Written answers
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Bodies
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of the members or former members of the judiciary who, during the past five years, have acted as chairperson or member of any body in or under his Department, or as chairperson or member of any inquiry, or have performed functions including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, patronage, advisory or law reform functions or any other role in or in any body under his Department or in any body wholly or partly funded by him, specifying in each case the name of the judge; if he or she is serving or retired; the Court of which he or she is or was a member; and the role or function performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10884/13]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below:
Name | Status | Court | Role | Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Her Hon. Judge Doirbhile Flanagan SC | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Chairperson | Censorship of Publications Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Francis D. Murphy, S.C. | Retired judge | Supreme Court | Chairperson | Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Declan Budd | Retired judge | High Court | Member | Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland |
| The Hon. Ms. Justice Mary Laffoy | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland |
| The Hon. Ms. Justice Mary Irvine | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick J. McCarthy | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee |
| The Hon. Mrs. Justice Susan Denham, Chief Justice | Serving Chief Justice | Supreme Court | Chairperson | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Nicholas Kearns, President | Serving President | High Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Nial Fennelly | Serving judge | Supreme Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Kevin Feeney | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Paul Gilligan | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Raymond Groarke, President | Serving President | Circuit Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| His Honour Judge Rory P. MacCabe | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| Her Honour Judge Rosemary Horgan, President | Serving President | District Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| Judge Gerard John Haughton | Serving judge | District Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Kevin Feeney | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Michael White | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill | Serving judge | High Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Matthew Deery | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| Her Honour Judge Miriam Malone | Serving judge | District Court | Member | Courts Service Board |
| Her Hon. Judge Yvonne Murphy | Retired judge | Circuit Court | Chairperson | Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Paul McDermott | Serving judge | High Court | Chairperson | Expert Group on Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Hugh O'Flaherty | Retired judge | Supreme Court | Member | Garda Síochána Arbitration Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Esmond Smyth | Former President of the Circuit Court and former High Court judge | Circuit Court/High Court | Chairperson | Advisory Committee on Garda Interviewing of Suspects (Smyth Committee) |
| His Hon. Judge Matthew Deery | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Chairperson | Garda Síochána Complaints Appeal Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Kevin Haugh | Serving judge | High Court | Chairperson | Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Frederick Morris | Former President of the High Court | High Court | Chairperson and sole Member | Morris Tribunal |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Hardiman | Serving judge | Supreme Court | Chairperson | Irish Legal Terms Advisory Committee |
| His. Hon. Judge Rory P. MacCabe | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Member | Irish Legal Terms Advisory Committee |
| Judge Victor Blake | Serving judge | District Court | Member | Irish Legal Terms Advisory Committee |
| Judge Uinsin MacGruairc | Retired judge | District Court | Member Previously served as a Member of the Committee in his capacity as a District Court judge | Irish Legal Terms Advisory Committee |
| The Hon. Mrs. Justice Susan Denham, Chief Justice | Serving Chief Justice | Supreme Court | Chairperson | Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Nicholas Kearns, President | Serving President of the High Court | High Court | Member | Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Raymond Groarke, President | Serving President of the Circuit Court | Circuit Court | Member | Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
| Her Honour Judge Rosemary Horgan, President | Serving President of the District Court | District Court | Member | Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Matthew Deery | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Member | Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
| Her Honour Judge Miriam Malone | Serving judge | District Court | Member | Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Kevin Feeney | Serving judge | High Court | Designated Judge | Pursuant to Section 12(3) of the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill | Serving judge | High Court | Designated Judge | Pursuant to Section 8 of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 (as amended by Section 11 of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011). |
| His Hon. Judge Carroll Moran | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Complaints Referee | Pursuant to the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Thomas Smyth | Retired judge | High Court | Covert Human Intelligence Sources Oversight Authority | Covert Human Intelligence Sources Oversight Authority |
| His Hon. Mr. Justice Peter Smithwick | Retired judge | President of the District Court | Sole Member | Smithwick Tribunal |
| Judge Michael Reilly | Retired judge | District Court | Inspector of Prisons | Inspector of Prisons |
| The Hon. Mr Justice Brian McCracken | Retired judge | Supreme Court | Chairperson | Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Hugh Geoghegan | Retired judge | Supreme Court | Presiding Officer | Citizenship Ceremony |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice John Mac Menamin | Serving judge | Supreme Court | Presiding Officer | Citizenship Ceremony |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Bryan Mc Mahon | Retired judge | High Court | Presiding Officer | Citizenship Ceremony |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Declan Budd | Retired judge | High Court | Presiding Officer | Citizenship Ceremony |
| Her Hon. Judge Sarah Berkeley | Serving judge | Circuit Court | Presiding Officer | Citizenship Ceremony |
| Judge Elizabeth McGrath | Serving judge | District Court | Presiding Officer | Citizenship Ceremony |
| The Hon. Ms. Judge Mary Laffoy | Serving judge | High Court | ex-officio Chairperson | Registration of Deeds and Titles Rules Committee |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Garrett Sheehan | Serving judge | Central Criminal Court | Member | Working Group conducting a Strategic review of Penal Policy |
I also wish to inform the Deputy that in the time available to answer this Question An Garda Síochána were unable to furnish the information requested. Should they provide information same will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
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