28. (1) The Commission shall publish a diversity statement no later than 2 years after the coming into operation of this section and thereafter at least once in every 4 year period or such lesser period as the Commission may from time to time determine.

(2) A diversity statement shall set out the manner in which the Commission undertakes to give effect to the objective, set out in section 39(2)(b), that membership of the judiciary in each court in the State should reflect the diversity of the population of the State as a whole, and shall include procedures in place to achieve the objective, to the extent feasible and practicable, of improving the diversity of applicants and persons recommended for appointment and for nomination for appointment or election to judicial office including the procedures in place to assist in removing barriers faced by persons within the population as a whole that are under-represented in judicial office.

(3) The Commission shall consult with the President of the High Court, the President of the Circuit Court and the President of the District Court in so far as the diversity statement relates to judicial office in the court of the President concerned.