Court must avoid judiciary being dragged into super juniors ‘political contest’
The High Court ought to resist any attempt to bring the judiciary into a political contest being “played as an away fixture ”, the court was told as it hears a challenge over the constitutionality of super junior appointments.
The three-judge division of the High Court is hearing the case, brought by Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly, who is challenging the attendance of the so-called super junior ministers at Cabinet meetings.
On Monday afternoon, the Attorney General (AG) Rossa Fanning told the court that the Constitution does not forbid the attendance of super junior ministers while simultaneously allowing the attendance of the Secretary General and the AG.
Mr Fanning, SC for the Government, said Mr Daly is asking the court to write in a new constitutional provisional that is “simply not contained ” in the text.
He claimed that Mr Daly is asking the court to enter the “political thicket ” and to intervene in the inner workings of Government.
He said th...
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