Examples of 'seanad' in a sentence

Meaning of "seanad"

Seanad (noun): The Irish Senate, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature); serves as a legislative chamber where members review and propose laws, debate on national issues, and represent various constituencies

How to use "seanad" in a sentence

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Seanad votes to hold referendum on its abolition.
We do not need the Seanad in that context.
The Seanad either needs to be reformed or abolished.
The issue was discussed in the Seanad recently.
The Seanad exists to have a second look at legislation.
Ireland votes in referendum to scrap the Seanad.
The precise composition of the Seanad was originally fixed by the constitution.
There is no residency requirement for voting at Seanad elections.
The powers of the Seanad are in effect limited to delay rather than veto.
We can not do that in the Seanad.
Initially casual vacancies in the Seanad were filled by vote of the remaining members.
I followed the debate in the Seanad.
System of the Seanad are not consonant with what was envisaged in the Constitution.
It will then go to the Seanad for.
Consider the reservation of a seat in Seanad Eireann for a representative from a cultural and ethnic minority.

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It will come back through the Seanad anyway.
The Seanad is a much weaker chamber than the Dáil.
It was certainly an endorsement of the Seanad.
The number of members of Seanad Eireann shall be sixty.
I raised this on two or three occasions in the previous Seanad.
New deputy pledges Seanad reform.
He or she is further responsible for appointing eleven members of the Seanad.
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Irish legislature.
These amendments are being made to address the concerns raised by the Seanad.
The Seanad should be abolished.
That will be the day when there are no interruptions in the Seanad.
He was in the Seanad previously.
It is a pleasure to be in the Seanad.
Of Dáil Éireann or of Seanad Éireann but it is not lawful.
No more than two members of the cabinet may be members of Seanad Éireann.
Seanad Éireann and its members are called Senators.
It made technical amendments to the provisions regarding election of members of Seanad Eireann.
In a member of Seanad Éireann.
He soon joined the party after their entry into the Seanad.
In fact, the Seanad is an obstacle to real reform.
Fianna Fáil stated that it opposed abolition and instead supported reform of the Seanad.
That is on the record of Seanad Éireann.
The Seanad is undemocratic and ineffective,.
The constitution originally provided that premature vacancies would be filled by a vote of the Seanad.
He served briefly in Seanad Éireann.
She resigned her Board membership when she was appointed to the Seanad.
Defamation Bill stumbles through Seanad after lost vote.
Paddy Burke was elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.
Before each election of members of Seanad Eireann a panel shall be formed consisting of, -.
He served two periods as a member of Seanad Éireann.
First, the Seanad Éireann is not the sole second chamber based on vocational interests.
She was then nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad.
Article 18 also provides that elections of Seanad members shall be regulated by law.
Your pal Philip McGrath is running for the Seanad.
The bill passed through Seanad Éireann without a vote ; however there was a debate on the matter.

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