Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is challenging for the court. We have long been supportive of the court. Ireland committed additional voluntary funding to the ICC of €3 million to assist it in its work across all situations, including with regard to Palestine. At the Munich security conference earlier this year I met the ICC prosecutor in respect of the challenges the prosecutor and the team face. Ireland also made a voluntary contribution of €3 million to the ICC in 2022. We also make an annual assessed contribution, which this year will be €1.5 million. The ICC needs those resources to pursue cases.

The independence of the court is extremely important. Some countries are not signatories to the court and do not accept its jurisdiction. We do accept its jurisdiction and were one of 93 states party to the Rome Statute to make a joint statement this month reaffirming unwavering support for the court as an independent and impartial judicial institution.

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