Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Select Committee on Justice and Equality

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 125:

In page 29, line 31, to delete “may” and substitute “shall publicly”.

This is a really tiny amendment. The Bill currently provides that the commission may provide information on the selection procedures and other matters in a statement. This amendment puts an obligation on the commission to publish the information so the public can access it. I do not believe it would be a very onerous task to publish the information on selection procedures if we are talking about transparency and public confidence.

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