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Seanad Éireann (1937–present)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Seanad_Éireann_(1937–present)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
upper house of the Oireachtas
gptkbp:authority
limited (cannot veto money bills)
gptkbp:constitution
gptkb:Constitution_of_Ireland
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:current_Cathaoirleach
Jerry Buttimer (as of 2024)
gptkbp:current_Leas-Chathaoirleach
Mark Daly (as of 2024)
gptkbp:current_term
gptkb:26th_Seanad
gptkbp:electionMethod
11 nominated by Taoiseach
43 by vocational panels
6 by university constituencies
gptkbp:established
1937
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Seanad Éireann (1937–present)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Dublin
gptkbp:meetingPlace
gptkb:Leinster_House
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
60
gptkbp:officialLanguage
English
Irish
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:Oireachtas
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Seanad_Éireann_(1922–1936)
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle
gptkb:Cathaoirleach
gptkbp:role
legislative review
advisory to Dáil Éireann
gptkbp:symbol
gptkb:Harp_of_Ireland
gptkbp:termLength
not fixed (maximum 5 years)
gptkbp:votingSystem
indirect election
gptkbp:website
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/seanad-eireann/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Senate_of_the_Irish_Free_State
gptkb:Irish_Free_State_Senate
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7