Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria used by Government when appointing lay persons to sit on the Judicial Advisory Appointments Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42028/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board is appointed under the provisions of the Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995. Section 13(2)(c) of the Act states that the Board may include "not more than three persons appointed by the Minister who shall be persons engaged in, or having knowledge or experience (being knowledge or experience that the Minister considers appropriate) of commerce, finance, administration or persons who have experience as consumers of the services provided by the courts that the Minister considers appropriate".