Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed)
1:30 pm
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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This is about making space for the best people for the job. Board members might be doing a perfectly adequate job, but someone who is even better qualified might come along. Rather than an appointment being at the blessing of the Minister, it should be open to a competitive process. Existing board members could go through that process as well.