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I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, line 22, to delete the comma after “Act” and substitute the following: “— “cause of action”, “defamation” and “defamation action” have the same meanings as they have in the Principal Act;”. I move amendment No. 10: In page 7, line 19, after “corporate” to insert “that is made on or after the date of the coming into operation of section 6 of the Defamation (Amendment) Act 2025 ”.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Matt Carthy and Gary Gannon; Níl, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 60–84 |
| Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." | Carried | 83–61 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 60–85 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Carried | 86–62 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 84–64 |
| Amendment to amendment put: | Lost | 63–84 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 84–64 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 84–64 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 84–64 |
Party shown is the one each member held on 2025-07-02, frozen by a dated join — not their party today. The Oireachtas API publishes no date of birth and returns an empty gender field for every member in this period, so no age or gender breakdown is shown.