Too many overseas missions and embassies, says McCarthy

THERE are too many staff employed in overseas missions and Ireland has too many embassies abroad, An Bord Snip Nua has said.

Colm McCarthy’s group maintains annual savings of almost €42m could be made in the Department of Foreign Affairs by cutting back on funding for overseas missions, getting rid of embassies and axing at least 65 staff.

The board highlighted that a significant proportion of the department’s expenditure is in respect of its overseas missions – most of which are small.