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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.
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).
To be nominated, a candidate must have the signature of nine members of the Oireachtas. Nominations close on 22 March 2024 at 12 noon. Ballot papers will be issued on 15 April 2024 and the polls will close at 11 a.m. on 29 April 2024. All votes are cast by postal ballot, and are counted using the single transferable vote. Under this system ...
Timetable of 2025 Seanad election Deadline Universities Vocational Panel Nominations close 6 December 2024 18 December 2024 ("outside" panel: nominating bodies — civic society groups) 31 December 2024 ("inside" panel: Oireachtas members) Completion of panels — 8 January 2025 Ballot papers distributed 30 December 2024 15 January 2025 Polls close
The final elected seats to the Irish parliament’s upper house have been filled following a marathon counting process. Independent Eileen Flynn, Sinn Fein’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fail ...
Four Seanad seats remain to be filled in the final vocational panel as the marathon counting process for the Irish parliament’s upper house edges closer to conclusion.
The 26th Seanad was in office from 2020 to 2025. 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 27th Seanad has been in office since February 2025. The 2025 Seanad election took place in January 2025, following the 2024 general election to the 34th Dáil on 29 November 2024. It was fully composed on 7 February 2025 on the nomination of members by the taoiseach.