Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 10, to delete lines 26 to 33, and in page 11, to delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute the following: “Membership of Commission

9. (1) The Commission shall consist of 9 members, subject to section 45, being—

(a) the Chief Justice,

(b) subject to subsection (2), the President of the Court of Appeal,

(c) 2 members of the Judicial Council nominated and appointed in accordance with section 12,

(d) the Attorney General,

(e) 2 lay members appointed under section 13, and

(f) 2 members, one of which shall be a practising solicitor and one of which shall be a practising barrister nominated and appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

(2) Where the Commission is performing the function of selecting and recommending persons for appointment to judicial office in the High Court, Circuit Court or District Court, the President of the Court concerned, and not the President of the Court of Appeal, shall be the member for the purpose of performance of that function.

(3) The Chief Justice shall be the chairperson of the Commission.

(4) The General Council of the Bar of Ireland and the Law Society of Ireland shall each respectively nominate a practising barrister and a practising solicitor for appointment by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (1)(f).

(5) No person nominated and appointed under subsection (4)shall be entitled to receive any remuneration or expenses under section 14.”.