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Seanad
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Trinity by-election date

Summary

Senator Boyhan called for the vacant Trinity Seanad seat to be filled and asked the Leader's office to press the Minister for an exact by-election date. Senator Byrne joked about more by-elections after the match.

I will be brief. The issue I wish to raise with the Deputy Leader is that of the Trinity by-election to fill the vacancy resulting from the election to the Dáil of former Senator Bacik. It is important in a democracy in which we have elections that we proceed to carry them out. There is an expectation that the seat should be filled. The Labour Party got the full support of the House for a motion requiring the Clerk of Seanad Éireann to notify the Minister of the vacancy. I ask the Deputy Leader to seek for the office of the Leader to contact the Minister and ask him to set out an exact date for the carrying out and putting in place of the necessary arrangement to undertake and proceed with a by-election to fill the vacancy in Seanad Éireann.

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Will there be a need for more by-elections after the match tonight in Tallaght?

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