Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol (Resumed): Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I will take the Deputy's point on board. I would say we will be looking.
The Act also provides for three new Circuit Court judges to be appointed, because there is pressure on the docket of the Circuit Court. The judges who will work on this legislation will have specific training in implementing the specific provisions but I take the point. It is important there is consistency. This is a judicial decision and there cannot be interference from the Oireachtas or the Government. However, we have amended the legislation to make sure there is at least some element of transparency in the outcomes of these decisions.
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