The bill to reform the appointment of judges has finally passed the Dáil, after a week-long delay.
The Judicial Appointments Bill was approved by 83 votes to 53, with Fine Gael needing the support of Sinn Féin and left-wing TDs to get it passed.
The bill wasn’t ready for a vote last week because Fianna Fail TDs demanded extra speaking time to criticise it.
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It now goes to the Oireachtas justice committee to be considered, but will not be passed into law until near the end of the year.
