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Leinster House from an illustration of 1757 by John Rocque. Leinster House was the former ducal residence in Dublin of the Duke of Leinster, and since 1922 has served as the parliament building of the Irish Free State, the predecessor of the modern Irish state, before which it functioned as the headquarters of the Royal Dublin Society.
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English: Leinster House, Ireland, Main Creator: French, Robert, 1841-1917 photographer Contributors: Lawrence, William, 1840-1932 In collection: The Lawrence ...
As a result, the Free State initially hired Leinster House from its then-owner, the Royal Dublin Society, in 1922, before buying it in 1924. Longer-term plans either to convert the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, into a national parliament or to build a new parliament house, all fell through, leaving Leinster House as the accidental result.
The Seanad sits Leinster House in Dublin, the same building as Dáil Eireann (lower house). It holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and 49 are elected.
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It proved a fiasco, as only 4 of 128 members of the House of Commons turned up, and 15 of the 64 Senators. [ 1 ] With the coming into existence of the Irish Free State in December 1922, Leinster House , the headquarters of the Royal Dublin Society , located next door to the Royal College of Science, became the provisional seat of the Free State ...