David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

For information, the amendment proposes that a statement made under this Part shall contain an acknowledgement for the information of applicants that, in respect of any appointment to judicial office, the Government is not obliged to recommend to the President the appointment of any person recommended by the commission and may recommend the appointment of any person eligible in law to be appointed. It gives greater freedom to the Government in making these appointments so that it does not have to confine itself to the recommendation but can go outside it to find somebody who is peculiarly fitted to this particular position.