Noun
the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
Source: WordNet;Appointment of a Committee of Privileges: The President may, if requested to do so by the Seanad, establish a Committee of Privileges to solve a dispute between the two Houses of the Oireachtas as to whether or not a bill is a money bill. Source: Internet
The fallout from the event is still ongoing and it has already seen Dara Calleary step down as Agriculture Minister while Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer has resigned as Leas Cathaoirleach of the Seanad. Source: Internet
Neither Dan Boyle or Niall O'Brolchain were re-elected to Seanad Éireann in the Seanad election of 2011, leaving the Green Party without Oireachtas representation until the 2016, where they regained 2 Dáil seats. Source: Internet
No more than two members can be selected from the Seanad main, and the Taoiseach main, Tánaiste main (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Finance must be members of the Dáil main. Source: Internet
To strengthen his position against the opposition in the Dáil and Seanad, de Valera directed the Governor-General to call a snap election in January 1933 and de Valera's party won 77 seats, giving it an overall majority. Source: Internet
Presidential candidacy Beating Noel Browne for the nomination Trinity College Dublin Robinson served as Reid Professor of Law in the University, as well as being one of its three elected senators in Seanad Éireann for twenty years. Source: Internet