National
Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann
- Irish: Seanadóir ainmnithe
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Taoiseach
- Exact method
- Nominated by the Taoiseach after the Dáil meets following a general election (Art. 18.3).
- Chosen by
- Taoiseach
- Seats
- 11
Who holds these seats now
- Alison Comyn FF since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Anne Rabbitte FF since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Dee Ryan FF since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Evanne Ní Chuilinn FG since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Gareth Scahill FG since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Imelda Goldsboro FF since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Joe Flaherty FF since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Lorraine Clifford-Lee FF since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Manus Boyle FG since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Nikki Bradley FG since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
- Noel O'Donovan FG since January 2025 Report Source: api.oireachtas.ie, checked
Sources
- 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: Nominated Member of 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: Nominated Member of Seanad Éireann in Irish
- 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: Alison Comyn, current term, Anne Rabbitte, current term, Dee Ryan, current term, Evanne Ní Chuilinn, current term, Gareth Scahill, current term and 6 more