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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Oct 1993

Vol. 434 No. 9

Written Answers. - Relations with International Organisations.

John Bruton

Question:

138 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the international organisations of which Ireland is a member for which he has responsibility.

My Department does not have primary responsibility for relations with any of the international organisations of which Ireland is a member. Such responsibility falls, for the most part, to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

John Bruton

Question:

139 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the international organisations of which Ireland is a member for which he has responsibility.

As Minister for Foreign Affairs I have primary or co-ordinating responsibility for the conduct of the State's relations with many of the major international organisations or institutions of which Ireland is a member, including notably the United Nations, the European Communities, the Council of Europe, the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

In the case of a wide range of specialist bodies of the UN system, for example the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) or the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the day-to-day operational function rests with the appropriate Government Department in each case. As regards intergovernmental legal bodies for which my Department is responsible I would mention the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the International Institute for the Unification of Private International Law (UNIDROIT)

The Department of Foreign Affairs also exercises the lead role in respect of the International Fund for Ireland.

John Bruton

Question:

140 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the international organisations of which Ireland is a member for which he has responsibility.

The following international organisations of which Ireland is a member are those for which my Department has primary responsibility.

European Investment Bank.

International Monetary Fund.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

World Bank Groups.

United Nations Common Fund for Commodities.

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