Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

Could the requirement to confirm it in printed form be included in the code of practice as an accepted norm? It is difficult to see how an immediate apology must be published within a certain early timeframe when we are dealing with what happens after an action has commenced. That will be after a considerable delay in any event because proceedings will not issue within a week, unless the circumstances are so grave that a party would seek immediate leave to go into the High Court on the basis of a sudden and grave offence against a person.

The Minister should consider this important issue, although I do not have an immediate solution as to where it may best fit into the legislation. I am not sure if this is the place.

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