Spend on embassy revamps tops €2.6m

Staff at Ireland’s new mission in Jakarta in Indonesia opted to purchase budget Ikea furniture — but failed to prevent the overall spend on embassy refurbishment across the network topping €2.665m last year.

Figures released through the Freedom of Information Act show the €2.665m spend was the highest in recent years driven by the Government’s decision to expand its network of missions globally to 80.

The second highest spend on a single mission was at Jakarta in Indonesia at €379,476.