Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Bill 2026

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Creates defenses against abusive lawsuits targeting people engaged in public participation, allowing courts to strike out manifestly unfounded claims and award damages to defendants.
• Amends Defamation Act 2009 to add protections specifically for defamation cases involving public participation, mirroring protections for other civil proceedings.
• Enables courts to require plaintiffs to post security for costs, publish findings of abusive proceedings, and refuse enforcement of foreign judgments meeting SLAPP criteria.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 34th Dáil

   1 Jul 2026