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Encyclopedia: Seanad Éireann Seanad Éireann (English: Senate of Ireland), the Irish Senate, is the upper house of the Oireachtas: the parliament of the Republic of Ireland Seanad Éireann (English: Senate of Ireland) was the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Irish Free State from 1922-1936. The modern Seanad Éireann was established by the Constitution of Ireland in 1937. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Seanad-%C3%89ireann

Seanad Éireann Seanad Éireann (pronounced, sch-anad Air-inn) the upper chamber of the Irish Parliament or Oireachtas (pronounced Err-och-tas). Seanad Éireann is chaired by the Cathaoirleach (pronounced, ka-here-loch). The Seanad has been accused of being ineffectual as a revising chamber, and also of patronage, with senators being failed Dáil candidates or allies of the Taoiseach. usapedia.com /s/seanad-eireann-1.html   (274 words)

65809. Yeats, William Butler. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996 Speech, March 3, 1926, to the Seanad Eireann, the Irish Senate, on the coinage bill. Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste. www.bartleby.com /66/9/65809.html   (78 words)

Sénat - International - Senates of the world - Chili Seanad Eireann (and Dáil Eireann) may indict the President of Ireland for specified improper conduct, on a motion introduced by at least 30 of its members, and based on a 2/3 majority of its members. The President of Seanad Eireann is an ex officio member of the Council of State (counsel of the President of Ireland). At the request of the Government, and with the prior consent of Seanad Eireann, the period during which the President of Ireland must promulgate laws may be shortened. www.senat.fr /senatsdumonde/english/irlande.html   (957 words)

BUNREACHT NA hÉIREANN Seanad Éireann shall be composed of sixty members, of whom eleven shall be nominated members and forty-nine shall be elected members. A general election for Seanad Éireann shall take place not later than ninety days after a dissolution of Dáil Éireann, and the first meeting of Seanad Éireann after the general election shall take place on a day to be fixed by the President on the advice of the Taoiseach. The members of Seanad Éireann to be elected by the Universities shall be elected on a franchise and in the manner to be provided by law. www.maths.tcd.ie /pub/Constitution/index.html   (957 words)

Senators Seanad Éireann normally meets on Wednesdays and Thursdays and its main business is the revising of legislation sent to it by Dáil Éireann. The Members of Seanad Éireann (Senate) are referred to as Senators and this leaflet gives a general overview of their work. However, as the electorate for the panels is made up of the Members of the incoming Dáil, the outgoing Seanad, county councils and county borough councils, the composition of Seanad Éireann, including the Taoiseach's nominees, will tend to reflect party strengths in Dáil Éireann. www.irlgov.ie /oireachtas/a-misc/senator.html   (514 words)

Oireachtas ireann Oireachtas ireann (pronounced 'or-och-tas air-inn') is the collective parliamentary name given to the President of Ireland and both houses of Parliament, Dil ireann and Seanad ireann. knowallabout.com /o/oi/oireachtas_eireann.html   (514 words)

SEANAD EIREANN (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS), ACT, 1936 Paragraphs (c) and (d)of sub-section (2) of section 2; paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3; in sub-section (2) of section 3, the words "and the Cathaoirleach of Seanad Eireann"; in sub-section (1) of section 6, the paragraph commencing with the words "the words" and ending with the word "nominated". Part VII; so much of section 65 as includes a Seanad election within the meaning of the word "election"; (if and so far as unrepealed) all references to Seanad elections and Seanad electors. —This Act may be cited as the Seanad Eireann (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1936. www.irishstatutebook.ie /1936_26.html   (829 words)

Irish Republic - Constitution Seanad Éireann shall be composed of sixty members, of whom eleven shall be nominated members and forty-nine shall be elected members. The Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann shall act as a member of the Commission in the place of the Chairman of Seanad Éireann on any occasion on which the office of Chairman of Seanad Éireann is vacant or on which the said Chairman is unable to act. A general election for Seanad Éireann shall take place not later than ninety days after a dissolution of Dáil Éireann, and the first meeting of Seanad Éireann after the general election shall take place on a day to be fixed by the President on the advice of the Taoiseach. www.uhb.fr /Langues/Cei/constit.htm   (9850 words)

No. 29/1928: SEANAD ELECTORAL ACT, 1928 —(1) Every Seanad election shall be held during the period commencing on the 16th day of November preceding the expiration of the term of office of the members retiring at such election and ending on the day of such expiration. (e) references to the House of Commons shall be construed as references to Seanad Eireann and references to the Speaker of the House of Commons shall be construed as references to the Cathaoirleach of Seanad Eireann. —(1) For the purpose of every Seanad election there shall be a Seanad returning officer who shall be appointed for each such election by the Minister not later than the 13th day of November preceding such election. www.acts.ie /zza29y1928.1.html   (1404 words)

