Seanad Éireann (/ˌʃænəd, -ðˈɛərən/;Senate of Ireland) is the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house). It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members senators (seanadóirí in Irish, singular: seanadóir). Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by various methods. Its powers are much weaker than those of the Dáil and it can only delay laws with which it disagrees, rather than veto them outright. It has been located, since its establishment, in Leinster House. The programme of the government formed in March 2011 sought to abolish the Seanad as part of a broader programme of constitutional reform.
Seanad Éireann (Irish pronunciation:[ˈʃan̪ˠəd̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; Senate of Ireland) was the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936. It has also been known simply as the Senate, or as the First Seanad. The Senate was established under the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State but a number of constitutional amendments were subsequently made to change the manner of its election and its powers. It was eventually abolished in 1936 when it attempted to obstruct constitutional reforms favoured by the government. It sat, like its modern successor, in Leinster House.
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The Free State Senate was subordinate to Dáil Éireann (the lower house) and could delay but not veto decisions of that house. Nonetheless, the Free State Senate had more power than its successor, the modern Seanad Éireann, which can only delay normal legislation for three months. As originally adopted the constitution provided that the Free State Senate had power to delay a money bill for 21 days (three weeks) and delay any other bill for 270 days (approximately nine months). In 1928, this second period was extended so that the Senate could delay a non-money bill for 20 months.
Senator Tom Clonan presenting his Motion on Irish Neutrality in Seanad Éireann
Watch Senator Tom Clonan present his Motion in favor of Irish Neutrality to the Seanad Chamber in Ireland on 23 November 2022.
published: 08 Feb 2023
Time, Safe, Stay raised in Seanad Éireann
Our Time, Safe, Stay campaign for #EpilepsyDay 2023 highlighted in Seanad Éireann by Senator Fiona O’Loughlin on the 14.2.23. To learn more about Time, Safe, Stay, visit our website at the link below.
https://www.epilepsy.ie/content/international-epilepsy-day-2023
published: 15 Feb 2023
Seanad Éireann Tour - Irish Version
Tour of Seanad Éireann - Irish Version 2015
published: 24 Feb 2015
Seanad Éireann Tour - English Version
Tour of Seanad Éireann - English Version 2015
published: 24 Feb 2015
Chairman Neal Delivers Remarks to the Seanad Éireann
On May 24, 2022, Chairman Richard E. Neal delivered remarks to the Seanad Éireann in the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin, Ireland.
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Chairman Richard Neal (MA-01)
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published: 24 May 2022
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins on the Covid-19 Crisis in Seanad Éireann
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, responding to the Covid-19 crisis in Seanad Éireann on 27th March 2020.
published: 18 Apr 2020
David Begg Speaking in Seanad Éireann on the 1913 Lockout
published: 27 Sep 2013
Seanad Éireann University panels
published: 04 May 2023
Seanad Éireann 2012
A look back at Seanad Éireann in 2012
published: 27 Dec 2012
TheJournal.ie: Seanad row over claims senators were inebriated
Our Time, Safe, Stay campaign for #EpilepsyDay 2023 highlighted in Seanad Éireann by Senator Fiona O’Loughlin on the 14.2.23. To learn more about Time, Safe, St...
Our Time, Safe, Stay campaign for #EpilepsyDay 2023 highlighted in Seanad Éireann by Senator Fiona O’Loughlin on the 14.2.23. To learn more about Time, Safe, Stay, visit our website at the link below.
https://www.epilepsy.ie/content/international-epilepsy-day-2023
Our Time, Safe, Stay campaign for #EpilepsyDay 2023 highlighted in Seanad Éireann by Senator Fiona O’Loughlin on the 14.2.23. To learn more about Time, Safe, Stay, visit our website at the link below.
https://www.epilepsy.ie/content/international-epilepsy-day-2023
On May 24, 2022, Chairman Richard E. Neal delivered remarks to the Seanad Éireann in the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin, Ireland.
Full Livestream:
https://...
