Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

EU Legislative Proposal on Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence: Discussion

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Spillane. Turning to Mr. Linehan, when Dr. Rachel Widdis was before us, she said there is little or no access to remedy for many of those affected by corporate harm. Will Mr. Linehan outline whether he agrees with this view? I am talking about someone such as, hypothetically, an indigenous person living in the Amazon and having his or her home destroyed as a result of an extractive process, which is down the value chain from an Irish-based multinational corporation. What prospect does this person have of seeking justice in Ireland and what kind of obstacles stand in their way?

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