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Figure 10: Central Committees for the Organisation of Cross-Cutting EU Issues 2002 Cabinet Cabinet Sub- Committee on European Affairs Interdepartmental Committees Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee on European Union Affairs D/Taoiseach Lisbon Group Convention Overview Group D/Foreign Affairs Future of Europe Group Presidency I Group – Logistics Presidency II Group – Policy D/ETE Article 133 Committee D/JELR JHA Committee
The Permanent Representation The Permanent Representation is an integral part of Ireland’s management of EU business. It is a microcosm of Ireland’s core executive in Brussels. The number of staff of diplomatic rank increased from 7 in 1971 to 15 in 1973 following accession. The 1975 Presidency led to the next important increase in the staffing levels to 24 to manage the work of the Presidency. The number of staff in the representation remained relatively stable for the remainder of the 1970s and 1980s. The next significant increase in staffing came in the 1990s when a number of domestic ministries felt the need for a presence in Brussels. By 1999 the number of officers of diplomatic rank rose to 35 and had reached 40 by 2002. The number does not include the four military staff in the representation. The expansion of staff from the mid-1990s onwards points to the growth of EU related business in the post TEU and Amsterdam environment and to the further Europeanisation of a number of domestic ministries. The size of the representation is in comparative terms very small. Apart from Luxembourg, it is the smallest representation among the member states. The incremental process of Europeanisation is evident in the number of ministries that have a presence in the representation. In 1973, six ministries had staff in Brussels. A further three ministries joined them in the late 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s and onwards the Ministries of the Marine (1991), Justice (1995), Health (1996), Attorney General’s Office (1999), Defence (2000), Education (2001), Arts Culture and the Gaeltacht (2002) were added to the list. All domestic departments with the exception of the Taoiseach’s department and one other relatively minor ministry are represented in Brussels. The departmental breakdown of staff at representation reflects the important role played by the Foreign Ministry in Brussels. It has 15 staff in the representation including the three most senior staff. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has five staff, and a further three departments have three staff each. Eight ministries have only one member of staff in the representation. No domestic ministry has more than five staff in Brussels. The staff of the representation is formally part of the Foreign Service when in Brussels but the domestic departments decide who should go to Brussels. Foreign Affairs have never formally attempted to direct the process of recruitment. The Irish representation is organised along functional lines arising from the work of the Council and its working parties and the departmental presence in Brussels.
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