Seanad reform – what’s on offer?
Post by John Carroll During the past few weeks, we’ve heard much about the Zappone/Quinn and Crowne Seanad bills offering a roadmap for non-constitutional Seanad reform. Apparently these Bills can be...
View ArticlePerspective on Seanad Abolition
By Vanessa Liston (CiviQ.eu) Opinion polls are built into the fabric of our political system. We look to them as a fountain of knowledge on people’s minds, as we search for clues and cues in meandering...
View ArticleReferendum campaigns are not like election campaigns
This post is based on a brief talk I gave on October 10 at a post-mortem on the referendum organized by the Voters, Parties and Elections section of the Political Studies Association of Ireland. The...
View ArticleWhy do we need a directly elected Seanad?
The fallout from the Seanad referendum continues. Various groups (most prominent among them Democracy Matters), political parties (notably Fianna Fáil) and prominent individuals such as Michael...
View ArticleRIA discussion forum ‘Models of Bicameralism’
Posted on behalf of the RIA Venue: Academy House Date: Tuesday 4 February 2014, 11.00-18.00 Following the recent referendum in which the Irish people rejected the proposal to abolish Seanad Éireann,...
View ArticleSeanad Éireann: Lots to Reform
After the Irish people chose to retain the Seanad last year, the focus has now shifted to the question of reform. The government has announced its intention to reform the University franchise as...
View ArticleSurvey on Seanad Reform*
The rejection of the Seanad-abolition referendum in 2013 left more questions unanswered than it asked. However, what was clear from discussion during the referendum is that the Seanad as-is is...
View ArticleCould the call for radical Seanad reform re-ignite debate over Oireachtas...
Posted by David Farrell, April 13, 2015 The Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform was published earlier today (see here). It was given a limited range of options: no change, minor change, or...
View ArticleWhen is a Seanad not a Seanad?
The length of time it’s taking to form a government has so far not really concerned the proper functioning of the state – though the government has been unusually reticent in using its prerogative...
View ArticlePolitical reform proposals in the Partnership Government programme – UPDATED
A (still very preliminary) reaction to the Programme for Government proposal that was launched this afternoon (available here). There is a lot of food for thought here. A lot of interesting proposals –...
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