Ireland and the Council of Europe Accession Ireland was one of the ten States which founded the Council of Europe on 5 May 1949.

Committee of Ministers
- Micheál MARTIN, Foreign Minister
- Margaret HENNESSY, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe since September 2007.

Parliamentary Assembly
Ireland is represented in the Parliamentary Assembly by a delegation of 4 representatives and 4 substitutes, including.
- Frank FAHEY (ALDE), head of the delegation.

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Ireland is represented in Congress by a delegation of 4 representatives and 4 substitutes, including:
- William CAREY (EPP/CD), Meath County, head of the delegation.

Budget
The Council of Europe's ordinary budget for 2009 is € 205 002 000.The contribution of Ireland is € 2 340 302.83 (i.e. 1.1416 %).

Human Rights
Ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights on 25 February 1953.
- Judge to the European Court of Human Rights: Ann POWER.
- Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights: Michael O’BOYLE.
- Applications allocated to a decision body (*) in 2008 : 48
- Judgments in 2008: 0
(*) Do not include applications which are at the pre-judicial stage (incomplete case file)

Council of Europe Treaties
To date, Ireland has ratified and signed the following treaties

Updated : 02.02.2009