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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...

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

Verona Murphy: It will be at least 10 p.m. before we reach the voting block. We do not know how many more votes there will be in between.

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 6, line 25, to delete “instituted” and substitute “brought”.