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Seanad Éireann
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upper house of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament)
Key facts
- Type
- Senate of the Oireachtas
- Established
- 29 December 1937 ( Modern form )
- Preceded by
- Irish Free State Seanad
- New session started
- 12 February 2025
- Cathaoirleach
- Mark Daly , FF , since 12 February 2025
- Leas chathaoirleach
- Maria Byrne , FG , since 19 February 2025
- Leader of the seanad
- Vacant
- Deputy leader
- Fiona O'Loughlin , FF , since 12 February 2025
- Opposition leader
- Conor Murphy , SF , since 12 February 2025
- Political groups
- Government (35) Fianna Fáil (19) Fine Gael (16) Opposition (24) Sinn Féin (6) Independent Group (8) Independent (8) Civil Engagement (4) Independent (4) Cross-Party Group (4) Labour (2) Green (1) Social Democrats (1) Aontú (1) Independent ( 1 ) Vacant (1)
- Committees
- 6 Administration Consolidation Bills Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Seanad) Seanad Public Consultation Selection
- Length of term
- No more than 5 years
- Authority
- Articles 18−19, Constitution of Ireland
- Salary
- €79,614 per year plus expenses
- Voting system
- Indirect election
- Last election
- 29−30 January 2025
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Houses of the Oireachtas website
Official website of Ireland's national parliament, comprising Dáil and Seanad Éireann and the Oireachtas Committees
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Encyclopedic overview
53°20′26″N 6°15′14″W / 53.34055°N 6.254021°W / 53.34055; -6.254021 Seanad Éireann (/ˈʃænəd ˈɛərən, ˈʃænəð/ SHAN-əd(h) AIR-ən; Irish: [ˈʃan̪ˠəd̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; "Senate of Ireland") is the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house).
The has 60 members known as senators (Irish: seanadóirí, singular: seanadóir). Unlike the Dáil, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by various methods. Its powers are more limited than those of the Dáil. New legislation can be initiated in the Seanad, but this may not include money bills or bill to amend the Constitution. Where a bill is rejected by the Seanad, the Dáil may deem it have been passed by the Seanad after 180 days. Since its establishment, it has been located in Leinster House.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seanad Éireann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.