Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 November 2005
233 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of barristers who have applied in their own right for consideration for appointment as District, Circuit and High Court judges since January 2004. [36238/05]
View answerThe Judicial Appointments Advisory Board was established pursuant to the provisions of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 to identify persons and inform the Government of the suitability of those persons for appointment to judicial office. Information on the number of applications received for the various judicial offices may be found in the annual reports of the board, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. The most recent report is in respect of the year 2004. Information on applications made to the board during the course of the current year will be made available in due course in its annual report for 2005.
