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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 30:In page 12, to delete line 6 and substitute the following:“(g) the President of the Circuit Court, and”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Agreed.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Tá.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Votáil.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: We are saying "Votáil".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I call "Votáil".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: We are on the same team on this one. The provision has the potential to diminish the independence of the commission and re-politicise it. The sitting members could be tempted to act or vote in a certain way to garner Government approval and ensure being reappointed. It is only fair that a proper process takes place.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: It is no slur on the Minister. I made the point in the context of human nature being what it is.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister pointed out that these people could be capable and worth their places on the commission. That is possible and there is a good chance that they would be nominated to it again by the PAS, which is a political animal anyway. Given that one of the driving motivations of the Bill is to try to depoliticise the process, we are trying to create a situation in which a Minister cannot...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Why did the Government not make it a six-year term if that argument was solid? It is making the appointment a three-year term. Aside from the points that we have made about depoliticising this operation, many people, even very good ones, stay on boards for too long. Consider the teaching profession. Some of the most brilliant teachers have stayed in it for too long and do not do their...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Deputy O'Callaghan is still a bit fresh.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: We will give the boys the benefit of the doubt. Generally speaking, freshening up boards is positive.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: We will press it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Jim would like to say something on Bar Council.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to halt the demise in construction of traditional Slaney cots, in addition to the demise of traditional cot fishing practices on the river Slaney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3081/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 570. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason Pobal is categorised as not-for-profit and having a charitable status; if discussions have taken place regarding the categorisation of Pobal as a charity between his Department and other Departments; his views on whether Pobal's status as a charity may be in breach of the Charities Act 2009; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to initiate a cost benefit analysis review of information technology expenditure across all Government Departments and State agencies under their aegis; the most recent figure for the combined annual spend on information technology by Government Departments and State agencies; if all information technology contractors follow...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 42. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has satisfied himself that the €11,842,195 his Department paid to a company (details supplied) for contracts and projects in each of the years 2011 to 2017 constituted value for money; if each contract complied with public procurement obligations and requirements; if all contractors engaged through the company by his...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I commend the Minister on his speech. I commend the work of the committee and the Citizens' Assembly. I was critical of the Government's decision to delegate these deliberations to the Citizens' Assembly. While I believe that any Government worth its salt should have taken responsibility itself for ending Ireland's cruel and degrading treatment of women, I respect the work done and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: No. Let the Minister in now.