Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed)
2:00 pm
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I see the line being crossed in terms of the unfettered constitutional prerogative on the part of Government in the appointment of judges. Asking the Government to justify actions taken on foot of the exercise of such a provision is, to my mind, legally problematic.