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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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9GDH6446mos6MO
No, this would disadvantage minority groups who would not be able to get elected otherwise. Travelers for example.
@9H7CKHY5mos5MO
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
@9H6BRCM5mos5MO
Frankly I feel as if the Seanad is redundant and should be replaced with another more effective body.
@Adamjnr1yr1Y
No, though at least the 6 seats voted only by those with degrees from certain universities should be extended to all universities and for foreign Irish (USA UK EU etc)
@978QXVS1yr1Y
I think it should be elected but to elected them you should have to show some professional knowledge. I do not think attending a specific university is a good bar to set.
@94B9FFS2yrs2Y
Yes, but remove direct appointments and extend the colleges to satisfy all third party institutions.
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