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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lisa_Chambers%2C_Jan_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Lisa_Chambers%2C_Jan_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lisa_Chambers%2C_Jan_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Lisa_Chambers%2C_Jan_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lisa_Chambers%2C_Jan_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Lisa_Chambers%2C_Jan_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="708" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Chambers" title="Lisa Chambers">Lisa Chambers</a><br /></div>since 17 December 2022</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Leader of the Seanad</b> (referred to within the Seanad as <b>Leader of the House</b> <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Treoraí an Tí</i>) is a member of <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Seanad Éireann</a> appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> to direct <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">government</a> business.<sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since December 2022, the incumbent is <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Chambers" title="Lisa Chambers">Lisa Chambers</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a>. The deputy leader of the Seanad is <a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Kyne" title="Seán Kyne">Seán Kyne</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role">Role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Seanad&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Leader plays a similar role in the Seanad's procedure to that played by the Taoiseach in <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-standingorders_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standingorders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>moving the day's <a href="/wiki/Order_of_business" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of business">order of business</a></li> <li>may present a government <a href="/wiki/Bill_(law)" title="Bill (law)">bill</a> without prior notice</li> <li>ex-officio member of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges</li> <li>may move a vote of sympathy</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Seanad&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann_(Irish_Free_State)" title="Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)">Seanad of the Irish Free State</a>, there was no separate position of Leader.<sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Order_of_business" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of business">order of business</a> was controlled by the <a href="/wiki/Cathaoirleach" title="Cathaoirleach">Cathaoirleach</a> (chair).<sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was a symptom of the Seanad's independence from the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State" title="Executive Council of the Irish Free State">Executive Council</a> (government), which annoyed <a href="/wiki/%C3%89amon_de_Valera" title="Éamon de Valera">Éamon de Valera</a> as <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Executive_Council_of_the_Irish_Free_State" title="President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State">President of the Executive Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> De Valera's <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_8th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 8th Dáil">Fianna Fáil government</a> secured the <a href="/wiki/Abolition_of_the_Seanad_of_the_Irish_Free_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Abolition of the Seanad of the Irish Free State">abolition of the Seanad</a> in 1936.<sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>De Valera's <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Ireland" title="Constitution of Ireland">1937 Constitution</a> created a new Seanad with less independence from the Dáil. The standing orders of the new Seanad provided for the role of Leader to control the flow of business from the government.<sup id="cite_ref-standingorders_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standingorders-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2004 Seanad report into reforming its own functions recommended that the Leader be allowed to attend cabinet meetings, with a rank of minister or <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Minister of State (Ireland)">minister of state</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a> noted in 2010 that recent Leaders had more influence with the government, leading to increased input by the Seanad into legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-Manning2010_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manning2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List">List</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Seanad&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Governments </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Quirke" title="William Quirke">William Quirke</a><sup id="cite_ref-quirkedeath_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quirkedeath-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1938 </td> <td>1948 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_10th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 10th Dáil">2nd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_11th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 11th Dáil">3rd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_12th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 12th Dáil">4th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hayes_(politician)" title="Michael Hayes (politician)">Michael Hayes</a><sup id="cite_ref-quirkedeath_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quirkedeath-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1948 </td> <td>1951 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_13th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 13th Dáil">5th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Quirke" title="William Quirke">William Quirke</a><sup id="cite_ref-quirkedeath_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quirkedeath-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1951 </td> <td>1954 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_14th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 14th Dáil">6th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hayes_(politician)" title="Michael Hayes (politician)">Michael Hayes</a><sup id="cite_ref-quirkedeath_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quirkedeath-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1954 </td> <td>1957 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_15th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 15th Dáil">7th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mullins_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Mullins (Irish politician)">Thomas Mullins</a> </td> <td>1957 </td> <td>1973 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Government of Ireland">8th</a>, <a href="/wiki/9th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Government