Revision of legislation as the second House

What this means

• Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament, acting as a second chamber alongside the Dáil.[source]
• Its main job is to review, amend and debate Bills that have already passed through the Dáil, giving laws a second look before they take effect.[source]
• The Seanad can delay legislation but cannot block it forever. The Constitution sets strict time limits on how long it can hold up a Bill.[source]
• This revising role matters for accountability because it creates a formal check on laws before they are enacted, allowing errors or concerns to be raised.[source]
• The Seanad's powers and composition are set out in the Constitution of Ireland, meaning its role cannot be changed without a public referendum.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• duty held by body
  Seanad ÉireannBody

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Aidan DavittOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Alice-Mary HigginsOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Alison ComynOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Anne RabbitteOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Aubrey McCarthyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Cathal ByrneOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Chris AndrewsOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Conor MurphyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Dee RyanOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Senator2-hop via seanad
  Diarmuid WilsonOfficeholder