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# Seanad reform

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# Seanad reform
Government has two years to expand Seanad electorate, Supreme Court rules
The current electoral system, which excludes many unviersities, was deemed unconstitutional earlier this year.
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Jul 26th 2023, 5:19 PM
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# Seanad reform
Taoiseach says electing people from Northern Ireland will give the Seanad an 'all-island dimension'
Varadkar made the comment as he announced that a new committee on Seanad reform is to be set up.
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Feb 1st 2018, 3:44 PM
Voices
Trivialities of the 'reformed' Seanad: 'Senators talking about All-Ireland tickets and seagulls'
Voters chose by a narrow margin in a referendum in 2013 to retain the Seanad. It’s unlikely they are happy with that decision, writes Senator Gerard P Craughwell.
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Jan 15th 2017, 12:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should the Seanad have been scrapped?
The Taoiseach’s nominees to the upper house will be announced today.
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May 27th 2016, 9:24 AM
# 1916 pride
What does it mean to be a republican in 2016? We asked this Sinn Féin senator
Fintan Warfield thinks ‘you don’t have to be a Shinner to be a republican’.
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May 1st 2016, 7:30 AM
# The other house
The government won't be doing any Seanad reform after all
Proposals to expand the electorate will not be implemented before the election.
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Oct 14th 2015, 12:52 PM
# Mind = blown
Look at how incredibly complicated it is to elect Senators...
Our minds are blown. Our heads hurt.
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Apr 20th 2015, 6:45 PM
# totally rad
Check out these VERY radical proposals to reform the Seanad
The Seanad Working Group on Reform has published a report calling for overhaul of the upper house.
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Apr 13th 2015, 10:45 PM
# The Upper Room
Over a year after the Seanad referendum, there will be reforms
A working group will report back to the government by March.
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Dec 7th 2014, 4:02 PM
# Friday sitting
Minister nominated for 'brass neck of the year' as TDs row about Seanad reform
Fianna Fáil’s proposal to overhaul the upper house will be opposed by the government.
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Mar 28th 2014, 11:53 AM
# Oireachtas agenda
Seanad reform, wind energy and Irish prisoners in the UK
Everything happening in Leinster House today.
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Mar 11th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Political wallop
Here's why the government could lose more Seanad votes in the coming months
A wafer-thin majority and ‘the three amigos’ could all spell trouble for the coalition…
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Mar 1st 2014, 8:45 AM
# Opposition wins
Government beaten as senators vote to ban upward only rent reviews
There was applause in the chamber, but not from Fine Gael or Labour senators.
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Feb 26th 2014, 4:02 PM
# Seanad reform
Plan to increase Seanad voters by 650,000 published
Minister Phil Hogan said that the expansion is overdue.
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Feb 14th 2014, 4:12 PM
# What reform?
Senator admits his two-day week 'gives the impression the Seanad is full of dossers'
Earlier, the Taoiseach promised that senators will get more work once legislation to give all third-level graduates a vote in Seanad elections is passed. The upper house is sitting for just a day-and-a-half this week.
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Feb 4th 2014, 6:42 PM
# Seanad reform
Fianna Fáil: Our Seanad bill is 'fundamental reform that people deserve'
The party has published a bill to reform the upper house within the constraints of the current Constitution.
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Jan 9th 2014, 12:08 PM
# Seanad reform
Taoiseach rules out giving voting rights to all in Seanad elections
Enda Kenny has said the upper house can have greater powers of scrutiny but he does not intend to introduce universal suffrage for elections to the Seanad.
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Dec 18th 2013, 7:22 PM
# Seanad reform
All third-level graduates to get vote as part of Seanad reforms agreed by Cabinet
The government has not as yet considered any further reforms to the Seanad.
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Nov 26th 2013, 6:44 PM
# graduate votes
Broad reform needed to make Seanad 'fit for modern Ireland', says Coveney
The Agriculture Minister welcomed reports that voting rights are to be extended to more graduates, but believes more ‘fundamental’ reform is needed.
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Nov 26th 2013, 10:26 AM
# Seanad reform
Five-day weekend: The Seanad sat for just two days this week... again
It’s the second time in six weeks that the Seanad has wrapped up its business for the week on a Wednesday.
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Nov 21st 2013, 8:00 AM
# Seanad reform
Enda Kenny tells the Seanad: ‘I come in peace, not in war’
“Well, I come in peace, not in war,” Kenny told members in the upper house this afternoon.
