Former finance minister Michael McGrath faced three hours of questioning in the European Parliament in his successful bid to become commissioner for democracy, justice and rule of law. Mr McGrath required a two-thirds majority of a voting committee of MEPs to be approved as commissioner. While some nominees have been rejected during this process in the past, Mr McGrath will be officially confirmed on November 21. Mr McGrath said measures would be developed to address the addictive design of many online platforms. Mr McGrath said people had been “devastated by the defective concrete block issue” and that it was important they received “full remediation”.

Source: Irish Independent November 05, 2024 18:07 UTC