Seanad debates
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed)
3:00 pm
David Norris (Independent)
What are they paying for if they have not done anything for which they need to apologise? If that is the case, will they give me a few bob? They are prepared to hand out money apparently for no reason at all but they do not have to apologise or say they were wrong and admit liability. This is something fishy. People like Conrad Black, Sir Anthony O'Reilly and Rupert Murdoch do not hand out money for nothing. I want to know why they are giving out money with no admission that they were wrong. They will claim they settled out of court to shut the plaintiff up.
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