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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: I join other Senators in congratulating the various candidates, successful and unsuccessful, in the Senate elections.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: Sorry, the local elections. I particularly mention the candidates who are assisting our group of ten Senators, two of whom were elected, Geraldine Donohue and James Geoghegan, and one of whom, my own Samantha Long, was not. I acknowledge their courage in standing and thank them for all they do to keep this House functioning so well. It is great to see people who participate in the affairs...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: Exactly, for the Protestants.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: I am endeavouring to come to a conclusion. I believe we need to extend a hand of real friendship and understanding to those people in Northern Ireland who are attempting to create a middle ground. We need to focus our political attention and efforts to supporting them.They are the people who, in the end, will bring about the reconciliation in Northern Ireland which is the fundamental...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: We still have the same number of nominating bodies.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: Are the registers in Cork the same as the new registers in Dublin, that is, alphabetical rather than by numbers on streets? They are impossible to use.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: By number.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: No. I mean in the estates.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: In Dublin, they are done alphabetically.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: It is crazy. They cannot be used any more.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: I cannot use them any more. They are useless.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: The section is not agreed to.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: Yes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: Vótáil.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 97ca:In page 33, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “51. (1) The Minister may, in respect of any vacancy in the District Court, the Circuit Court and the High Court, at the time of making a request to the Commission in accordance with section 40, direct the Commission to have regard to a specified class of business in a court to which it is...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: Yes, it should be "with which".

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: Subsection (2) states: "The Commission shall have regard to any direction made by the Minister under this section in discharging its functions in respect of any appointment in respect of which the direction applies." Subsection (3) states: "The Minister may from time to time consult with the Presidents of the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court in...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: On a point of order, Senator Norris pointed out that in the fourth line of the amendment, the word "to" should be "with". I ask the House's leave to amend the amendment to make it grammatical.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: The knee-jerk reaction of the Minister is regrettable. It is nothing to do with the independence of a body that it should receive a direction which it should take into account. The phraseology of the amendment does not trench on the independence of the commission at all. If we go back to the section that we have just approved, section 50, considering that we have been told that experience...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Michael McDowell: No, it states: "that it is reasonably anticipated a particular appointee to such office would deal with."