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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: There may be a hole in the Minister's amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: Section 47(3) states: "The person shall take no part in the performance by the Commission of the particular function and, accordingly, shall neither attend any meeting of it held for the purpose of the performance of the particular function nor cast any vote in relation to any decision falling to be made by it for that purpose." We are now, through amendment No. 95, putting in subsection...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: Would it not be better, in the circumstances, to withdraw this amendment?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: It is unsatisfactory that the Minister is proposing to provide a different regime for the presidents of the two lower courts than for the presidents of the two higher courts. If there is going to be a rule, it should apply to all of the presidencies. This amendment should be withdrawn and re-submitted.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: I am not trying to be difficult but the important point is that the Minister has said that is a special committee regime for appointment to the position of President of the High Court or President of the Court of Appeal. That is the model the Minister has proposed for section 44. This is different. This is dealing with the President of the High Court becoming an ordinary judge of, say, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: The delay charter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: I have a problem with the Order of Business in the time allocated for the Taoiseach's visit on Thursday. The nature of my problem is that an hour and a half has been allocated. Presumably, the Taoiseach will have the bones of half an hour to address us and a quarter of an hour at the end, with the remaining time to be divided between the spokespersons for the six groups represented in this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: Stepaside Garda station.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: What is the difference between stepping aside and side-stepping?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: The Order of Business is not agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: I echo what the leader of the Fianna Fáil group has stated about the proposal in respect of No. 3. I propose that No. 1 be deleted from the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: I am proposing that the Order of Business be amended by the deletion of No. 1. I do so because the opportunity is being taken by the Government today to avail of the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Ms Nancy Pelosi, to pull a stunt. I object strongly to what is happening. Others in the House will propose amendments to the Order of Business to deal with that issue....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: If the Government is of a mind to make a contribution, it would be appropriate to make some contribution of money to the restoration fund and it should be done in that spirit. Buildings are buildings and it was not the equivalent of the 9/11 tragedy. There is no need for cross-European mourning. The editorial today in The Irish Timesmakes a very good point. There is a need for us all to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: He should do his real job.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: Senator Buttimer voted to abolish the Seanad.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: No.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 95a:In page 32, lines 7 to 11, to delete all words from and including “was—” in line 7 down to and including line 11 and substitute the following:“was recommended by the Commission to the Minister in accordance with the provisions of this Act.”. This is a proposal to amend section 48 by the removal of all the words from the word "was"...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)

Michael McDowell: It would, because the Minister has not amended it. It would have gone to Report Stage with an unamended section 44 and with this House still unaware of the fine print of the Minister's proposal.The Minister is shaking his head. If I am getting something wrong------