Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024
An Bille um Chlúmhilleadh (Leasú), 2024
Public Bill 67/2024 · Status: Enacted · Most recent stage: Enacted
- First Stage
- Second Stage
- Committee Stage
- Report Stage
- Fifth Stage
- Enacted
Bill entitled an Act to provide that defamation actions in the High Court shall not be tried with a jury; to give effect to Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) in so far as it relates to defamation proceedings; for those and other purposes to amend the Defamation Act 2009; and to provide for related matters.
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Divisions on this bill
Votes recorded in Dáil debate sections the official record links to this bill. A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole.
| Date | Stage / section | Subject | Outcome | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage | Amendment put: | Lost | Tá 64 · Níl 86 · Staon 0 |
| 2025-04-30 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage | Question put: "That section 4 stand part of the Bill." | Carried | Tá 86 · Níl 64 · Staon 0 |
| 2025-07-02 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage | Amendment put: | _ | Tá 58 · Níl 84 · Staon 0 |
| 2025-07-02 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage | Amendment put: | Lost | Tá 60 · Níl 84 · Staon 0 |
| 2025-07-02 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage | Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." | Carried | Tá 83 · Níl 61 · Staon 0 |
| 2026-02-11 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: From the Seanad | Amendment put: | Carried | Tá 77 · Níl 66 · Staon 0 |
Debate history
Debate sections the official record links to this bill (both Houses).
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: From the Seanad |
| 2026-01-21 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages |
| 2025-12-17 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-12-11 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-12-03 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-11-18 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-11-12 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-10-22 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-10-15 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-10-09 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-10-01 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) |
| 2025-07-17 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage |
| 2025-07-09 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage |
| 2025-07-02 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage |
| 2025-04-30 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage |
| 2024-09-19 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage |
| 2024-09-19 | Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee |