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Seanad Éireann (/ ˈ ʃ æ n ə d ˈ ɛər ən, ˈ ʃ æ n ə ð / ⓘ SHAN-əd(h) AIR-ən, [3] Irish: [ˈʃan̪ˠəd̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; "Senate of Ireland") is the senate of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (defined as the house of representatives
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.
There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 are elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians; 6 are elected in two university constituencies; and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach who is appointed after the assembly of the 34th Dáil. It will remain in office until the close of poll for the 28th Seanad.
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 first Seanad election took place in 1938, and thereafter elections to the Seanad take place within 90 days of the dissolution of the Dáil. The Seventh Amendment , adopted in 1979, allows for a redistribution of the six university seats among the Dublin University, the National University of Ireland, and any other institutions of higher ...
There are 60 seats in Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). Its composition is set out in Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland . This provides for 11 senators to be nominated by the Taoiseach who is appointed next after the general election to Dáil Éireann (Ireland's house of representatives).
This was regulated by the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937. In 1979 when the dissolution of the NUI was being considered, the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution was approved which permitted the enfranchisement of any other institutions of higher education in the State, in substitution for the number provided, and allowing the ...
There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 Senators were elected by the vocational panels, 6 were elected by the two university constituencies, and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach. Three seats are elected by graduates of the National University of Ireland and three seats are elected by graduates and scholars of the Dublin University. [4]