Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 July 2025
965. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department's position on the Oireachtas joint committee on enterprise report on the EU Omnibus proposal; if the Government will use the report at the EU level to advocate for the protection of environmental and human rights safeguards in the supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43770/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to acknowledge the work undertaken by the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in relation to the Omnibus on Sustainability. This included public sessions held on 11th and 18th June, the latter of which included participation by officials from my Department in relation to the implications for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
I take it that the report referred to by the Deputy is the document entitled ‘Political Contribution on COM (2025)81’. I have noted the contents of the report and in particular the observations of the Joint Committee. I would point out that many of the issues raised have been addressed in my responses to a series of Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy.
As the Deputy is aware, the Polish Presidency achieved a Coreper mandate on 23 June 2025 for future negotiations with the European Parliament on the content aspect of the proposal. I understand that the European Parliament are expected to adopt a position on the proposals later in 2025, after which it is expected that trilogue negotiations will then commence.
Ireland has sought to play a constructive role in the negotiations and I will be mindful of the observations of the Joint Committee as the proposal progresses.
