Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Bill 2026
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.
Open the official pageThe official record
Official record- Place
- Houses of the Oireachtas
- Chamber
- Dáil Éireann
- Reference
- Bill 76 of 2026
- Stage
- First Stage
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 2026-07-01
- Scheduled
- 2026-07-01
- Sponsor
- Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Feed
- ie-oireachtas
Background research
Public dataResearching this decision across public reporting… this can take up to a minute.
How MPs voted
Official recordChecking the Commons voting record…
Make your voice count
Your viewSign in to record where you stand. Your choice is private; only the running totals are shown, and only after you have voted.
Who is involved
Public dataRecords of contact, donations, employment, or public advocacy do not by themselves prove improper influence or wrongdoing.
Checking the public registers…