Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I move amendment No. 24:

In page 37, lines 37 and 38, to delete all words from and including "The" in line 37 down to and including line 38 and substitute the following: "The Commission shall provide the Minister, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs in so far as it relates to the judicial office of judge of the European Court of Human Rights or the International Criminal Court, with a draft of each statement—".

Section 57 provides for the preparation and publication by the commission of a judicial selection statement, a statement of selection porcedures, as provided for under section 59, and a statement of knowledge, skills and attributes, as provided for under section 58. The amendment proposes that the commission shall provide the Ministers for Justice and Foreign Affairs with a draft of the statements and that it must take into account the views of the Ministers. The provision specifically references the Minister for Foreign Affairs because matters relating to the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court are under his or her jurisdiction. The purpose of the amendment is to provide greater clarity.