"Former children's minister was privately contacted by then minister Simon Coveney with an offer of the role Former children's minister Katherine Zappone has denied that she engaged in lobbying of government ministers to get a specialised role in the UN. In 2021, after she had lost her Dáil seat, Ms Zappone, who recently published her memoir - Love in a Time of Politics - was offered the part-time role of UN special envoy for freedom of opinion and expression."
"Former children's minister Katherine Zappone has denied that she engaged in lobbying of government ministers to get a specialised role in the UN. In 2021, after she had lost her Dáil seat, Ms Zappone, who recently published her memoir - Love in a Time of Politics - was offered the part-time role of UN special envoy for freedom of opinion and expression. Due to the fact the role was not externally advertised, it provoked controversy."
Katherine Zappone denied engaging in lobbying of government ministers to secure a specialised UN role. She was privately contacted by then minister Simon Coveney with an offer. The appointment occurred in 2021 after she had lost her Dáil seat. The position was a part-time UN special envoy for freedom of opinion and expression. The role was not externally advertised. The absence of an external advertisement provoked controversy. Zappone recently published a memoir titled Love in a Time of Politics.
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