Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I listened carefully to what both Senators had to say and the more I listen to Senator McDowell, the more I believe the points he makes in support of his amendment are already catered for under section 50, which has already been debated and passed.

The only other point I would make is that there is a representative of all the courts on the commission in any event. It will be the job of the commission to make a recommendation, having regard to the various submissions, discourse and debate that will take place at a commission hearing. I would assume that the representatives who were present for and on behalf of the courts would be minded to include such references as made by the Senator in their recommendation to Government. We debated earlier, for example, the role profile. That role profile would include the attributes, skills, qualities, expertise and experience, which Senator McDowell said had been deliberately omitted from the Bill. Not at all. That will be included, and a provision has been made for such.