Ireland

Section 1: International Context and Domestic Consultative Process

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – Protect, Respect & Remedy [page 8]

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights “are intended to apply to all business enterprises, both transnational and local, regardless of size, sector, location and ownership or structure.”

Section 3: Actions

II. Initial priorities for the Business and Human Rights Implementation Group [page 18]

“ix. Encourage companies and NGOs funded by the State to carry out human rights due diligence as appropriate to their size, the nature and context of operations and the severity of the risk of adverse human rights impacts.”