Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We would be leading ourselves into a difficult situation where we would replace one group with another. I would prefer to have a smaller commission than what is being proposed, but that is not going to happen. The great virtue of the Bill is that there will be a huge independent input into the choice of judges. Let no one say there will be no judicial influence because the representative of every court will be on it. They will have massive influence, more than I would like, but I acknowledge the importance of having them there to have a major input because they have expertise in the area. They should not, however, have the final decision because that will lay open the charge that we are just replacing one group with another. When the Bill is passed, political interference will be no more. That will be a great and radical achievement.

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