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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is a difficult issue. Deputy Smyth, is there anyone else you would like to answer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is a very good point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Absolutely. That is no difficulty. Given that Ms McNally has raised it a couple of times, I wish to follow up with a question about interviews. Who does she think is the appropriate person to interview a legal practitioner who is applying to be a judge of the High Court?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It seems obvious, but to what extent does it cross over legal professional independence to put oneself in a position where one is being questioned like that? It might be something we could talk to Ms McNally about later because I am conscious that Senator McDowell is next on the list. We might come back to that and let Senator McDowell come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It also means that by the time the judicial barrister or solicitor representative has been selected, he or she will potentially be so far removed from practice that this qualification will have become meaningless as it relates to his or her knowledge of the profession. I recall a president of the District Court telling me that, when he was on the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, JAAB,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Is that okay for Senator McDowell?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I totally agree with Deputy Creed. May I ask him to turn on his camera if possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will now take my opportunity to contribute. I have consistently disagreed with Dr. Hickey on that point, as he knows. I have also consistently disagreed on the issue of ranking. It is interesting that a tension between who decides and the level of political discretion is emerging in this conversation. Also in this conversation, there is a leaning towards pulling it away from politics...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Perhaps Dr. Kenny can respond to the questions addressed to the academics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Thank you. Is that okay for Senator Martin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is certainly why I chose the Law Society at an early career stage as I could not afford to train as a barrister and the Law Society was a different model. There is a broader range at that stage. I call Senator Barry Ward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I agree with much of what Senator Ward has said. I will ask the professions for their response and I will then call Senator Ruane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I apologise to Ms McNally. We have covered some of those points and I am keen to get Senator Ruane in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I would like to give the opportunity to anyone who would like to briefly come in before we conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Dr. Cahillane. The 2014 submission never reflected their own role in having deviated from the legislative process and substantially increased the political discretion, so I will set that one aside. Reducing the number of names and ranking them necessarily reduces political discretion. We need is more qualitative information coming from the JAAB or the JAC. That is absolutely true....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We have come to the end of our time. I tried to get the different groups back in at the end. I thank our Chair, Deputy James Lawless, who, knowing my long-standing interest in this issue, generously suggested that I chair this meeting and invited me to do so. I thank him for his thoughtfulness in doing so. That concludes our engagement with the witnesses. I propose that we publish all of...

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I acknowledge Deputy Howlin's role as a Minister in the Government that brought in this legislation. I also acknowledge the role of the then Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter. It was a priority in the civil law division of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and important legislation. I was thinking about our debate yesterday on the Private Security Services (Amendment)...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses from An Bord Pleanála for coming today. I want to look a bit ahead and to focus on An Bord Pleanála's work plan, its staffing arrangements to date and how it coped with Covid. Following Covid, one of the big developments is new capital investment in the country, especially with the increased capital projects in the national development plan, NDP, for example....

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Public consultation is a big part of the new framework. One of the fears people have relates to the unknown in terms of what disruption may be caused to the seabed because it is different and we cannot see it. People do not have the information they might need. Is there a way of expediting some of the analysis on the areas that have been identified for potential development and getting...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Walsh. It is a big issue in my constituency, which is coastal. I know people want to have their say.