Aubrey McCarthy (Independent)

I arrived just in time. I was watching the presentations from the office. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have a few questions. Regarding the presentations, the key issue being put forward, from an IBEC point of view, is that the urgency is on to transpose this omnibus into law as soon as possible. Is there any feedback regarding a dateline or timeline for that and when is one likely for that? There seems to be a disparity between EU companies and EU subsidiaries of non-EU companies regarding the 250 staff versus the 1,000 staff. What is needed in order to bring that into alignment? Is that being followed through? Has that been requested? Looking at the economic impact of the CSDDD on European businesses, is there empirical evidence supporting the claim that sustainability and regulation will affect business or will provide resilience? In other words, are they being supported to follow through? We all have concerns regarding climate but at the same time I know from being in business that businesses need support in order to facilitate the CSDDD.