Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I did not ask the Minister to explain what is in the Defamation Act, as I know what it contains. I do not want a justification of the Minister's seamless thinking on this issue because it took a hell of a hammering to get him to admit that he might contemplate a referendum. The question I asked him was whether he intended to hold a referendum and, if so, whether he intended to hold it this year. Could he answer that for a start?

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