Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with that and let us see if we can facilitate that debate because it would be an interesting discussion for many people. One of the reasons that I referred to both Iran and North Korea in my response is that they are very much active and divisive files. North Korea is less divisive on the Security Council but Iran is divisive because the European Union and the US have taken very different lines on it. That Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, issue is likely to be something that Ireland will be involved in during our membership of the Security Council in terms of potential for allocation of responsibility in certain areas where countries are asked to give leadership on certain files. I hope we will be able to build consensus around some contentious issues and areas and use our ability to do that to good effect.

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