Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 589: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide the background regarding his introduction of the corporate manslaughter Bill; the legislation that currently exists in this area; when this Bill will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1268/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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On 14 December last the Government agreed my proposals for the preparation of a Corporate Manslaughter Bill.

The Government's decision arises from its consideration of the "Law Reform Commission Report on Corporate Killing" (LRC 77-2005).

While there is a possibility, at present, to prosecute a corporate entity for manslaughter under common law, the Commission has highlighted that the current law of corporate liability for manslaughter does not provide a clear basis for constructing liability. The Commission recommends that a new basis, contained in legislative form, be put in place.