The Industrial and Commercial Panel ( ga, An Rolla Tionscail Agus Tráchtála) is one of five

vocational panel A vocational panel ( ga, rolla gairm bheatha) is any of five lists of candidates from which are elected a total of 43 of the 60 senators in Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland. Each panel corresponds to a g ...

s which together elect 43 of the 60 members of

Seanad Éireann Seanad Éireann (, ; "Senate of Ireland") is the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house). It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its memb ...

, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature of

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). The Industrial and Commercial Panel elects nine senators.

Election

Article 18 of the

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provides that 43 of the 60 senators are to be elected from five vocational panels. The Industrial and Commercial Panel is defined in Article 18.7.1º(v) as "Industry and Commerce, including banking, finance, accountancy, engineering and architecture". The Seanad returning officer maintains a list of nominating bodies for each of the five panels. Candidates may be nominated either by four members of the Oireachtas or by a nominating body. The electorate consists of city and county councillors and current members of the Oireachtas. As the Seanad election takes place after the election to the Dáil, the Oireachtas members are the members of the incoming Dáil and the outgoing Seanad. Nine senators are elected on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, at least three of whom must have been nominated by Oireachtas members and at least three must have been nominated by nominating bodies.

Senators

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List of nominating bodies

The following bodies are on the register of nominating bodies maintained by the Seanad Returning Officer for the Industrial and Commercial Panel. *Association of Advertisers in Ireland *Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys *The Caravan, Camping and Mobile Home Society Limited *Chambers of Commerce of Ireland *Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in Ireland *Construction Industry Federation *Credit Union Development Association Co-operative Society *Electrical Industries Federation of Ireland *Freight Transport Association Ireland *Hardware Association Ireland *Independent Broadcasters of Ireland *Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland *Institute of Bankers in Ireland *

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* Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland *

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*Institute of Industrial Engineers *Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers *Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers *Insurance Institute of Ireland *Insurance Ireland *

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* Irish Computer Society *Irish Country Houses and Restaurants Association *Irish Exporters Association *Irish Hospitality Institute *Irish Hotels Federation *Irish Internet Association Limited *Irish Planning Institute *Irish Postmasters' Union * Irish Road Haulage Association *Irish Tourist Industry Confederation *Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association (ISME) *Licensed Vintners' Association *Marketing Institute of Ireland *Marketing Society Limited *National Housebuilding Guarantee Company Limited *National Off-Licence Association *Nursing Homes Ireland *Restaurants Association of Ireland *Retail Excellence *Retail, Grocery, Dairy and Allied Trades Association (RGDATA) *

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*Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland *Society of the Irish Motor Industry *Vintners' Federation of Ireland *Wholesale Produce Ireland

References

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