The results of the Seanad elections will be known in early August. Nominations for the 43 seats in the vocational panels will close at noon on Friday, June 27th, while nominations by members of the Oireachtas will close at noon on Friday, July 4th.
The ballot papers will be issued on Tuesday, July 22nd, and the poll will close at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6th.
The Seanad has 60 members, 11 of whom are nominated by the Taoiseach.