Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Judicial Appointments: Discussion

9:40 am

Photo of Denis O'DonovanDenis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)
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The point I want to make is that if we want more women on the High Court and the Supreme Court, 80% of lawyers are solicitors. If more solicitors were being chosen we would have a better chance of reaching a 40% or 45% measure in that regard by choosing from the ranks of solicitors of whom there are more women than men.