Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

There are draft heads of a judicial council Bill, the purpose of which is to provide effective remedies for complaints about judicial misbehaviour including lay participation in the investigation of the complaints, in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The draft heads, taking into account the work done by the Constitution Review Group, the All-Party Committee on the Constitution and the Chief Justice's committee on judicial ethics are the subject of certain consultations at present. That is where the work referred to by the Deputy now rests.

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