Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The ambassador is welcome before the committee and I thank her for her comprehensive statement of where we are at the moment. I can hear the upset in her voice and it must be horrendous for her to be so far away and to know what is going on in her country. I offer my full solidarity.

It was welcome to hear the ambassador's description of the peace summit in Switzerland and the progress there on nuclear safety and food security. She referred to it as an inaugural summit. Will she outline how she sees that developing?

When the ambassador was most recently before the committee, we spoke about the children who were kidnapped. What kinds of psychological services are available to those who have been returned? I am sure they will need psychological services for many years to come after the trauma they suffered. The same is true of the families of the children who have not yet been returned.

The ambassador said that an area approximately twice the size of Ireland has been destroyed by mines. That is horrendous. When the ambassador was most recently before the committee, I referenced older people in Ukraine who had lived through the Second World War. The war in Gaza is ongoing. People who were outed in 1948 are now being bombed and hunted. It is horrendous. Has Ireland pledged to increase its assistance in demining? Has the ambassador any further information about Ireland's increased contribution in that regard?

The ambassador and I previously spoke about the repair and maintenance of the electricity grid. I see that Russia has destroyed 80% of the thermal power generation. It is criminal. Are there any updates on attempts to bring President Putin and Russia to the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice so they can be held to account for their war crimes? How is Ireland supporting Ukraine in that regard? Could we do more? Is there anything more the ambassador would like us to do?