Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is clear from what the Taoiseach said that one of the main objectives of the recent meeting of the Council of Europe and Iceland was to show solidarity with Ukraine and in particular to see how Russia can be held accountable for its war crimes. Russia has undoubtedly committed many war crimes in Ukraine, including attacks on civilians and on critical infrastructure. We have just seen the blowing up of the Nova Kakhovka dam. However, there has also been rape and torture as well as the deportation of civilians, including many children. How to achieve this accountability is the question. It could be done by supporting the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, supporting Ukraine's cases at the International Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights or by supporting those trying to establish a special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine, which includes the preservation and storing of evidence for future trials.

Can the Taoiseach confirm that Ireland is playing an active role in trying to get this accountability and outline what our approach is in this regard? As I said, there are a number of approaches to it. What is our approach to it in order that we can all achieve the same objective of getting this accountability?

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