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
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The amendment seeks to substitute "may" with “shall publicly”. I believe that the word "publicly" is not necessary because it would mean they would have to set it out in a published statement. However, it is discretionary currently and it should be mandatory that the public and applicants should know what are the information and selection procedures for somebody who wants to apply for a job, as opposed to the information not being disclosed by the commission. I support the word "shall" but I believe we could do without the word "publicly".
No comments