Dr. Laura Cahillane:

Exactly. I was going to say that diversity is more than just about gender. We know that the gender profile of the courts has improved in recent years, but when we are considering diversity we need to consider minority groups, professional backgrounds - as Dr. Kenny mentioned - and even geographic spread. That is something that other jurisdictions do consider. For example, in the UK there is a requirement to look at representation from Northern Ireland and Wales. They do look at issues such as geographic spread and it is wider than simply considering gender and minority groups.
In the UK, a report was recently commissioned by the Labour Party, entitled Judicial Diversity: Accelerating Change. One of its main recommendations was that a candidate's ability to contribute to a diverse judiciary should be taken into account when assessing their merit, and that merit should include the issue of diversity. That is certainly something we should look at here.