Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of expressions of interest and or applications she received through the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, the Office of the Attorney General or directly to her in respect of the Circuit Court vacancy filled by a person (details supplied). [40989/20]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Judicial appointments are made in accordance with Articles 13.9 and 35.1 of the Constitution, by the President acting on the advice of the Government. As with all judicial vacancies, a request is made to the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board (JAAB) for a list of suitable candidates for appointment and the names of all those who applied. The JAAB recommendations, along with any expressions of interest from serving judges, and all eligible judges for appointment, are considered.

All proceedings of the Board and all communications to the Board are confidential under the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995.

Whether or not existing judges put forward expressions of interest is a confidential matter for obvious reasons, and it is not the practice to release information that might identify any of those judges.