Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

It is fair to say that his work came to a conclusion. One of the difficulties associated with spelling out in greater detail in the Constitution how one removes a judge is that it makes it easier to so do, thereby undermining the independence of the institution. However, there was a full exploration in the last Dáil as to how one would go about such an enterprise. As for the judicial council Bill, I am anxious to make progress in this regard and I await the views of the Chief Justice on this Bill.