in Ireland through the implementation of the Good Friday agreement and works with a range of partners and provides practical program support for community development and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.\u00a0 It has the responsibility for all aspects of relationship with UK other than the internal EU matters, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The EU enlargement Neighbourhood, and External Relations Divisions policies deals with EU enlargement, neighbourhood, and external relations policies<\/p>\n<p>The Legal Division provides advice to the Department on matters of public, international or European Union law, human rights law and other relevant legal issues.\u00a0 It is involved in and develops legal policy on international criminal justice, humanitarian law and law of state relations.<\/p>\n<p>It represents Ireland in various international proceedings and forums.\u00a0 It administers the Department&#8217;s treaties office and carries out functions in relation to extradition and mutual assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The Corporate Division deals with human resources, management, finance, development, information technology, and accommodation for the department.<\/p>\n<p>The press and information unit deals with public relations and press matters for the Department.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Services\"><\/span>Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Protocol Service is responsible for organisation of visits by the President, visits to Ireland by heads of state, and at the government and foreign minister level.\u00a0 In accordance with the Vienna Convention, it manages requests for diplomatic clearance for incoming and outgoing state aircraft and naval visits.<\/p>\n<p>The Consular service and Passport service are maintained within the department. The Consular and Passport Division is responsible e for consular and passport services for Irish citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The Middle Eastern Unit and Asian and Latin American unit are regional units that have lead responsibility in relation to relations with those countries including Ireland&#8217;s missions in those areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Abroad and Global Irish network unit manages the government engagement with Irish abroad.\u00a0 This helps Irish communities in maintaining their links with Ireland and engaging with them to further the government&#8217;s objectives internationally.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agencies\"><\/span>Agencies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>InterTradeIreland is a North-South body established under the British-Irish Act 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO) was established in 1974.\u00a0 In 2004 APSO ] was merged into the Irish government&#8217;s Development Cooperation Ireland office.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00f3ras Tr\u00e1cht\u00e1la was established under the Export Promotion Act, 1959, replacing C\u00f3ras Tr\u00e1cht\u00e1la Teoranta formed in 1951.\u00a0 The Irish News Agency was established under the Irish News Agency Act, 1949, and lasted till 1957.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-707\" data-postid=\"707\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-707 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department The Department of External Relations was established in 1924.\u00a0 In 1971 the Department of\u00a0 External Relations became the Department of Foreign Affairs, It became the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2011. 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