CatholicLeft
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Post by CatholicLeft on Sept 16, 2024 14:25:20 GMT
Byelections in Ireland are required to take place within 6 months of the vacating of the seat, unless a General Election is close. Given that 6 months plus the 18-25 days from the writ is moved until the likely polling day, it would put you at the end of January, so a February election would have to be set in stone by the middle of January or the Speaker of the Dail, the Ceann Comhairle, is required to direct the Clerk of the Dail to issue the writ. The claim by Micheal Martin that the government has received legal advice that "it would not be sustainable to hold a byelection immediately before the general election" is probably correct as the General Election will have to be by March 2025 at the latest. However, I suspect it is legally challengeable if somebody is so minded. I would be very surprised if it was that late - I fully expect a November election and, given the recent escalation of candidate selections taking place at the moment, I am sure that is a view generally held across the political parties.
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