Before each election of members of the Senate/Seanad Eireann (other than
University members) a panel shall be formed consisting of:--

(a) Three times as many qualified persons as there are members to be
elected of whom two-thirds shall be nominated by the Chamber/Dail
Eireann voting according to principles of Proportional Representation
and one-third shall be nominated by the Senate/Seanad Eireann voting
according to principles of Proportional Representation; and

(b) Such persons who have at any time been members of the
Senate/Seanad (including members about to retire) as signify by
notice in writing addressed to the President of the Executive Council
their desire to be included in the panel.

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.

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