Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There may well be circumstances, for example, where the Government could ask the commission to revisit, to readvertise or to rehear. There may be circumstances, under the provisions of the Bill, where the names submitted by the commission will not be accepted. I do not envisage that to be the order of the day but there may well be exceptional circumstances which would and should allow for the Government to form a clear view that none of the names submitted reach an acceptable threshold for the Government. I do not expect that it would happen but the constitutional requirement is such that the Government can exercise or form such a view at any stage. In order to facilitate a revisiting or rehearing, there may be circumstances in which it is conceivable that somebody might be asked if he or she is interested in a particular position.