Private Members (S) - Tithe an Oireachtais That Seanad Eireann: Calls on the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs that before signing any Placename Order under Section 5 of the Official Languages Act 2003 he shall have due regard for the expressed wishes of the local community concerned and the applicable local authority in each case. That Seanad Eireann: - Noting that in 2004 259 people were prosecuted for Social Welfare fraud amounting to €1 million and that 36 of those were sentenced to terms of Imprisonment... Seanad Eireann Private Members Business (Independent Group) 18th May 2005 - notes with alarm the publication in the past week of the latest American Express Holiday Cost of Living... www.oireachtas.ie /ViewDoc.asp?DocId=-1&CatID=63&m=a   (843 words)

The Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 and Public General Acts passed by Oireachtas of Saorstát Eireann during the year 1922. (3) For the purposes of this section Seanad Eireann shall be deemed to be the House of the Oireachtas corresponding to the Peers' House of the British Parliament and Dáil Eireann shall be deemed to be the House of the Oireachtas corresponding to the Commons' House of the British Parliament. Seanad Eireann shall be composed of citizens who shall be proposed on the grounds that they have done honour to the Nation by reason of useful public service or that, because of special qualifications or attainments, they represent important aspects of the Nation's life. One fourth of the members of Seanad Eireann shall be elected every three years from a panel constituted as hereinafter mentioned at an election at which the area of the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) shall form one electoral area, and the elections shall be held on principles of Proportional Representation. www.ucc.ie /celt/published/E900003-004/text002.html   (8086 words)

Articles - Oireachtas The Oireachtas of the Irish Free State consisted officially of the King and two houses, named, as their successors would be, Dáil Éireann (described, in this case, as a 'Chamber of Deputies') and Seanad Éireann. The Oireachtas consists of the President of Ireland and two houses: Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann (also known as the Senate). This was an extra-legal, unicameral parliament establish by Irish nationalists, known simply as Dáil Éireann (translated as 'Assembly of Ireland'). www.wathcesa.com /articles/Oireachtas   (8086 words)

NUI Elections - Ollscoil na hÉireann - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND Under Section 56(f)(ii) of the Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001, the Registration Officer is further authorised to remove the name of any graduate ‘after reasonable enquiry by the registration officer, whose address or the address to which the ballot paper is to be sent is unknown’. The legal basis for the University Seanad Éireann elections is Bunreacht na hÉireann, Article 18(4) and the relevant Act is the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937, as amended. The Seanad Election is governed by State legislation while the Convocation Elections are governed by University Statutes. www.nui.ie /elections   (1095 words)

Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann The first thing that a new Seanad does after a general election is to elect a Cathaoirleach (Speaker/Chairperson) from the Senators. The Cathaoirleach is the Chairperson of the Seanad Committee of Procedure and Privileges, which considers matters of procedure generally and recommends amendments to the "Standing Orders". The Cathaoirleach is the chairperson of the Seanad and must act impartially. www.oasis.gov.ie /government_in_ireland/government_and_politics_at_national_level/seanad_eireann/the_cathaoirleach.html   (325 words)

ACF167.htm The Seanad shares other functions with the Dáil, for example the removal from office of the President or of a judge of the Supreme Court, or the declaration of a state of emergency. Many members of the Seanad are also members of local authorities, although like TDs, they will no longer be allowed to hold a dual mandate (a seat in the Seanad, and a seat on a local government body) from the beginning of 2004. Seanad Éireann, which is the Upper House of the Oireachtas. www.finegael.ie /PubUploads/ACF167.htm   (3320 words)

Public Offices Commission - 10/10/03 - What are Seanad Éireann election returns? The most recent set of guidelines issued by the Standards Commission for a Seanad election were the guidelines published for the Seanad general election of 2002. Material relating to the Seanad general election of 2002 can be accessed in summary format on the website of the Standards Commission. The Standards Commission published a report to the Ceann Comhairle concerning the statutory documentation furnished to it in relation to the Seanad general election of 2002. www.sipo.gov.ie /2552_246.htm   (387 words)

Articles - Brian Hayes Hayes lost his seat in the 2002 general election but was elected to Seanad Éireann, where he serves as Fine Gael party leader and spokesperson on defence and Northern Ireland. From 1995 to 1997 he was appointed to Seanad Éireann by the then Taoiseach, John Bruton. Hayes was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1997 General Election for the constituency of Dublin South West. www.bronzebass.com /articles/Brian_Hayes?mySession=29cb5417963231107de130bbf35abf4b   (387 words)

ire Speaking in Seanad ireann Costello told senators that as a matter of law, the King was indeed 'King of Ireland' and Irish head of state and the President of Ireland was in effect no more than first citizen and a local notable, until the new law came into force. Among the new features of that new constitution were a President of Ireland, a renamed prime minister called taoiseach, a new senate called Seanad ireann, and a more Roman Catholic tone to the document which included a reference to the "special position of the Roman Catholic church" (since repealed). The Republic of Ireland Act was enacted in Oireachtas ireann with all parties voting for it. www.enlightenweb.net /e/ei/eire.html   (387 words)

