Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

Statement and information to accompany recommendation under section 47 or 48

50. The Commission shall, in respect of each person whom it recommends to the Minister under section 47 or to the Minister or to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, as the case may be, under section 48 , provide to the Minister concerned—

(a) a statement setting out the reasons it is of the opinion that the person is suitable for appointment or for nomination for appointment or election, as the case may be, to the judicial office concerned,

(b) particulars of the person’s education, professional qualifications, experience, character and, in the case of a recommendation under section 47 , proficiency in the Irish language, and

(c) the results of the interview of the person conducted, in accordance with section 46 (2), by a panel of the Commission, and where applicable, the results of any other selection process conducted by the Commission in considering his or her application.