United Nations

247. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the United Nations special rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment sought to visit a location (details supplied), but was refused access by the company; if his Department will engage with the company, or the special rapporteur re…

223. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if the UN in the past ten years has requested Ireland to enhance its participation in UN peace-keeping missions, or partake in additional missions; the nature of the request, size, scope, location; and when. [12470/26]

337. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on the UN investigation of a recent suspect chemical substance release near the Blue Line Demarcation; if any risk has been identified by the UN to Irish peacekeeping troops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12006/26]

94. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline her engagements in international fora with a view to seeking reform of the United Nations system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8728/26]

119. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the implementation of the UN80 Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7912/26]

159. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual financial contributions to UN peacekeeping missions; the involvement of Irish personnel in current operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7863/26]

273. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an emergency meeting of both the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly will be called so that a ceasefire and a plan for cooperation can be put in place without delay for the people and nation of Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1376/26]

90. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence to confirm her engagement with the UN Security Council on the plan to withdraw UN peacekeeping troops from Lebanon, with recent accusations from Israel on alleged rearming of Hezbollah; the number of complaints UNIFIL has made to the IDF on its military fire on UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

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]

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 th…

82. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly. [51121/25]

65. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to implement the optional protocol of the UNCRPD. [50142/25]

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/…

230. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position regarding the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47428/25]

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. [4…

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 g…

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]

210. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide clarification on the Government's position regarding the ability of the UN General Assembly to give approval for more than 12 Irish troops to be deployed on overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16921/25]

1806. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on Ireland’s full implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18921/25]

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]

269. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to clarify that a UN General Assembly resolution may authorise the deployment of Irish troops overseas under the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006; that such authorisation would not be subject to a UN Security Council veto or require changes to the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17135/25]