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Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Minister of State, Deputy James Browne. Is it agreed that the Bill be now read a Second Time?

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (19 Sep 2024)

James Browne: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (19 Sep 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. When we adjourned, Deputy Richard O'Donoghue was in possession with five minutes remaining. He is no longer with us.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Mary Butler: He was concluded.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I broadly welcome this Bill. I have a few specific concerns with the legislation, which I will detail further. First, I would like to acknowledge the fact that this is long-awaited legislation that will make an incredible difference to the lives of thousands of people in Ireland and we must not delay in ensuring it passes as...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome this Bill. It is a positive Bill and I welcome the progress. Its purpose of course is to replace the Mental Health Acts, 2001 to 2022, which Acts themselves replaced the Mental Health Act 1945. I might come back to that date later, in terms of admissions for that year, and the still high admissions. Of course, this whole Bill reflects a shift on international level, forcing us...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Many heartfelt views were expressed for the Minister of State to respond to.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. In the time available to me, I want to address some of the issues raised. On the pre-legislative scrutiny and recommendations made, there is an increasing tendency on the Opposition side of the House to state that because the Government does not blindly accept the recommendations of an Oireachtas committee, it somehow has not taken them into...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I am thankful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate today on this Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024. It is a very important document. It is very important in terms of the principles it is setting out to abolish juries, which are a vital part of the public and in protecting public discourse. I wish to talk about that. Unfortunately, I will not do so as eloquently as my colleagues....

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I appreciate the time to speak on this Bill. I wish I had more time. The Dáil is just back in session and this is very serious legislation, as is the next Bill we will consider, the Mental Health Bill 2024. The Defamation (Amendment) Bill involves a lot of reading. I have a lot of people to thank for their help. Once again, under pressure, the library and research service has...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: At the outset, let me thank former judge, Mr. Justice Bernard Barton, for giving me a briefing on this issue some time ago and apologise to him - he is probably watching - that I have not been able to get back to him in the past two days. It has been a bit manic in advance of this debate. However, I am cognisant of his strong views on this Bill and I agree with them and with the concerns...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Murphy: There are aspects of the Bill that we can support and other aspects about which we have concerns. If we were to ask the average person on the street whether they see this as something that applies to them, they would say it does not, not because they fear their reputation being defamed but because there is a perception and reality about the cost of taking legal proceedings. It would only be...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will start by saying that, as a barrister, I have represented many people who have taken defamation claims. I have also represented many media organisations that have defended defamation claims. That does not give me any more authority than anyone else in the House to speak, but I have an insight into how defamation law has developed since the last significant enactment came into effect...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Pa Daly: That is not what the media said when they appeared before the media committee.

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Sep 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister of State can respond, but I suspect that that is part of the reason we have the provisions that are included in section 17. Politicians are perfectly entitled to institute defamation proceedings. In fact, some of the more significant defamation judgments have been as a result of politicians’ proceedings, whether instituted by the former Minister, Proinsias De Rossa,...