| 24th Seanad | |||||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||||
| Term | 25 May 2011 – 9 February 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Government | 29th Government of Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Members | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Cathaoirleach | Paddy Burke | ||||||||||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Denis O'Donovan | ||||||||||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Maurice Cummins | ||||||||||||
| Deputy leader of the Seanad | Ivana Bacik | ||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Darragh O'Brien | ||||||||||||
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The 24th Seanad was in office from 2011 to 2016. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2011 general election to the 31st Dáil on 25 February.[1][2] There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians, for which polling closed on 26 April; 6 were elected in two university constituencies, for which polling closed on 27 April; and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach (Enda Kenny) on 20 May 2011.[3] The 24th Seanad first met at Leinster House on 25 May 2011.[4] It remained in office until the close of poll for the 25th Seanad in April 2016.
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- ^ "Senators elected to the new Seanad". RTÉ News. 29 April 2011.
- ^ Elaine Edwards (20 May 2011). "McAleese appointed to Seanad". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "New Seanad holds first meeting". Irish Times. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2011.