The Irish Constitution: Explained by Darrell Figgis — John Shaqi
The Irish Constitution: Explained by Darrell FiggisFiggis, Darrell
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The Irish Constitution: Explained by Darrell Figgis
Figgis, Darrell
Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1922-1949
The method of proposal and selection for nomination shall be decided by
the Chamber/Dail and Senate/Seanad respectively, with special reference to
the necessity for arranging for the representation of important interests
and institutions in the country; Provided that each proposal shall be in
writing and shall state the qualifications of the person proposed. As soon
as the panel has been formed a list of the names of the members of the
panel arranged in alphabetical order with their qualifications shall be
published.
ARTICLE 33.
In the case of the death, resignation or disqualification of a member of
the Senate/Seanad Eireann (other than a University member) his place shall
be filled by a vote of the Senate/Seanad. Any Senator so chosen shall
retire from office at the conclusion of the three years period then
running and the vacancy or vacancies thus created shall be additional to
the places to be filled under Article 31. The term of office of the
members chosen at the election after the first fourteen elected shall
conclude at the end of the period or periods at which the Senator or
Senators by whose death or withdrawal the vacancy or vacancies was or were
originally created would be due to retire; Provided that the fifteenth
member shall be deemed to have filled the vacancy first created in order
of time and so on.
In case of the death, resignation or disqualification of a University
member of the Senate/Seanad, the University by which he was elected shall
elect a person to fill his place, and the member so elected shall hold
office so long as the member in whose place he was elected would have held
office.
SECTION II.--LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS.
D.--LEGISLATION.
ARTICLE 34.
The Chamber/Dail Eireann shall in relation to the subject matter of money
bills as hereinafter defined have legislative authority exclusive of the
Senate/Seanad Eireann.
A money Bill means a Bill which contains only provisions dealing with all
or any of the following subjects, namely, the imposition, repeal,
remission, alteration or regulation of taxation; the imposition for the
payment of debt or other financial purposes of charges on public moneys or
the variation or repeal of any such charges; supply; the appropriation,
receipt, custody, issue or audit of accounts of public money; the raising
or guarantee of any loan or the repayment thereof; subordinate matters
incidental to those subjects or any of them. In this definition the
expressions "taxation," "public money" and "loan" respectively do not
include any taxation, money or loan raised by local authorities or bodies
for local purposes.
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