UN owes Ireland €11.5m for peacekeeping missions

Ireland is owed in the region of €11.5m by the UN for its contribution to peacekeeping missions in Lebanon and Chad.

Mon, 07 Jan, 2013 - 00:00
Conall Ó Fátharta

Defence Minister Alan Shatter confirmed that the money was still outstanding under a Memorandum of Understanding.

His department is in negotiations with the UN about the recovery of the money.

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