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The 26th Seanad has been in office since June 2020. The 2020 Seanad election followed the 2020 general election to the 33rd Dáil on 8 February. The Constitution of Ireland required a general election for Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), to take place no later than ninety days after the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil on 14 January 2020.
The Civil Engagement group is separate from the "Independent group", [4] a technical group long established within the Seanad. [ 5 ] Seanad technical groups do not mirror those in the Dáil; while O'Sullivan joined the Civil Engagement group in the 25th Seanad, in the 32nd Dáil , for example, Green Party TDs sat with the Social Democrats to ...
^ #: Member of the 26th Seanad ^ ‡: Previously a member of the Dáil or Seanad ^ §: Returned automatically without standing for election as outgoing Ceann Comhairle, in accordance with Article 16.6 of the Constitution of Ireland.
An indirect election to the 26th Seanad took place after the 2020 Irish general election, with postal ballots due on 30 and 31 March. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, with Dáil Éireann as the lower house of representatives.
The Constitution provides for the formation, at the direction of the president, following a request of 30 senators, of a joint "Committee of Privileges", [7] to decide on whether a specific Bill meets the definition of a "money bill", which would be subject to a maximum delay of 21 days by a Seanad resolution.
Conor Murphy, the party’s chief negotiator and Stormont Economy Minister, confirmed the move ahead of elections to the upper house of the Irish parliament in Dublin in early 2025, saying ...
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An indirect election to the 27th Seanad is taking place in January 2025, following the 2024 general election to the 34th Dáil in November 2024. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, with Dáil Éireann as its lower house. There are 60 seats in the Seanad.