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Reforming the Oireachtas as an Oversight and Accountability Mechanism for Human Rights

Post by Kirsten Roberts* In democracies, parliaments are crucial in balancing the use of power by the executive and overseeing the functioning of the State. In Ireland this balance is off – with the executive and civil service seemingly unwilling to cede any real control to oversight or accountability mechanisms. While the Oireachtas has been…

June 25, 2014 in Committee System, freedom of information.

Getting Reform Right for EU legislative oversight

By Gavin Barrett (UCD School of Law) 30 September Oireachtas reform is a hot topic at present. Many cite the need for the Oireachtas to do its European Union-related work better as an objective justifying retaining the Seanad. Others claim the Dáil alone can do such work and more besides. It seems worthwhile asking, therefore:…

September 30, 2013 in Committee System, Dail Reform, European Union.

Government considering referendum to abolish the Seanad

Posted by Eoin O’Malley, 8 December, 2010 Fionnán Sheehan reports in today’s Irish Independent that the government is considering putting a question by referendum on election day to abolish the Seanad. This might be seen as a genuine attempt at reform,  a desperate attempt to divert attention from the obvious – the economy -, or a way…

December 8, 2010 in Committee System, Dail Reform, Seanad Reform.

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