Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
| Taoiseach's Nominees | |
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| Seanad Éireann Constituency | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1938 |
| Seats | 11 |
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The composition of Seanad Éireann, one of the two houses of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland, is set out in Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland. This provides for 60 Senators, of whom 11 are to be nominated by the Taoiseach (prime minister). Additionally six senators are elected by university graduates, and 43 are elected by Oireachtas members and city and county councillors across 5 Vocational Panels.
These nominations allow the government to reach a majority in the Seanad, for smaller parties in coalition or supporting the government to achieve more significant Seanad representation, and for the appointment of Independent members to represent particular interests. A number of representatives from Northern Ireland have been selected over the years as Independent senators, and in 2016, Enda Kenny nominated Billy Lawless, a resident of Chicago, to represent the interest of the Irish living abroad.
As the outgoing Seanad continues in session after the general election, it is usual for the outgoing Taoiseach to appoint Senators to fill the places of those who were elected to Dáil Éireann for the short period until the conclusion of the Seanad election.
Senators
- ↑ Elected as President of Ireland on 4 May 1938.
- ↑ Died on 1 July 1942.
- ↑ Died on 30 March 1946.
- ↑ Died on 8 September 1939.
- ↑ Died on 4 December 1939.
- ↑ Died on 19 January 1946.
- ↑ Died on 16 September 1954.
- ↑ Died on 16 November 1957.
- ↑ Died on 19 November 1964.
- ↑ Died on 7 November 1968.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 16 June 1977.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election on 10 June 1976.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 16 June 1977.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 16 June 1977.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 11 June 1981.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 11 June 1981.
- ↑ Resigned on 12 March 1980.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 November 1982.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 November 1982.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 November 1982.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 17 February 1987.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 17 February 1987.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 15 June 1989.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 15 June 1989.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 15 June 1989.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 25 November 1992.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 25 November 1992.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 25 November 1992.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 25 November 1992.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 6 June 1997.
- ↑ Elected to the European Parliament, resigned from Seanad on 31 August 1994.
- ↑ Appointed to the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, resigned from Seanad on 4 May 1994.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 6 June 1997.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 6 June 1997.
- ↑ Died on 27 June 1995.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 6 June 1997.
- ↑ Resigned from the Seanad on 4 April 2002.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 17 May 2002.
- ↑ Joined Fine Gael on 14 June 2000.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 May 2007.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 May 2007.
- ↑ Joined the Progressive Democrats on 29 April 2004.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 May 2007.
- ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 May 2007.
- ↑ Died on 24 April 2007.
- ↑ Resigned Fianna Fáil whip on 5 June 2010 and resigned from Fianna Fáil on 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Joined Fine Gael on 24 March 2009; elected to Dáil Éireann on 25 February 2011.
- ↑ Resigned on 12 February 2010.
- ↑ Sat as an Independent from dissolution of the Progressive Democrats in December 2009.
- ↑ Took the Fine Gael whip on 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Resigned on 5 February 2013.
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