Seanad debates
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage
4:00 pm
Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)
I wish to respond on a point of order. I spoke on the Bill and supported it, as did my party, in principle. Fine Gael has no objection to supporting it in principle. However, we have other comments to make. We did not offer carte blanche to any Minister to proceed with a Bill as he sees fit. Fine Gael Members will oppose sections with which they do not agree. While we agreed in principle with the Bill on Second Stage, this will not prevent us from making valid points on Committee or Report Stages.
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