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Sunday July 01, 2007 18:09

by Maurice Ross

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SF Cllrs & TDs back prominant FF Senators this Summer

In the upcoming Seanad general election Sinn Féin will instruct its Councillors and TDs to vote for Fianna Fáil candidates in many of the panels (constituencies). In an election that would otherwise see the Government in a minority in the Upper House SF's decision will greatly help Ahern retain a majority.

All Councillors, TDs and outgoing Senators have a vote in the Vocational Panels that elect 43 Senators. Due to the 2004 local election results Fianna Fáil would only win 17. With the assistance of Greens and PDs this may be boosted to 18.

Sinn Féin have nominated one candidate on the Agricultural panel hoping that they could conclude a deal with Labour to vote for each others candidates in the different panels. As a result of a break down in talks between Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Joe Costello there will be no deal. This almost certianly gaurentees that SF will not have Pearse Doherty elected and it puts a 2nd Labour seat on the Labour panel in doubt.

Sinn Féin have decided that it's Councillors and TDs (which make up about half a quota) will give first preference votes for Fianna Fáil Senators Mary White (Industry & Commerce panel), Labhras Ó Murchú (Culture & Education panel) and Camillus Glynn (Administrative panel). They will back their own candidate Pearse Doherty on the Agricultural panel and ATGWU regional secretary Mick O'Reilly on the Labour panel. Neither Mick O'Reilly or Pearse Doherty are expected to win a seat.

Sinn Féin's support for Fianna Fáil candidates comes as a great assistance to the Government as they are currently set to win 18 seats on the panels. Even with the 11 Taoiseach's nominees they will only hold 29 seats in the 60 seat House. FF have been eagerly backing candidates in the NUI and TCD University seats in an attempt to have a slender government majority. Due to SF's backing the Government may win a majority.

A Government minority in the Seanad has only occured once since the reconstitution of the House in 1937 due to the collapse of the FF/Labour government in 1994. Without a majority legislation can be held up and referenda can be called on legislation.

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Comments (57 of 57)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Records of FF Senators SF support	Maurice Ross	Sun Jul 01, 2007 18:26
2	Opposition party?	SFwatch	Sun Jul 01, 2007 20:10
3	Hmmm...chocolate	HS	Sun Jul 01, 2007 22:16
4	Shock eh?	EK	Sun Jul 01, 2007 23:15
5	SF Exposed	Eamon Canty	Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:16
6	liers and the lies they tell	hs	Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:02
7	Betrayal of Voters	Eamon Canty	Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:34
8	SF are not left wing	Sfwatch	Mon Jul 02, 2007 13:03
9	my understanding	SFapologizer	Mon Jul 02, 2007 13:31
10	lets look at what SF are voting for	Sfwatch	Mon Jul 02, 2007 13:58
11	again	SFapologizer	Mon Jul 02, 2007 14:08
12	What's Labour got to do with it?!	SFwatch	Mon Jul 02, 2007 14:17
13	we tried that	sfapologizer	Mon Jul 02, 2007 14:29
14	Sin Féin Whore Themselves for No Price	Eamon Canty	Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:11
15	OMG!	Killian Forde	Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:11
16	Serious Thread - Cllr. Killian Forde has questions to answer.	Maurice Ross	Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:26
17	Irish Times	Maurice Ross	Mon Jul 02, 2007 15:29
18	Serious Question for Cllr Forde	HS	Mon Jul 02, 2007 16:03
19	My votes in Seanad	Killian Forde	Mon Jul 02, 2007 16:18
20	2 Questions	Maurice Ross	Mon Jul 02, 2007 16:27
21	$inn Feign would support anyone these days	Patrick Henry	Mon Jul 02, 2007 17:30
22	ATT EAMON CANTY	SF APPOLOGIZER	Mon Jul 02, 2007 20:54
23	Clarity	Killian Forde	Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:57
24	3 Supplementary Questions	Maurice Ross	Tue Jul 03, 2007 13:24
25	Another tangential question	Dan Sullivan	Thu Jul 05, 2007 15:34
26	FF to hold majority with SF votes	Maurice Ross	Thu Jul 05, 2007 15:56
27	New Order	Plato	Thu Jul 05, 2007 16:29
28	WHAT IF	SFAPOLOGIZER	Thu Jul 05, 2007 19:49
29	no	sycik	Thu Jul 05, 2007 20:15
30	spit in your hand	sf apologizer	Thu Jul 05, 2007 20:24
31	If SF don't vote FF then Government will loose majority.... SF it's in your hands.	Dub	Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:54
32	SF to sell out yet again?	Maurice Ross	Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:01
33	att dub	sfapologizer	Fri Jul 06, 2007 18:30
34	In reply to SFapologizer	Dub	Sat Jul 07, 2007 20:33
35	No	Yes	Sat Jul 07, 2007 21:51
36	A Woman's Palce is in the Struggle!	Dub	Sat Jul 07, 2007 22:04
37	freedom of speeck	women	Sat Jul 07, 2007 23:56
38	Off topic but...	Dub	Sun Jul 08, 2007 00:00
39	ok	dub	Sun Jul 08, 2007 00:32
40	att dub	SFapologizer	Sun Jul 08, 2007 15:59
41	Very straight forward	SFwatch	Sun Jul 08, 2007 18:58
42	Here is proof of SF giving FF a majority.	Junior Cert Maths	Sun Jul 08, 2007 19:38
43	Well	AM	Mon Jul 09, 2007 08:59
44	Labour Pact	Maurice Ross	Mon Jul 09, 2007 13:42
45	att junior maths/sfwatch	sfapologizer	Mon Jul 09, 2007 13:53
46	Irish Times	Obsessed with what SF do but won't join	Mon Jul 09, 2007 16:19
47	Correction re above	John Jefferies	Tue Jul 10, 2007 13:56
48	JJ	Curious	Tue Jul 10, 2007 14:06
49	"Curious", "SFapologizer" have weird view of abstention	Maurice Ross	Tue Jul 10, 2007 15:29
50	Maurice Ross	Curious	Tue Jul 10, 2007 15:41
51	Correction	Junior Cert Maths	Tue Jul 10, 2007 15:51
52	SF get 1 more Cllr	Junior Cert Maths	Tue Jul 10, 2007 20:39
53	SF-Labour deal Falls. SF to Vote FF	Maurice Ross	Sun Jul 15, 2007 15:55
54	att/mauriseross	sfapologizer	Sun Jul 15, 2007 19:41
55	False article	False Name	Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:11
56	All in the Newspapers with quotes, etc.	Maurice Ross	Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:48
57	SF have backed FF	Matthew o'Reilly	Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:46

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