Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This appointment was entirely lawful, as I have said previously.

As regards section 18 of the 1995 Act, this relates of course to a meeting of the JAAB that occurred back in May. I cannot speak for Ms Justice Whelan, but it does stand to reason, to me, that perhaps back in May she was not interested in this position because she was still Attorney General.

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