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Seanad Éireann
- Irish: Seanad Éireann
Governs Ireland · Part of Oireachtas
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Later (1 more scheduled)
- Must be held by March 2030 (no fixed date) General election · Member of Seanad Éireann
Who sits on it
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Cathaoirleach
Chosen by the Seanad Éireann from among its members
- Mark Daly Cathaoirleach · since February 2025
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49 members of Seanad Éireann
Elected
See every Member of Seanad Éireann and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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11 Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
Appointed by the Taoiseach
- Alison Comyn FF · since January 2025
- Anne Rabbitte FF · since January 2025
- Dee Ryan FF · since January 2025
- Evanne Ní Chuilinn FG · since January 2025
- Gareth Scahill FG · since January 2025
- Imelda Goldsboro FF · since January 2025
- Joe Flaherty FF · since January 2025
- Lorraine Clifford-Lee FF · since January 2025
- Manus Boyle FG · since January 2025
- Nikki Bradley FG · since January 2025
- Noel O'Donovan FG · since January 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- 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
What it can do
- Reviews and can delay legislation
May recommend amendments to bills and can delay most bills for up to 90 days; it has only limited powers over money bills (Art. 20, 21, 23).
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Sources for what it can do
- Reviews and can delay legislation irishstatutebook.ie · checked
Sources
- 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: Seanad Éireann
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Bunreacht na hÉireann (Irish text) and oireachtas.ie / logainm.ie: Irish-language names of the State, provinces, institutions and offices. For: Seanad Éireann in Irish
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, article cited in each power description, read 2026-10-12. For: Reviews and can delay legislation
- 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: 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: Diarmuid Wilson as Member of Seanad Éireann, Administrative Panel, Eileen Flynn as Member of Seanad Éireann, Administrative Panel, Fiona O'Loughlin as Member of Seanad Éireann, Administrative Panel, Garret Ahearn as Member of Seanad Éireann, Administrative Panel, Mark Daly as Member of Seanad Éireann, Administrative Panel and 54 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: Mark Daly as Cathaoirleach
- 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, March 18, 2030
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