Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Supplementary)
2:00 am
Shay Brennan (Dublin Rathdown, Fianna Fail)
Okay. That is understandable. I would also like to ask about the additional contribution of €45 million to the UN. I fully understand it is mandatory. It is an amount we are assessed for and obliged to pay over three years. How these requests are actually made seems somewhat random. Is it something that other countries also struggle with? I know some countries have different budgetary cycles but budgets typically occur around this time of year. Why is the UN doing it this way? Is it particularly bad at forecasting or is there any other reason behind it? Have we pushed back on this?
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