Results 19,401-19,420 of 20,459 for speaker:Frances Fitzgerald
- Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: They had two hours last night. You refused.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Taoiseach praised them.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Taoiseach praised them. He did not criticise them.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Withdraw what you said yesterday.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: We are most fortunate to have in Ireland a strong, independent, impartial and well-respected Judiciary. I have said on many occasions, particularly in the last year when we have been discussing the new judicial appointments Bill, that we have been very well served by those who have been appointed by Governments made up of all parties. Enshrined in Article 35.2 of the Constitution is the...
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Those are the facts of the situation. Where existing judges of the High Court, or any other court, put forward expressions of interest in a vacancy to the Attorney General, all such submissions are considered.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I want to be very clear about that. Of course, all such submissions are considered and are treated in a confidential manner, for very good and obvious reasons, as Deputies will agree. While, of course, such expressions of interest are always considered, constitutionally, the Government cannot be bound by any such expressions of interest in exercising its prerogative to advise the President...
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: No, it did not ignore it. This is not correct. It did not ignore it.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: As I said, there was no procedure before, and it was informal lobbying-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----it would appear, or making interests known, by judges. A procedure was put in place. It is not on a statutory basis but a procedure was put in place and the Judiciary is well aware of that procedure. We now have the possibility of extremely comprehensive legislation coming before the House next week. Work on the new legislation will now move forward under the guidance of my...
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I call on Deputy O'Callaghan, and others, to disassociate himself from the comments of his leader, who attempted to play the woman and not the issue.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I will deal with the first question. What I made very clear in my answer is that there is a process in place if a judge, any judge, wants to express an interest in a judicial vacancy. Under previous Governments there was not a process in place. There is now a process in place, and if any judge wants to express an interest at any point, not just when he or she knows there are vacancies but...
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Can I make it absolutely clear that all expressions of interest that were received in respect of this or any other vacancy had been absolutely appropriately dealt with----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----had been absolutely appropriately dealt with-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I have already-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Does the Deputy want me to answer?
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I have already outlined that there is a procedure in place, whereby they go to the Office of the Attorney General who then forwards them-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Sorry, would the Deputy mind listening to the answer?
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Attorney General then forwards them-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I am answering the question.