Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised)
David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I suggested earlier that perhaps the Defence Forces might be invited to assist if they are required because they have a lot of logistical experience and expertise, as Deputy Berry knows well.
We recently received an email from Trócaire with respect to the European corporate sustainability due diligence directive. It has certain concerns about the directive. I do not want to open that particular Pandora's box right now but I want to highlight it. Trócaire maintains that many EU businesses are excluded, that measures concerning gender and human rights defenders are not as strong as they should be, and that there are civil liability barriers and barriers to accessing justice.
That probably does not arise right now but it has to do with businesses in Europe working abroad but not doing the right thing and being liable to prosecution here, as I understand it. There is a question of assisting victims abroad on this issue. It is something we might come back to later but I want to highlight it now.
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