Results 19,441-19,460 of 20,459 for speaker:Frances Fitzgerald
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: No, I did not.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: What was the first question?
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: What was the first part of this question?
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Let me be very clear, and I have said this a number of times already. All applications that were in the system were all considered and due process was, and is, always accorded to all applications that come to the Minister for Justice and Equality, whether it is via the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board or the system that is in place for judges.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: All receive due process and due consideration.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: In this situation normal practice going back over several decades was followed. It is recorded in many different places-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----including in academic sources. Normal practice over a long period, including during the terms when the Deputy's party was in government, has been that the Minister for Justice-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Why does the Deputy not listen to the reply before he starts making comments?
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, I am answering the question. I am telling him that there is precedent here. The Minister for Justice and Equality in consultation with the Taoiseach brings a name to the Cabinet by way of nomination. That has always been the situation-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----for the personal privacy of applicants, for obvious professional and commercial reasons. Apart from anything else, this approach is central to the maintenance of the independence of our Judiciary-----
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----which we all know is recognised and highly valued.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: When an item is on a Cabinet agenda the information relating to that is covered by Cabinet confidentiality.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: That is the reply to the Deputy's question.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: The Taoiseach was in the Cabinet room at the same time as all other Ministers.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: He was present, obviously, for that discussion.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I had no prior discussion with the Taoiseach in relation to it.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I had no conversation with the current Taoiseach in relation to this appointment. I cannot comment further on it because, if I were to do so regarding the Deputy's question, I would be in breach of Cabinet confidentiality.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Like the Minister for Justice and Equality, I will not do that.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I am afraid that is a confidential matter. In terms of the approach that is taken to expressions of interest, there is a process that is followed in relation to the consideration of those. Normally, in consultation with the Taoiseach, a nomination is made to Cabinet.
- Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I just want to repeat again-----