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Dáil Éireann

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Seanad Éireann

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  • Cathaoirleach irishstatutebook.ie · checked
  • Mark Daly as Cathaoirleach api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Member of Seanad Éireann irishstatutebook.ie · checked
  • Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann irishstatutebook.ie · checked
  • Alison Comyn as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Anne Rabbitte as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Dee Ryan as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Evanne Ní Chuilinn as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Gareth Scahill as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Imelda Goldsboro as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Joe Flaherty as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Lorraine Clifford-Lee as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Manus Boyle as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Nikki Bradley as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
  • Noel O'Donovan as Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann api.oireachtas.ie · checked
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  • Sole power of making laws

    Has the sole and exclusive power of making laws for the State (Art. 15.2.1).

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  • irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann), Irish Statute Book, read 2026-10-12: existence, composition and powers of the President, Government, Oireachtas, Dáil, Seanad and courts. For: Oireachtas
  • irishstatutebook.ie · checked Bunreacht na hÉireann (Irish text) and oireachtas.ie / logainm.ie: Irish-language names of the State, provinces, institutions and offices. For: Oireachtas in Irish
  • irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, article cited in each power description, read 2026-10-12. For: Sole power of making laws
  • irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, Irish Statute Book, read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 28, 35). Seat counts: Oireachtas members list; Supreme Court composition: supremecourt.ie judges page, read 2026-10-12. For: Ceann Comhairle, Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Member of Dáil Éireann, Cathaoirleach, Member of Seanad Éireann, Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann
  • api.oireachtas.ie · checked Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, membership date ranges and parties, read 2026-10-12: start date, party, constituency or panel. For: Catherine Callaghan as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, John McGuinness as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, Natasha Newsome Drennan as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, Peter 'Chap' Cleere as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny and 228 more
  • api.oireachtas.ie · checked Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, member office ranges (Ceann Comhairle, Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Cathaoirleach, Taoiseach), read 2026-10-12. For: Verona Murphy as Ceann Comhairle, John McGuinness as Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Mark Daly as Cathaoirleach
  • api.oireachtas.ie · checked Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, member records (27th Seanad, 34th Dáil), read 2026-10-12: party date ranges for Martin Conway (Fine Gael to 2025-02-09, then Independent) and Eoin Hayes (Social Democrats, Independent 2025-01-10 to 2025-04-10, Social Democrats again). For: Martin Conway as Member of Seanad Éireann, Administrative Panel
  • irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland Arts. 12.3, 16.3, 18.8: latest legal dates, computed from first meeting of the 34th Dáil on 18 December 2024 and the President's inauguration on 11 November 2025. Seanad by-election 6 November 2026: Polling Day Order of 24 September 2026 as reported on Wikipedia, 2026 Seanad by-election (fallback; official order not fetched). For: By-election, November 6, 2026, General election, January 17, 2030, General election, March 18, 2030

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