Podcasts Government IIEA Talks Simon Coveney TD - Reflecting on Irelands first year on the UN Security Council

Simon Coveney TD - Reflecting on Irelands first year on the UN Security Council

Published: Dec. 15, 2021, 3:52 p.m.

b"In his address to the IIEA, Minister Coveney reflects on Ireland\\u2019s first year as an elected member of the UN Security Council. He outlines some of Ireland\\u2019s core achievements, review Ireland\\u2019s Presidency of the Security Council in September 2021, and briefly looks ahead to what is on the agenda for 2022.\\n\\nAs part of the IIEA's Global Europe project, this webinar is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs,\\n\\nAbout the Speaker:\\n\\nSimon Coveney TD is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence. He is also the Deputy Leader of Fine Gael. He previously served as T\\xe1naiste from 30 November, 2017 to 27 June, 2020, and Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government as well as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. He was appointed as Minister for Defence for the first time in 2014 and for a second time in 2020. He represents the Cork South Central constituency."