2026/76
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Bill 2026
Introduced
1 July 2026
Last action
13 October 2026 · Report Stage
Status
Current
Sponsors
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Subjects
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1 official language
Irish
An Bille um Chásanna Dlí Straitéiseacha i gcoinne na Rannpháirtíochta Poiblí, 2026
Summary
Bill entitled an Act to give further 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’); to apply the provisions to domestic cases; for those purposes to amend the Defamation Act 2009; to repeal sections 19 and 20 of the Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026; and to provide for related matters.
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Timeline
1 July 2026
Published
Source: Dáil Éireann
1 July 2026
First Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
29 September 2026
Second Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
29 September 2026
Committee Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
13 October 2026
Report Stage
Current
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Documents
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Glossary/Gluais
pdf · EN · 28 September 2026
Explanatory Memorandum
pdf · EN · 1 July 2026
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pdf · EN · 1 July 2026
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Sponsors
- Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2026/76/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2026/76
- ireland · bill-2026-76 · source updated 3 November 2026