Seanad must have all 60 members in place before meeting, court rules

Image: Shutterstock/EQRoy Image: Shutterstock/EQRoy THE HIGH COURT has ruled that the Seanad can only meet after all 60 members have been elected or nominated by a new Taoiseach after a case was brought forward by a number of Senators before the new government was formed.

The issue raised in the court case no longer remains as a result, but the court acknowledged that this situation “could arise again” in the future. “We are of the view that the first meeting of the Seanad may only lawfully take place when all sixty members identified in Article 18.1, elected and nominated, are in place,” the High Court ruling said.

The Constitution says that a continuing Taoiseach cannot nominate these Senators, it must be a newly elected Taoiseach.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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