of Ireland">9th</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_17th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 17th Dáil">10th</a>, <a href="/wiki/11th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Government of Ireland">11th</a>, <a href="/wiki/12th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Government of Ireland">12th</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_19th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 19th Dáil">13th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Higgins" title="Michael O'Higgins">Michael J. O'Higgins</a></span> </td> <td>1 June 1973 </td> <td>27 October 1977 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_20th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 20th Dáil">14th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> </td> <td>27 October 1977 </td> <td>8 October 1981 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Government of Ireland">15th</a>, <a href="/wiki/16th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="16th Government of Ireland">16th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gemma_Hussey" title="Gemma Hussey">Gemma Hussey</a> </td> <td>8 October 1981 </td> <td>February 1982 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_22nd_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 22nd Dáil">17th</a> </td> <td>Vacated Leadership and Seanad seat upon <a href="/wiki/February_1982_Irish_general_election" title="February 1982 Irish general election">election to Dáil</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> </td> <td>26 March 1982 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">21 December 1982</span> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_23rd_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 23rd Dáil">18th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">21 December 1982</span> </td> <td>3 April 1987 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_24th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 24th Dáil">19th</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> </td> <td>3 April 1987 </td> <td>16 May 1990 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_25th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 25th Dáil">20th</a>, <a href="/wiki/21st_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Government of Ireland">21st</a> </td> <td>Resigned as Leader after Fianna Fáil lost a series of votes while all its senators were absent. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Fallon_(politician)" title="Seán Fallon (politician)">Seán Fallon</a> </td> <td>16 May 1990 </td> <td>23 January 1992 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/21st_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Government of Ireland">21st</a> </td> <td>Vacated Leadership upon being elected Cathaoirleach to replace <a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Doherty_(Roscommon_politician)" title="Seán Doherty (Roscommon politician)">Seán Doherty</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/G._V._Wright" title="G. V. Wright">G. V. Wright</a> </td> <td>23 January 1992 </td> <td>20 December 1994 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/21st_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Government of Ireland">21st</a>, <a href="/wiki/22nd_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd Government of Ireland">22nd</a>, <a href="/wiki/23rd_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="23rd Government of Ireland">23rd</a> </td> <td>The 21st government ended when <a href="/wiki/Charles_Haughey" title="Charles Haughey">Charles Haughey</a> resigned as Taoiseach, seven days after Doherty's resignation as Cathaoirleach over the same controversy. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a> </td> <td>20 December 1994 </td> <td>17 September 1997 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="24th Government of Ireland">24th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> </td> <td>17 September 1997 </td> <td>May 2002 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_28th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 28th Dáil">25th</a> </td> <td>Vacated Leadership and Seanad seat upon <a href="/wiki/2002_Irish_general_election" title="2002 Irish general election">election to Dáil</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_O%27Rourke" title="Mary O'Rourke">Mary O'Rourke</a> </td> <td>26 June 2002 </td> <td>May 2007 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_29th_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 29th Dáil">26th</a> </td> <td>Vacated Leadership and Seanad seat upon <a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">election to Dáil</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> </td> <td>3 July 2007 </td> <td>25 May 2011 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="27th Government of Ireland">27th</a>, <a href="/wiki/28th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="28th Government of Ireland">28th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cummins" title="Maurice Cummins">Maurice Cummins</a> </td> <td>25 May 2011 </td> <td>8 June 2016 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_31st_D%C3%A1il" title="Government of the 31st Dáil">29th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buttimer" title="Jerry Buttimer">Jerry Buttimer</a> </td> <td>8 June 2016 </td> <td>27 June 2020 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/30th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="30th Government of Ireland">30th</a>, <a href="/wiki/31st_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Government of Ireland">31st</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a> </td> <td>27 June 2020 </td> <td>17 December 2022 </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1985c5;" data-sort-value="Fine Gael"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="32nd Government of Ireland">32nd</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Chambers" title="Lisa Chambers">Lisa Chambers</a> </td> <td>17 December 2022 </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008f38;" data-sort-value="Fianna Fáil"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a 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href="#cite_ref-Manning2010_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Manning2010_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Manning2010_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Manning2010_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFManning2010" class="citation book cs1">Manning, Maurice (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nui.ie/elections/referendum/docs/The_Senate_Maurice_Manning.pdf">"The Senate"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. In MacCarthaigh, Muiris; Manning, Maurice (eds.). <i>The Houses of the Oireachtas: Parliament in Ireland</i>. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. pp. 153–168. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-904541-93-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-904541-93-6"><bdi>978-1-904541-93-6</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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