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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Death of Fr. Niall Molloy.

Monitoring judicial performance

Summary

Deputy Allen asks about creating an independent body to monitor judges; the Ceann Comhairle rules that this is a separate question.

Is the Minister aware that when in the House on a number of occasions I tried to raise the question of what I would call inconsistent decisions by the Judiciary and gave notice to the Chair that I wished to raise this matter on the Adjournment I was informed that the question of an independent body to monitor the performance of judges was a matter for new legislation, and under those circumstances I should like to ask the Minister if he proposes to set up a body to monitor the performance of judges in view of——

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

That is a separate question. The four questions the Minister is taking together call for the setting up of an inquiry.

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