EU Directives

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Ceisteanna (203)

Sinéad Gibney

Ceist:

203. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has conducted any regulatory impact assessment of the Omnibus proposals; and if so, if the Government will publish them; the concerns he has identified for workers and communities in company value chains, as well as impacts on the environment and climate action arising from deregulatory changes at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68137/25]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

As the Deputy is aware, the Omnibus proposals from the European Commission are at various stages of negotiation. The question of whether to conduct a Regulatory Impact Analysis at a domestic level arises in the context of giving effect in Irish law to the final text agreed at EU level.

Given the reference to company value chains, I am taking it that the Deputy is referring specifically to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) aspects of the Omnibus on Sustainability. I welcome progress to date on the proposal which is about finding an appropriate balance between obligations on business and ensuring adequate protections for the environment, climate and those impacted by the operations of companies. It is important to recognise that in-scope companies would, for the first time, have legal obligations to conduct risk-based human rights and environmental due diligence and integrate due diligence into all corporate policies and risk management systems.