Leo Varadkar: Independent panel is the modern way to appoint judges
Fianna Fáil and the presidents of the five courts have all voiced concerns about the Judicial Appointments Bill which would introduce a lay chairperson and a lay majority to the commission which selects judges.
Speaking in the Dáil, Leo Varadkar claimed the bill, which has been strongly pushed by Transport Minister Shane Ross, would implement a “modern” system used both in the private and public sectors as well as in other countries.
