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)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Yes. Mr. Herrick states at the beginning of his full submission: "At present, the judicial appointments system in Ireland does not align with best practice as outlined by international instruments on the independence of the judiciary." That is a big statement from the ICCL, which, as Mr. Herrick and I have discussed several times, I regard as an important institution for this State. That is a really crucial statement made by him and his organisation about the functionality of the courts and how people view that functionality. Can Mr. Herrick talk me through that before I ask my question?
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