On May 24, 2022, Chairman Richard E. Neal delivered remarks to the Seanad Éireann in the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin, Ireland.
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https://twitter.com/WaysMeansCmte/status/1529126073241198592
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Chairman Richard Neal (MA-01)
The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. Since 1865, the committee has continued to exercise jurisdiction over revenue and related issues such as tariffs, reciprocal trade agreements, and the bonded debt of the United States. Revenue-related aspects of the Social Security system, Medicare, and social services programs have come within Ways and Means’ purview in the 20th century.
Subcommittees: Health, Oversight, Select Revenue Measures, Social Security, Trade, and Worker and Family Support.
On May 24, 2022, Chairman Richard E. Neal delivered remarks to the Seanad Éireann in the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin, Ireland.
Full Livestream:
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Chairman Richard Neal (MA-01)
The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. Since 1865, the committee has continued to exercise jurisdiction over revenue and related issues such as tariffs, reciprocal trade agreements, and the bonded debt of the United States. Revenue-related aspects of the Social Security system, Medicare, and social services programs have come within Ways and Means’ purview in the 20th century.
Subcommittees: Health, Oversight, Select Revenue Measures, Social Security, Trade, and Worker and Family Support.
Our Time, Safe, Stay campaign for #EpilepsyDay 2023 highlighted in Seanad Éireann by Senator Fiona O’Loughlin on the 14.2.23. To learn more about Time, Safe, Stay, visit our website at the link below.
https://www.epilepsy.ie/content/international-epilepsy-day-2023
On May 24, 2022, Chairman Richard E. Neal delivered remarks to the Seanad Éireann in the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin, Ireland.
Full Livestream:
https://twitter.com/WaysMeansCmte/status/1529126073241198592
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Chairman Richard Neal (MA-01)
The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. Since 1865, the committee has continued to exercise jurisdiction over revenue and related issues such as tariffs, reciprocal trade agreements, and the bonded debt of the United States. Revenue-related aspects of the Social Security system, Medicare, and social services programs have come within Ways and Means’ purview in the 20th century.
Subcommittees: Health, Oversight, Select Revenue Measures, Social Security, Trade, and Worker and Family Support.
Seanad Éireann (/ˌʃænəd, -ðˈɛərən/;Senate of Ireland) is the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house). It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members senators (seanadóirí in Irish, singular: seanadóir). Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by various methods. Its powers are much weaker than those of the Dáil and it can only delay laws with which it disagrees, rather than veto them outright. It has been located, since its establishment, in Leinster House. The programme of the government formed in March 2011 sought to abolish the Seanad as part of a broader programme of constitutional reform.
(intro:Am) Am-C-F-C F-C-Am-C-F-C You can place your faith in God my friend, but no one knows his plan. You can place your faith in your brother, but he may fail you. So I am waiting for that Sunday Train. Place my faith in southern line. She may not be on time but she will come. She once was a proud one. Stretched from sea to shinning sea. She may not take you everywhere you want to go. But where you need to be she'll agree. So rest you'll weary legs, they carried you all this way. And climb aboard that Sunday train when she comes. When god banished Lilith from the garden, he gave us Eve he gave us steam. So trains climb up every mountain but never have they or set me free. So if your heart is weary and soul is like mine. Climb aboard that Sunday train
It has probably gone under the radar for many people but the country is in the midst of an election campaign to fill most of the seats in Seanad Éireann ... The Seanad debates legislation proposed by the Government.
The FineGael national executive council is set to ratify a swathe of new candidates for Seanad Éireann panels, with the party aiming to target constituencies where a second or third seat could be won in future general elections.
The Bill was passed at second stage by Seanad Éireann on December 5th, 2018, long before the barbaric and unforgivable Hamas war crime of the October 7th, 2023 invasion of southern Israel.
The 49-year-old started his political career in 2007 on the Agriculture Panel to Seanad Éireann and was later appointed Labour’s spokesperson on tourism ... .