'I've been busy this week': Simon Coveney has not spoken to Zappone in New York 

Former Children Minister Katherine Zappone's appointment as a UN envoy was subject to much criticism. Picture: PA

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says he has not spoken to Katherine Zappone since his appearance at the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr Coveney was leaving New York after meeting with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov and told reporters he had not spoken to Ms Zappone.