Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I wish to ask a very brief question on the proposed corporate sustainability due diligence directive, CSDDD. As the Minister knows, on 1 June 2023 the European Parliament will vote to decide the negotiating position in this regard. The general approach agreed in December 2022 has made access to justice and remedies for victims, which should be at the heart of this law, fairly inaccessible and unworkable. Will Ireland use its voice in the European Council to advocate for the removal of serious obstacles to accessing justice, which will undermine the objective and purpose of the directive? This is something we considered at this committee already and it is our intention to have further dialogue on this matter. I ask the Minister to outline Ireland's current position on this proposal.