First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 40/2016 Official bill number / year
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- David Cullinane · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 15 Jun 2016
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Makes company officers personally liable for employment law breaches committed by their corporate body.
- Amends the Companies Act 2014 to impose individual accountability on officers acting for companies.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and has lapsed without becoming law.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil15 Jun 2016
Debates
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