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Denis Landy
Denis Landy (born 28 February 1962) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2016 to 2017 and previously for the Administrative Panel from 2011 to 2016. He was a member of South Tipperary County Council from 1991 to 2011 for the Fethard local electoral area, and was also a member of Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the s ... Town Council from 1988 to 2011, and served as Mayor of the town on two occasions. He was the Labour Party candidate for the Tipperary South constituency at the 2001 by-election and at the 2002 general election but was not elected. He was the Labour Party Seanad Spokesperson on Environment and Defence from 2011 to 2016. He retired from the Seanad on health grounds in Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 members senators (''seanadóirí'' in Irish, singular: ''seanadóir''). Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by various methods. Its powers are much weaker than those of the Dáil and it can only delay laws with which it disagrees, rather than veto them outright. It can introduce new legislation. It has been located, since its establishment, in Leinster House. Composition Under Article 18 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann consists of 60 senators, composed as follows: * Eleven nominated by the Taoiseach. * Six elected by the graduates of certain Irish universities: ** Three by graduates of the University of Dublin. ** Three by graduates of the National University of Ireland. * Forty- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |