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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Response rates from 7.5k Leinster voters.
80% Yes |
20% No |
80% Yes |
20% No |
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Unique answers from Leinster voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9GDH6441yr1Y
No, this would disadvantage minority groups who would not be able to get elected otherwise. Travelers for example.
@9YNCGF62wks2W
Reform the voting process to be similar to Dáil elections, everyone should be able to vote for Seanad members.
@9DN5KJS1yr1Y
Should be abolish for better institutions
@9F5WPFP1yr1Y
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Seanad
@9H7CKHY12mos12MO
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
@9H6BRCM1yr1Y
Frankly I feel as if the Seanad is redundant and should be replaced with another more effective body.
@8DG6RF44yrs4Y
Seanad should be dismantled, it is essentially a waste of money and a fallback for candidates that didn't get elected to the Dail. If this is done however, more of a light needs to be shone on the work done and concerns raised by local councillors nationwide.
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