Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade...[was] asked...if a national implementation plan for the...Guiding Principles for business and human rights is currently being prepared...and if there will be an opportunity for interested parties to participate in the formulation of such a plan...[T]he Minister’s respon[ded]:...Consideration is being given as to how to address the Guiding Principles and how best to go about formulating our national action plan for their implementation. Government Departments will be examining how to take this forward in the coming period...He was [also] asked to explain: the way in which he will ensure his commitment to the...Guiding Principles...as set out in Irish Aid’s One World, One Future, with regard to Irish companies operating outside of Ireland; and if the legal and policy guidance will be provided to companies regarding their human rights responsibilities when operating overseas. His response...[was]:..One World, One Future makes a commitment to ensuring that economic development, including engagement by Irish companies, is compatible with Ireland’s commitment to human rights. It states that we will be guided by the...Guiding Principles...The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...is...preparing an implementation plan which will set out the steps to be taken to give effect to the commitments made in One World, One Future, including those on business and human rights.