Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

He did. If he goes back to his presentation, he will see it was as if those in the legal profession are above the rest of us. He needs to be very careful in presenting the legal profession as above us. It is no different to any other profession in society. In this day and age, given the openness and transparency we are trying to create in our society, we need to try to ensure judges are never again appointed on the basis of who they know, which party they belong to or who influences them. It should be based on their legal experience and also their life experience.

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