Ireland

By Daniel Morris | 25. April 2018

 

Section 3. Actions

I. Key commitments to ensure policy coherence across government [pages 16-17]

  • Commission a study to conduct a comprehensive baseline assessment of the legislative and regulatory framework pertaining to business and human rights as it applies in Ireland
  • Establish a ‘Business and Human Rights implementation group’, which will consist of representatives from government, the business community and civil society, and will meet twice a year to review the implementation of the National Plan over the first three years
  • Convene a forum on Business and Human Rights within two years of the adoption of the National Plan. This will bring together stakeholders including government, the business community and civil society and will facilitate the exchange of views on progress in delivering on the National Plan
  • Amend the terms of reference of the interdepartmental Committee on Human Rights to include the monitoring of the National Plan
  • Include Business and Human Rights as a regular item on the agenda of the DFAT Ngo standing Committee on Human Rights
  • Ensure coherence between the National Plan on Corporate social Responsibility and the National Plan on Business and Human Rights, including by promoting cooperation between the Business and Human Rights implementation Working group and the Corporate social Responsibility stakeholder Forum
  • Ensure coherence between the implementation of the National Plan on Business and Human Rights and Ireland’s National action Plan on Women, Peace and security
  • Ensure coherence between Ireland’s new trading strategy: ‘Ireland Connected: trading and investing in a dynamic World’ 10, and the National Plan on Business and Human Rights.

Annex 1 – list of additional and ongoing actions to be carried out across government

Trade and Investment [page 21]

Provide information to participants in overseas trade missions led by government representatives on human rights issues in the destination countries.

Ensure that state agencies and staff involved in promoting two-way trade and investment have received briefing and guidance on the purpose and implementation of the UN guiding Principles.