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

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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If it were to occur under current legislation, it would be a mere statement of the fact that the recommendation has not been accepted. Under the current amendment, Deputy Ó Laoghaire is going further than that in so far as a reasoned written explanation is concerned. That is where we are getting into constitutionally fraught territory. In fact, it is far more than the current requirement.