Talk:Seanad Éireann
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[edit] Inconsistency
The opening paragraph describes the Seanad as "not directly elected", but the "Calls for Reform" section goes on to say that the 2004 Report on Seanad Reform "recommended…that 32 seats should be filled by direct elections". In fact, the 2004 report provided for the direct election of twenty-six Senators, as well as the election by third-level graduates of a further six. As none of the Senators — members of the university panels included — are regarded in the opening paragraph as being directly elected, and as it is, I think, generally agreed that the election of the six university Senators does not count as a form of "direct election" (and would not count as such even under the provisions of the 2004 report) I have modified the "Calls for Reform" section accordingly. -- Deireadh Fómhair 23:46, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Name used in English
Is it normally called the "Senate" or the "Seanad" in English? This paper on reform from one of its own committees (warning PDF) uses "Seanad". Timrollpickering 11:24, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
- I would say that "the Seanad" is the more common form in the Republic. Djegan 13:42, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
