Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I believe Senator Ivana Bacik would be eminently qualified for appointment as a member of the Judiciary. This is a very good amendment. My only concern is that practical experience should be included also. It should not be confined to somebody who has been an academic for 12 years but has not practised law. If one is to face the public as a judge, one should have experience of a court and dealing with the different difficulties that arise on a daily basis. Other than that, I have no difficulty with the proposition, in principle.