Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We fund across the board. Obviously, these agencies like the International Criminal Court need additional resources from time to time. We help, along with other states, to contribute to that. I have spoken to representatives from the European Court of Human Rights. We had a general meeting of the Council on this when I visited during our Presidency last year. For a court to adjudicate, it has to come from the ground up. The case must be built properly and professionally. If we start pre-empting the outcome of cases before they even start, that is problematic. They made this point to us in respect of Ukraine, for example. They said that merely declaring something does not necessarily mean they are going to declare it as such, so they want due process.

We are strong in terms of international accountability, however. We will continue to support international courts such as the International Criminal Court and European Court of Human Rights. We provide a variety of supports to underpin them, particularly in budget terms. In terms of UN agencies, and this is not quite specifically on accountability but in terms of refugees and migration, we are one of the stronger donors of un-earmarked funding, which is well-received by these international organisations and helps them to really function on a continuing basis.