274. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on Ireland's position on the way in which the United Nations will be reformed to operate more effectively and to be more reflective of today's world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71090/25]
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53. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement Ireland had at the United Nations in advance of the Security Council vote on the so-called ‘autonomy plan’ for Western Sahara, which would de jure formalise Morocco’s occupation; if his officials directly engage with Security Council members on this resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60370/25]
158. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support and advocate for drafting of the proposed new optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (details supplied); if he will express support for the new optional protocol before the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49549/25]
80. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the issues outlined in detail in a publication (details supplied) is discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council and at the UN; whether measures have been introduced to counteract the persecution and displacement of Christian communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47227/25]
142. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress he has made in lobbying for continued support of the UN Security Council mandate for the UNIFIL mission; if he intends to support a Uniting for Peace Resolution at the UN General Assembly should its mandate not be renewed by the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43997/25]
198. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position Ireland took regarding the appointment of Annalena Baerbock as UNGA President, particularly in light of her role in providing diplomatic and political support to Israel as it has engaged in mass murder in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29993/25]
198. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations he envisages for Ireland’s candidacy of the Human Rights Council for 2027-2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26855/25]
203. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he agrees with the comments of an tUachtarán at the recent National Famine Commemoration that the General Assembly of the United Nations should exercise its powers under ‘Uniting for Peace’ to bypass the Security Council and authorise collective action to preserve life in Gaza in the face of Israel’s genocidal campaign ag…
256. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to mark Ireland’s 70 years of UN membership later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27429/25]
8. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has made or will make efforts to activate the snapback mechanism to reinstate the six UN security resolutions against Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27910/25]
226. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will support the reappointment of UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese; the Government’s position on the Dutch government’s opposition to Ms. Albanese’s reappointment as Special Rapporteur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17005/25]
166. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the communications he has had with the United Nations in relation to Ireland’s departure from the UN mandate to deploy troops abroad; the interdepartmental communications he has had in relation to maintaining Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15535/25]
190. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what position Ireland will take regarding the nomination of Annalena Baerbock for the position of president of the United Nations General Assembly, particularly given her support for Israel’s brutal military campaign in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14175/25]
120. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if UN peace resolution 1325 has been raised with European partners surrounding peace negotiations in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11573/25]
35. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline Ireland’s continued support for the United Nations 1967 Outer Space Treaty and Ireland’s opposition to proposed amendments by Russia to that Treaty in November/December, 2024; the position of Ireland on the development of space law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46785/24]