PAC to discuss Katherine Zappone’s appointment as UN envoy

The Public Accounts Committee is to discuss the appointment of Katherine Zappone as a UN envoy at a meeting in September. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The appointment of Katherine Zappone as a UN envoy is to be discussed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) at a meeting in September.

The former children’s minister stepped back from the role of UN special envoy on freedom of opinion and expression after controversy arose around the manner of her appointment.