Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 28:

In page 34, to delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute the following:

“Appointments to judicial office in the State: recommended persons to be first considered

51.(1) In advising the President in relation to the appointment of a person to judicial office in the State, the Government shall first consider for appointment those persons who have been recommended by the Commission to the Minister under section 47.

(2) Where the Government advises the President to appoint any person eligible for appointment to a judicial office other than the persons mentioned in subsection (1), a notice to that effect shall be published inIris Oifigiúilin accordance with section 54.

(3) The Government may request the Commission to confirm, prior to advising the President, that any person mentioned in subsection (1)is an eligible person.”.