Seanad debates
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage
4:00 pm
Joe O'Toole (Independent)
I ask for a certain amount of leeway. Members should be permitted to make points. It is a parliamentary convention rather than a rule that Members table amendments on Committee Stage which reflect and follow on from the points made on Second Stage. In this case, 35 out of 60 Members do not have this opportunity. It would be a gentle and open decision to allow a wider debate.
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