Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Deputy Carroll MacNeill made the interesting observation that while international comparisons are very useful and can be very informative, they have to be comparable. There was a point about common law jurisdictions and advanced common law jurisdictions and these may not equate directly to other memberships of the various bodies. It was an interesting observation.