AG briefs opposition on impeachment process

THE joint Oireachtas Committee to be established for Judge Brian Curtin’s impeachment will be made up of between seven and nine members.

Attorney General Rory Brady yesterday gave opposition parties detailed briefings about the legal issues surrounding the impeachment process, during which he explained the rationale behind the Government’s approach in setting up a new committee that will hear all its evidence privately.

Government Chief Whip Mary Hanafin, who also attended the briefings yesterday, separately told the Irish Examiner that the composition of the committee would include TDs and senators from all parties and independent representatives.