"The final arbiter of who decides a seat in Dáil Éireann is the electorate of a ... Healy-Raes to meet FF, FG teams amid govt formation talks A number of meetings are under way with a view ...

FF-FG want to place their independent cronies ... and ultimately preventing a majority of the democratically-elected representatives of Dáil Eireann to discharge their duty and their mandate ...

Committee to consider wording of a new amendment to Dáil rules to break gridlock over ongoing row around Regional Independent ...

A member of the Dáil currently earns a salary of €113,679 a year - almost three times the average Irish industrial wage of €44,000. The 2 per cent increase from March is worth €2,273 before ...

The leaders of the new Irish coalition government have confirmed 11 nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). The nominations follow last November's general election ...

New Kerry Senator Mike Kennelly said he is looking forward to his term in the Seanad. The Listowel MD councillor was elected ...

The Irish government said its focus throughout this process was to ensure that every TD elected by the people could fulfil their mandate and have speaking rights in Dáil Éireann. Government ...

What does the Seanad do? The main function of Seanad Éireann is to vote on or amend legislation. Bills can start and end in the Seanad as well as in the Dáil. However, the Dáil has the power to ...

The Seanad election must take place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann has dissolved. This means that the new Dáil is formed before the Seanad election. Forty-nine of the Seanad's 60 members are ...