Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
385. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Bill on corporate manslaughter will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the time frame for it becoming law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36514/15]
View answerThe Law Reform Commission’s 2005 report on corporate killing recommended an offence of corporate manslaughter, addressing corporate entities, and a derivative offence of “grossly negligent management causing death”, which could be addressed at high managerial agents within a company. Arising from this a Government decision of December 2010 approved the drafting by the Minister for Justice and Equality of a General Scheme of a Criminal Justice (Corporate Manslaughter) Bill to implement the principal recommendations in the report. An Interdepartmental Working Group was established to conduct a regulatory impact analysis of the proposals. This Interdepartmental Working Group on Corporate Manslaughter completed that analysis in 2014. Proposals for legislation in this area are under consideration in my Department but require further consultation with other relevant Departments and legal advice. It is not possible to state when proposals will come before the Oireachtas.
