Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-03
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

Rather than even calling a new vote, for example, the Leas-Chathaoirleach is proceeding with the vote whereby the time of two and one, which has always been applied previously, is now not being applied because she is telling us it is a discretionary matter. In other words, that there is a minimum of two and one and there is no maximum. In effect, on such a vote, it can be any period of time before people-----

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Sitting date: 2025-12-03