Judicial Appointments Process: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-26
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Peadar Tóibín (AON), Meath West

The Chief Justice asked the Minister to only fill one particular role on the court. Is that correct? Given that there are thousands of cases in the system, increasing by the year, and that the courts system is underpowered as regards judges, it is very hard to understand why, with multiple applicants and access to different lists, the Minister would not fill more than one position on the Supreme Court. The view of people around the country is that since we have a rotating Taoiseach, we will also have rotating nominations to the Supreme Court. Can the Minister give a good reason people would be wrong about that?

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Sitting date: 2020-11-26