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- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Can I clarify the position on the grouping? I am going to speak to amendment No. 1. Does the Chairman wish me to speak to the other amendments immediately after that?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 8, to delete line 7. The amendment proposes the deletion of the definition of the "Director" of the office of the judicial appointments commission. The purpose behind all of these grouped amendments is to try to change the proposed legislation, which has within it a proposed mechanism which will have an office of the judicial appointments commission and,...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: What is it supposed to cost?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister knows so tell us.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: The question I wish to put to the Minister is the current cost per annum of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board. The reason that I put out the figure of €5,000 is that it was my recollection of a report in the Sunday Business Posta number of months ago which reported that the expenses of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board last year was in the region of €5,000. I...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: No. It is not agreed.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 8, line 23, to delete “, and has never held,”. This relates to the definition of a layperson. The amendment seeks to remove from the definition of "lay person" a person who previously held juridical office. At present the Bill states:“lay person” means a person who— (a) does not hold, and has never held, judicial office,...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Will I continue with mine or will we deal with amendment-----
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Amendment No. 11 seeks in page 8 to delete lines 34 to 36, and in page 9, to delete lines 1 and 2. That is for the purpose of removing what is the definition of the relevant period. The legislation as drafted stipulates that a person cannot have been a barrister or solicitor in the period of 15 years immediately preceding the latest date on which he or she may apply. Again I believe that...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Minister about retired judges. I am aware that the programme for Government has said there would be a lay majority and a lay chairman of the commission but perhaps the Minister will give his own personal and political opinion. Does he think it is a good idea that retired judges are excluded from membership of this commission? Consider the fact that we go to retired judged...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 8, lines 26 and 27, to delete “, and in the relevant period specified by subsection (2) for the purposes of this paragraph, was not,”.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 7:In page 8, to delete line 29.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 8:In page 8, to delete line 30. This grouping concerns the structure within the judicial appointments commission and how it proposes to operate. Under the legislation as drafted there will be a series of committees. Amendment No. 8 seeks the deletion of the definition of "Procedures Committee". Subsequent amendments, to which we will come to consider presently, seek...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Amendment No. 85 is tabled by Deputy Sean Sherlock.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Amendment No. 162 is an amendment to section 53, which refers to submissions or observations at request of the procedures committee. We are seeking the removal of the words "the Procedures Committee" and the substitution of "Commission". The commission will be doing this work as opposed to the procedures committee and that is the purpose of amendments Nos. 162 to 172, inclusive, in my name....
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response, to which I listened carefully. It indicates how complicated the procedure will be. Even the Minister must accept that the length of time required to provide an explanation to justify the procedures committee indicates that it is excessively complicated. The first amendment in my name and that of Deputy Jack Chambers attempts to prevent the...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I am sorry to interrupt Deputy Wallace. The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 is being discussed in the Dáil and I have to speak on it. The Minister has back-up in the Chamber. I do not know if Deputy Clare Daly plans to speak on that Bill.