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Oct 23rd 2013, 4:09 PM
# Seanad reform
'They'd do an excellent job': MEP says senators should scrutinise EU legislation
What to do with senators now they’re saved? Seán Kelly has an idea…
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Oct 11th 2013, 6:45 AM
# Seanad
Five-day weekend: The Seanad sat for just two days this week
The uncertainty over the future of the upper house meant that there wasn’t much business organised for this week.
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Oct 10th 2013, 7:20 AM
Voices
Column: Enda Kenny should seize this moment to overturn political malaise
With the onset of the crisis five years ago, the malaise in our political system came to the surface; now, thanks in part to the Seand referendum, it is bubbling over, writes Colin Murphy.
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Oct 9th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Seanad reform
Kenny: I've a busy schedule but I'll talk about Seanad reform as soon as I can
The Taoiseach has proposed all-party talks involving leaders in the Dáil and Seanad on what to do with the upper house.
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Oct 8th 2013, 4:23 PM
# No Way Pal
"No bloody hope will I work for nothing" - David Norris
On the first day back after the referendum result, David Norris has already hit out at the idea that senators should not be paid.
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Oct 8th 2013, 3:47 PM
# Quinn-Zappone Bill
Everyone's talking about reforming the Seanad, but how could we do it?
The Quinn-Zappone bill is being talked about a lot right now. But what’s in it? We take a look…
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Oct 7th 2013, 10:41 AM
# Liam Adams
Adams 'rejects' efforts to make brother's conviction 'a party political issue'
The Sinn Féin president was asked about his brother Liam, the Seanad referendum and his own future in an interview this morning.
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Oct 7th 2013, 9:31 AM
Voices
Column: The Seanad 'No' vote was the first step towards political reform
Some cynics claim that the government will do nothing about the Seanad now, but they are ignoring the reality that 93 per cent of the people oppose the status quo, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Oct 6th 2013, 6:46 PM
# Seanad reform
Reform Alliance seeks debate and wants directly elected Seanad
One of their members Denis Naughten TD also says that “there might have been a different result on Saturday had the Dáil had been reformed first.”
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Oct 6th 2013, 6:25 PM
# Seanad reform
Another referendum may be needed as part of Seanad reform process --- Howlin
The Minister says certain changes could be brought about under the existing constitution, but that more sweeping reforms may need another vote.
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Oct 6th 2013, 3:23 PM
# Seanad reform
‘Reflection’ the buzz word but Taoiseach and Tánaiste appear open to Seanad reform
The government must now decide what it plans to do with the retained upper house.
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Oct 5th 2013, 9:52 PM
Voices
Column: The Seanad gives a false comfort to those seeking proper checks and balances
Some might argue that a bad Seanad is better than no Seanad – but having a “bad” Seanad is far worse, inspiring only cynicism and harming the political process, writes Ale White TD.
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Oct 1st 2013, 7:00 AM
Voices
Column: This not the time for a cynical power grab – the Seanad must be retained
In pushing for Seanad abolition, the government is trying to strip a layer of democracy designed to give fundamental protections to citizens, writes Niall Collins TD.
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Oct 1st 2013, 7:00 AM
# Seanad Recall
"Recall makes Seanad survival a reality" - O'Sullivan
The recall to debate transplant legislation shows the role that a reformed Seanad could have says a Fianna Fáil senator.
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Aug 20th 2013, 1:28 PM
# Seanad
Support for Seanad abolition is down 3 per cent but still ahead in latest poll
Support for the plan to get rid of the Seanad is down, but is still 13 points ahead in the poll.
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Aug 9th 2013, 12:08 PM
# Seanad
Bruton: I have no problem debating anyone on the Seanad abolition
In an interview with TheJournal.ie, Bruton called for politicians not to “reduce to name-calling” as the campaign ramps up.
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Aug 3rd 2013, 8:15 AM
# Taoiseach
Enda Kenny: 'Genuine Seanad reform would be almost impossible to achieve'
The Taoiseach told senators today that abolishing the upper house is the biggest package of reform since the passing of the Constitution in 1937.
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Jun 26th 2013, 2:17 PM
Voices
Column: The party whip system is far too rigid – and it's offensive to democratic ideals
I have a lot of time for the Taoiseach, but his leadership has been autocratic and even authoritarian in a representative democracy and I find this unsettling, writes Larry Donnelly.
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Jun 19th 2013, 7:30 PM
Voices
Column: Seanad reform suggestions are practical but limit real bicameral change
While there are practical arguments for a bill that requires no constitutional change, it limits any reform across the whole legislative body, writes Eoin O’Malley.
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