Simon Coveney to face questions on Katherine Zappone appointment process 

Foreign Affairs Committee Cathaoirleach Charlie Flanagan said the appointment had generated 'considerable public concern'

Former children's minister Katherine Zappone was appointed as UN special envoy on freedom of opinion and expression in July amid accusations of cronyism. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney will come before the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday to discuss the process around the appointment of Katherine Zappone as UN special envoy.

Former children's minister Ms Zappone was appointed as UN special envoy on freedom of opinion and expression in July amid accusations of cronyism, as the job was not publicly advertised.