Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
My understanding from previous discussions was that the reason the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board could not prioritise or rank candidates to date was that the Constitution mandates that the Government enjoys absolute discretion, and that fettering said discretion may be a constitutional issue. That is what I have heard to date. Does Mr. Condon not feel that is an impediment to the proposed Bill?
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