Election of Acting Chairperson Seanad Éireann — 2023-06-20 ============================================================ Clerk of the Seanad I have to inform the House that, in accordance with Standing Order 12, as both the Cathaoirleach and the Leas-Chathaoirleach are absent from this meeting of the Seanad, it will be necessary therefore to elect a Member to perform the duties devolving upon, and exercise the authority conferred upon, the Cathaoirleach by Standing Orders for the period of absence of both. I will take proposals for Acting Chairperson. Ned O'Sullivan (FF), Labour Panel I propose Senator Seán Kyne. Clerk of the Seanad Is it agreed that Senator Seán Kyne be elected Acting Chairperson? Agreed. I call Senator Kyne to take the Chair. --- Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted. Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/seanad/2023-06-20/debate/main Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:52:02+00:00 Sitting date: 2023-06-20