John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To date, 12 member states have provided notifications on the completion of procedures. Can the Minister of State update us on which member states have not moved forward on this matter? Is he concerned about the fact that they have not moved forward?

Has analysis been conducted on how human rights fit into our national plan for business and human rights? A UN treaty on business and human rights has been talked about for a long time. The EU and Ireland have dragged their heels on introducing a binding treaty on business and human rights.

The Minister of State might outline where we stand on a UN treaty on business and human rights, whether it is something we are supportive of and, if we are, how this co-operation agreement fits into that. He might give an outline of what analysis has been carried out on all of those critical pieces of work and also our position in regard to a binding UN treaty on business and human rights.