Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Let me be very clear, and I have said this a number of times already. All applications that were in the system were all considered and due process was, and is, always accorded to all applications that come to the Minister for Justice and Equality, whether it is via the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board or the system that is in place for judges.

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