Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2022-06-29
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Helen McEntee (FG), Meath East

The reasons I set out on Committee Stage are those mentioned by the Deputy, specifically that the Act in question had not commenced. I had no opposition to it other than on the basis we were pre-empting something that had not been commenced. My information is it has not been commenced, but if it has, the provision is something I am very much open to. I must get clarification on that, however.
There is much in this Bill relating to the Irish language and specifications. I know there are later amendments in that regard specifically around judicial appointment nominees and ensuring we have a sufficient number proficient in the Irish language, as well as displaying diversity and everything else. If the Act in question has been commenced - I was informed it had not but we should be able to get clarity on it - I am open to revisiting the name.

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