Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 27:

In page 10, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:

“Independence of the Judicial Function 10. (1) The Public Appointments Service and the Commission and their respective members—

(a) shall, in performing their functions under and in connection with this Act, uphold judicial independence,

(b) shall not, in connection with the performance of those functions, take advice or directions from any person otherwise than in accordance with this Act,

(c) shall not perform any of those functions with a view to influencing the interpretation of the law or the Constitution by the courts.”.