Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed)
9:00 am
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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I move amendment No. 60:
In page 15, lines 35 to 37, to delete all words from and including “have” in line 35 down to and including line 37 and substitute the following:“have regard to:(a) the objective that the members of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraphs (e), (f) and (h) of section 12(1) will, amongst them, possess knowledge of, and experience in, as many as possible of the matters specified in subsection (7);
(b) the objective that the members of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraphs (e), (f) and (h) of section 12(1) will comprise an equal number of women and of men;
(c) the objective that the members of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraphs (e), (f) and (h) of section 12(1) will reflect the diversity of the population as a whole.”.