The 31st Dail: half a majority?

[yehbut_nobut]

On machinenation.org, Ard-Taoiseach posited an unusual, if unlikely scenario.


As predicted FF do abysmally at the locals next month, but supposing they cling on in Government until enough of a recovery starts to see them scraping back into power after the next General election.

The 31st Dail then has a FF led government - BUT due to their depleted council representation, FF do not have enough local authority support to guarantee a Seanead Majority, even with the Taoiseach 11 nominees.

We'd end up with each house of the Oireactas being controlled by an opposing party. An intresting scenario - How might it play out?

[Digout]

Ya have a better chance of seeing Ian Paisley becoming Pope.

[TommyO'Brien]

On machinenation.org, Ard-Taoiseach posited an unusual, if unlikely scenario.


As predicted FF do abysmally at the locals next month, but supposing they cling on in Government until enough of a recovery starts to see them scraping back into power after the next General election.

The 31st Dail then has a FF led government - BUT due to their depleted council representation, FF do not have enough local authority support to guarantee a Seanead Majority, even with the Taoiseach 11 nominees.

We'd end up with each house of the Oireactas being controlled by an opposing party. An intresting scenario - How might it play out?

The Rainbow didn't have a Seanad majority as the taoiseach's nominees chosen by Reynolds were appointed for the term of the Seanad, not the term of the government.

[midlander12]

Well, the current Senate was elected in 2007 so it's not going to change as a result of the local elections. As has been pointed out here already, it is not really imperative for the govt to have a majority in this pointless talking-shop. They can't touch money bills as far as I know and at most can delay things a few months. Anyway there's always some independents that can be swung....