Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

In 2017, there was a contribution in the House and the question then from the now Taoiseach was about the lack of judicial experience. I would have though it was self-evident that this particular aspect would have been fully interrogated when it came to the appointment of a Supreme Court judge. The fact that the Taoiseach was not made aware that there were other judges who had applied beggars belief. The fact that this process is so deficient is undermining both the House and the Judiciary. I cannot see any other way of Members doing their jobs and holding the Government to account than properly debating this.

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