Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-21
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Michael McDowell (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 11:
In page 10, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:
"(3) Failure or refusal by a plaintiff to respond to any attempt by the defendant to elicit a response to a statement proposed to be published by or with the involvement of the defendant shall not—
(a) constitute or imply consent to the publication of the statement, or
(b) entitle a court to draw any inference therefrom adverse to the plaintiff.".

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Sitting date: 2026-01-21