Untitled Although the Government has no direct constitutional responsibility to Seanad Éireann, the Government's legislative proposals will be examined in Seanad Éireann by virtue of the fact that that House is a constituent part of the Oireachtas. Moreover, Members of the Government have a constitutional right of attendance in Seanad Éireann and either they or a Minister of State will be present when that House is dealing with Bills or holding debates on aspects of Government policy and administration. On the 50th anniversary of the first Dáil the Members of the Dáil and Seanad returned to the Round Room of Dublin’s Mansion House, where they were addressed by the then President of Ireland, Eamon de Valera (a Sinn Féin member of the first Dáil). indigo.ie /~keenagh/govt.html   (1736 words)

Seanad Éireann Order Paper "That Seanad Éireann believes that the existing expenditure limits for general elections should not be altered and that the issue of election expenditure before the date when an election is called be considered". That Seanad Éireann approves the draft Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour, copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 29th November, 2000." "That Seanad Éireann calls on the Minister for Transport to outline the reason Irish Rail are spending hundreds of thousands of Euro per year to transport train drivers between Dublin and Longford." www.irlgov.ie /oireachtas/OP/Jun03/Seanad/op120603s.htm   (3643 words)

CLERK OF SEANAD EIREANN (COMPENSATION) ACT, 1939 —(1) In this section the expression "Seanad Eireann" means the House which was, under that name, one of the Houses of the Oireachtas of Saorstát Eireann prior to the passing of the Constitution (Amendment No. 24) Act, 1936 (No. 18 of 1936). —This Act may be cited as the Clerk of Seanad Eireann (Compensation) Act, 1939. Power to grant special compensation to Clerk of former Seanad. www.irishstatutebook.ie /1939_16.html   (272 words)

Finance Bill 2001. Second stage speech in Seanad Eireann - Department of Finance - Government of Ireland Seanad Eireann will note that the Bill addresses a number of distinct economic priorities and social needs, both long term and short term. I would like now to put a few key statistics before Seanad Eireann that highlight the success of this Government’s income tax policies and indeed our overall economic success. Second stage speech in Seanad Eireann - Department of Finance - Government of Ireland www.finance.gov.ie /viewdoc.asp?DocID=1322   (6022 words)

Concert Tickets>>Bus ireann Home by the Constitution on Da· il E· ireann and Seanad E· ireann in regard to the possibility of the... Garda and officials from Bus ireann are continuing an investigation into an incident involving a... North standing for election to Da´ il E´ ireann or for election to the Presidency. www.cabareh.com /search_Bus__ireann___Home.aspx   (6022 words)

Articles - Michael Hayes (politician) He was also Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann between 1922 and 1932 and served in Seanad Éireann between 1938 and 1965. The following year Hayes lost his Dáil seat in the General Election, but was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1938. In 1921 he was elected to Dáil Éireann, becoming Minister for Education the following year. www.lastring.com /articles/Michael_Hayes_(politician)?mySession=fa59791455e5fa70f88e4926055215aa   (6022 words)

Seanad Éireann - Volume 69 - 16 December, 1970 - Appropriation Bill, 1970 (Certified Money Bill) : Second Stage (Resumed). The Seanad must not be regarded by the people as simply a place in which a Government majority automatically rides down even the most reasonable approaches on the part of the Opposition. I would appeal to him to see that that committee will be a joint committee of Dáil and Seanad and that it will mark the beginning of the utilisation of the potential of the Seanad in a positive national way. The only positive function for the Seanad in a modern democracy, in a bicameral system, is [113] as a spearhead of an adequate committee system. www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /S/0069/S.0069.197012160003.html   (6022 words)

SDLP Hume Address to Seanad Eireann It is a great honour for me to be asked to address Seanad Éireann and I am truly delighted to be here today. Members of this house, party-aligned and independent alike, have played an important role in the development of the peace process on our island. www.sdlp.ie /prhumeseanadeireann.shtm   (3669 words)

Speech by Minister McDaid to Seanad Eireann on Irish Sports Policy First, may I convey my thanks to the Cathaoirleach and Members of Seanad Eireann for the opportunity to take part in this discussion here today on Irish Sports Policy and on the issues currently impacting on sport in our country. It is against this background and the underperformance of some of Ireland's competitors in Sydney that this timely debate in the Seanad is taking place. Address by Dr James McDaid, T.D., Minister for Tourism Sport and Recreation in Seanad Eireann on Wednesday, 18th October 2000 at 4.00 p.m. www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie /Pressroom/pr_detail_prnt.asp?ID=116   (2067 words)

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