Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2025-04-30
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Gary Gannon (SD), Dublin Central

I move amendment No. 3:
In page 14, to delete lines 6 to 14 and substitute the following:
“34E. (1)Where a defendant in defamation proceedings relating to his or her engagement in public participation makes an application to the court, in accordance with law, to strike out the claim as being an abusive lawsuit against public participation.”.

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Sitting date: 2025-04-30