Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----and assist the appointments commission in deciding that one person was more suitable than another, I would like to hear what the questions are. So far, I have been told by Senator Noone that maybe somebody would like to put forward something about him or her which would not otherwise be apparent. There is a place to do that, namely, in a CV. If it is supposed to be that one is a more charming person or a smiler person when the other person is a scowler, that is not the basis on which merit-based decisions should be made in respect of appointments. The demeanour of somebody could be quite irrelevant to their potential excellence as a judge. I speak from some experience that many judges-----