Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy may ask the same question in a number of ways or on a number of occasions but I am not in a position to depart from the current strictures in respect of Cabinet confidentiality that will not allow me deal in any detailed way, or to the Deputy's satisfaction, with issues about which he is asking. I can point out the provisions of the 1995 Act, with particular reference to the role and function of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board and the Constitution in the manner in which judges are appointed under our Constitution. With the greatest of respect, I will not get into the matter of numbers, names and identities for reasons well known to Deputy O'Callaghan.