Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion
Ms Saoirse Brady:
On the appointment of the board, it says in the notes that it is envisaged that it will be the Public Appointment Service process but that is not what the draft legislation. We find out more and more where the notes have the intention set out in them but the legislation does not. In fairness, a judge is not going to go back and look at the notes to the general scheme when interpreting the legislation at a later date. I believe that is something that needs to be crystal clear in the actual draft legislation and Act as enacted.
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