Ms Niamh Ní Bhriain:

I would say that Ireland has had an unwavering commitment to peace throughout our membership of the United Nations. We are the only state that has an unbroken record of peacekeeping missions. I mentioned cluster munitions. There is the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. That is not freeloading; that is building peace. The idea that we are freeloading because we have decided to invest our time, energy and resources in building peace instead of joining a war just does not make sense. We are not freeloading on anyone. We are about building peace.