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Wed 03 Mar 2010Bill for Good Samaritans in final stages - Ahern
THE GOVERNMENT was in the final stages of preparing legislation protecting from liability those going to the aid of injured people, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern told the Dáil.
He said it would cover those who, acting with good intentions, assisted people who were injured or ill as a result of an accident or emergency. Such people would not have to fear being sued, he added.
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