Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-17
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Michael McDowell (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 26:
In page 22, to delete lines 38 to 42 and substitute the following:
“(5) The court may order that the relevant internet service provider pay any or all of the applicant’s costs where it appears that the service provider failed or refused unreasonably to provide the applicant with relevant information when requested so to do or where the applicant succeeds in obtaining an identification order.”.

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