713. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 23 of June 2015, if any additional persons have been added to the election roster since it was established in May 2013; if so, on what basis; the expertise the assessors had in assessing linguistic and computer skills; the way the assessors evaluate the language skills of the various applicants; if this involved an oral testing of the applicants; his views on whether his Department’s selection process meets the high standards expected by the European Union and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; his further views on whether the current model of selection would be in a position to stand up to review through the Irish courts system, such as from roster members who were not selected, but who have significantly better qualifications and experience than those who were; if he will commission an independent review of the roster system including selection processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28291/15]

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713. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 23 of June 2015, if any additional persons have been added to the election roster since it was established in May 2013; if so, on what basis; the expertise the assessors had in assessing linguistic and computer skills; the way the assessors evaluate the language skills of the various applicants; if this involved an oral testing of the applicants; his views on whether his Department’s selection process meets the high standards expected by the European Union and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; his further views on whether the current model of selection would be in a position to stand up to review through the Irish courts system, such as from roster members who were not selected, but who have significantly better qualifications and experience than those who were; if he will commission an independent review of the roster system including selection processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28291/15]

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