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

I fully support the idea of alternative dispute resolution, ADR, procedures. Can the Minister indicate whether he is happy that media which are not part of the Press Council are adequately dealt with in the definition of specified ADR procedures, because there will be journals and foreign newspapers and the like which may not be part of the Press Council? I am just worried as to whether the proposed new section 34M will cover such cases, but I would like to hear that from the Minister.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-03