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Able toHold two seats?

  • 26-05-2014 9:13am
    #1
    bmc58
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know can Ming Flannigan and Brian Hayes hold both their seats now as both have a Dail seat and a Euro seat.I was under the impression that people could only hold one seat.


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  • #2
    Riskymove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,900 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    no they'll have to resign Dail seat to go to Europe

    and then they'll be byelections in their areas


  • #3
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,601 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Yeah there will have to be two bye-elections.


  • #4
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    what is the point of running for Europe and abandoning your constituents in this manner, seems to happen often enough. IMO shows a total lack of respect for their Dail position that they've had the privilege of being voted into.


  • #5
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    They could send their first replacements to Europe and keep their Dail seats.Unlikely to happen but isnt against the rules.Both will probably resign as MEPs when the next general election comes around and their replacement would take over then if their elected into the Dail again.


  • #6
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #7
    Scofflaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,283 ✭✭✭✭Scofflaw


    yabadabado wrote: »
    They could send their first replacements to Europe and keep their Dail seats.Unlikely to happen but isnt against the rules.Both will probably resign as MEPs when the next general election comes around and their replacement would take over then if their elected into the Dail again.

    Just to clarify - they wouldn't have to resign as MEPs unless they were actually elected to the Dáil.

    cordially,
    Scofflaw


  • #8
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    Scofflaw wrote: »
    Just to clarify - they wouldn't have to resign as MEPs unless they were actually elected to the Dáil.

    cordially,
    Scofflaw

    Worded that post badly.Resign if they were elected.


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