Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-11-15
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Michael McDowell (IND), National University of Ireland

As Senator Ward was speaking, I wondered where we would be in jury cases? A jury of people who know Irish Sign Language could not be empanelled with any convenience. We have to be realistic. ISL is recognised as a language under the legislation referred to by the Minister but, in its present state of usage, there are limits to how realistic it is to conduct proceedings entirely through that language.

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Sitting date: 2022-11-15