Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion

Photo of Imelda MunsterImelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I raised the point because inclusion initiatives were mentioned. We can all agree that poverty and class are the ultimate barriers to inclusion. Let us take companies operating in the docklands, for example. What inclusion initiatives do they have? The area suffers from high levels of deprivation. Do the companies offer apprenticeships or scholarships to local people who might want to secure employment in a multinational company located in their own backyard?