Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Connolly for her intervention. A lot of the new EU instruments that are coming into context, and which this plan will have to respond to, are very technical in nature and we are trying to work these and bring them into the action plan. A significant number of the actions contained in this plan are under the purview of other Departments so obviously we are trying to work and liaise with them to ensure we have key deliverable actions agreed right across government. We are taking this very seriously. We know our obligations in terms of the UN to ensure we have the highest level of standards in human rights right at the heart of business. I assure the Deputy that we are taking it very seriously. I had a very significant discussion with officials yesterday on foot of the Deputy tabling this question for this morning. I will ensure that the action plan is published as quickly as possible, that key performance indicators are attached to it, that there are deliverables, and that it is monitored. We need to get it right to ensure we can deliver it in a timely manner.

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