Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

I do not agree with the Minister of State's analysis that the current legislation is sufficiently robust. He referred to the 2005 Act, but I would like to know how many people have been prosecuted under that legislation. I will get the answers through tabling a parliamentary question. How many people have received the maximum penalty of two years imprisonment or a fine of €3 million? I am sure when I get the figures I will see a difference between the number of people brought to book compared to the number of deaths. With regard to the Law Reform Commission the Minister of State spoke about the impact analysis being done and which it is hoped will be completed by the end of the year. Is it the intention of the Government to introduce legislation to give effect to the Law Reform Commission's report or will it be dependent on the impact analysis being undertaken?

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