Gabrielle McFadden (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It could be argued that the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, JAAB, needs to be changed with respect to how it does its business, to make it more transparent and to ensure it proposes fewer names to the Government. It has provided us with many excellent judges over the years. We have a Judiciary that is proud of its independence from Government. I disagree with Senator Daly's comments regarding judges who are older and male. There are many great women judges and I can name three or four of them off the top of my head such as-----