Written answers

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Department of Health

Ministerial Responsibilities

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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1390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding the endorsement of a person accused of war crimes and genocide. [28885/22]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland along with sixteen other EU member states nominated Dr Tedros for re-election as Director General of the World Health Organisation on 23rdSeptember 2021. It was felt that endorsing the work of the WHO overall and continuation of the process of strengthening the WHO, which Dr Tedros had begun, was more important than ever in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. There was widespread support for Dr Tedros, who was subsequently re-elected for a second term as Director General of the WHO during the World Health Assembly 75 (22ndto 28thMay 2022) with 155 Member States in favour to 5 Member States against.

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