Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to face Dáil questions this week about her role in the nomination of Seamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court. Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy confirmed Ms McEntee is to face questions in the Dáil and hit out at Judge Clarke’s handling of the Woulfe saga, which has resulted in the unseemly stand-off. While the Judicial Council Act was enacted in 2019, certain sections related to judicial conduct were not commenced. The Judicial Conduct Committee was formally established with effect from June 30, 2020, and is required to submit draft guidelines concerning judicial conduct and ethics, within 12 months of its establishment. The Minister for Justice would like these guidelines completed as soon as possible,” a spokesman for Ms McEntee told the Irish Examiner.

Source: Irish Examiner November 15, 2020 16:41 UTC