Seanad debates
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Defamation Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed)
3:00 pm
David Norris (Independent)
I would be very interested in hearing some of these examples, if the Minister can dig them out. I do not mean to be awkward, but I challenged his predecessor on the basis that I have yet to come across a convincing case where the libel laws frightened off a proper investigative journalist from an investigation. I asked him on a number of occasions, but he said he could not find such a case, having previously said such cases existed. It is just a little piece of forensic cross-examination.
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