Vocational panel

A vocational panel (Irish: rolla gairm bheatha[1]) is any of five lists of candidates from which are elected a total of 43 of the 60[n 1] senators in Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland. Each panel corresponds to a grouping of "interests and services" (professions or vocations) of which candidates are required to have "knowledge and practical experience". The panels are nominated partly by Oireachtas members and partly by vocational organisations. From each panel, between five and eleven senators are elected indirectly, by Oireachtas members and local councillors, using the single transferable vote. The broad requirements are specified by Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland and the implementation details by acts of the Oireachtas, principally the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, and associated statutory instruments.[2]

  1. ^ "Olltoghchán an tSeanaid, 2020" (in Irish). Oireachtas. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020. Foilseofar na torthaí comhairimh is déanaí do na cúig rolla gairm bheatha anseo díreach tar éis toradh gach comhairimh a fhógairt.
  2. ^ "Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947". Irish Statute Book. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.


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