Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland) is the government upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house). Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by various methods. Under Article 18 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann consists of sixty senators: Eleven nominated by the Taoiseach (prime minister); Six elected by the graduates of the University of Dublin and the National University of Ireland; 43 elected from five special panels of nominees (known as Vocational Panels) by an electorate consisting of TDs (member of Dáil Éireann), outgoing senators and members of city and county councils.
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@9GDH6443yrs3Y
No, this would disadvantage minority groups who would not be able to get elected otherwise. Travelers for example.
@BCWG8WF 2wks2W
Yes, all government officials should be elected by the people
@B9FGDYR4mos4MO
Yes, and have the county council choice who goes to the Seanad to make the council elections matter more than feedback to the national government
@B285GGX1yr1Y
No but all the people who are proposed by the teasoch should be tds how lost there seat in the last general election
@9ZVH9Y21yr1Y
The idea of the Seanad as a direct-democratic meritocratic house is good in theory, but constituency reform is urgently needed so that more fields/trades/unions/other groups are represented.
@9YNCGF61yr1Y
Reform the voting process to be similar to Dáil elections, everyone should be able to vote for Seanad members.
@9DN5KJS3yrs3Y
Should be abolish for better institutions
@9H7CKHY2yrs2Y
Yes, but it shouldn’t exist full stop as it’s a waste of time and taxpayer money on politicians who wield little to no power
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