It is giving to a commission of four judges and four laypersons a role in determining which of the eligible judges of the superior courts should be in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and who should become the president or Chief Justice of those courts. It is likewise with promotion from some lower court to the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court.
This group - the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the High Court and two elected judges, probably a Circuit Court judge and a District Court judge - will come up with a list of three people of the eight or nine ordinary members of the Supreme Court, which may or may not be all members of that court.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 6,411 words from 9 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Michael McDowell and Sharon Keogan; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Joe O'Reilly.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 4–12 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 5–13 |
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