Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Members who turned up to make up a quorum.

In his response, the Minister might deal with the issue of the disagreement between the various groupings in Ireland.

GRECO, in paragraph 35 of the report, "calls for an independent authority drawn in substantial part from the judiciary to be authorised to make recommendations or opinions prior to such appointments". That comes from the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 17 November 2012. I have had the misfortune to find myself lying on a CAT laboratory table with a cardiologist having a look at the inside of my ticker. I am delighted that cardiologist was appointed by people who were medically qualified. The same applies if I find myself in front of a member of the Judiciary.I understand some of the points made here. Some of the rulings we get from the courts are hard to understand. In any walk of Irish life in which I have ever been involved there have been allegations of cronyism, and I take them all with a pinch of salt. People say it about things that go on here. I am not sure that cronyism is the real issue.