Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will make a point about the payment of compensation.

It is only in the event of the not-for-profit organisation bringing the action that compensation would not be forthcoming. In other cases relating to other aspects of the legislation, an individual can claim and be awarded compensation. I do not accept the amendments because of the fundamental change that would be made to our civil legal code. For such a wide-ranging and broadly based change to be introduced in an amendment to legislation would not be in the best interests of how we do our work and I do not accept it.

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