Vol. 535 No. 5
93 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made regarding his representations to the United Nations concerning moneys outstanding from the UN for compensation due to the State in respect of deaths and injuries to Irish soldiers serving with the UN in Lebanon and Cyprus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12924/01]
My Department makes ongoing efforts through Ireland's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York to recover the full value of claims made against the UN in respect of death and disability incidents affecting Irish personnel in UNIFIL and UNFICYP.
A total of £8.382 million has been received from the UN to date in respect of these incidents with £833,000 currently outstanding. The latter sum includes a figure of £171,000, a claim for which was submitted only at the end of January 2001. As much as £7.413 million of the moneys received has been obtained since 1996.
