Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On another issue, yesterday I voted to support the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill being debated and I will do the same today. The reason for it is not that I have been captured or bought by any politician or Government Minister. I do it because I firmly believe it is the right thing to do. International comparisons should be used, and all of the international non-legal research that has been carried out by academics who are not linked to the legal profession has shown that having a lay majority for judicial appointments works. It works in England and Scotland, where the chair is independent. It is the right course of action to take.