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Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will be brief in response. I note what Deputy Carthy said about the provenance of the Reynolds defence, which emanated from the British House of Lords. I am not trying to open up old wounds, but the jury system came from the British system of justice that operated in Ireland. I will not go back on that. Deputy Carthy said that people should not tell lies. Everyone agrees with that....

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: I do not argue with the Minister about any of that and that is why we are not opposing this section. I will make one point. The Minister suggested that the media never go out of their way to lie about someone. Can I suggest that he is saying that with the luxury of being a Fianna Fáil representative? If he were a representative of my party, he would not be able to say that. There...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 16: In page 9, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: "Abolition of Reynolds defence 12. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 26: “Abolition of Reynolds defence 26A. (1) Any common law defence known as the Reynolds defence that, immediately before the commencement of section 12 of the Defamation...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 17: In page 10, after line 37, to insert the following: "(2) The amendment effected by subsection (1) shall apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section.".

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 18: In page 11, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(2) The amendments effected by subsection (1) shall apply only to applications under section 28 of the Principal Act made on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section.".

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 8, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(2) The amendment effected by paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section.”.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 12: In page 8, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(2) The amendments effected by subsection (1) shall apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section.”.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 9, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(2) The amendment effected by subsection (1) shall apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section.”.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 9, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(2) The amendment effected by subsection (1) shall apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section.”.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Amendment agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Verona Murphy: Amendments Nos. 15 and 16 are related and will be discussed together.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 9, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Defence of publication on matter of public interest 11. (1) The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 26: “Publication on matter of public interest 26. (1) It shall be a defence (to be known as the ‘defence of publication on a matter of...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Minister for his remarks. Most people will welcome the clarification that these amendments bring. However, we need to be very clear as a House in terms of setting out precisely the need for this, if you want simplification of the defence of public interest. My position on this matter is fairly straightforward: media organisations or anybody who is publishing information...