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Nominating bodies

Ideally it would be nice to have not only the current nominating bodies but also all past ones. This would involve trawling Iris Oifigiúil for the annual publication of the revised list by the Seanad Returning Officer. Googling site:irisoifigiuil.ie seanad "Register of Nominating Bodies", I note the following changes since 2002:

Removals (last year of inclusion)

Irish Architects’ Society (2008) -- see Calls for reform as survey shows election bodies 'uncontactable'
National Executive of the Irish Live Stock Trade (2010)
People with Disabilities in Ireland Ltd (2011) -- see It has been decided that funding to People with Disabilities in Ireland (PWDI) must cease at the end of 2011.

Additions (first year of inclusion)

Disability Federation of Ireland (2004)
Professional Insurance Brokers Association Limited (2004)
Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers (2005)
Irish Insurance Federation (2005)
Genealogical Society of Ireland (2006)
National Housebuilding Guarantee Company Limited (2006)
Irish Foster Care Association (2007)
National Association of Building Co-operatives (NABCO) (2007)
Nursing Homes Ireland (2007)
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (2007)
The Institute of Directors in Ireland Limited (2007)
Comhlámh (2011)
West Dublin Chamber of Commerce (2011)
Centre for Independent Living (2013)
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (2013)
Theatre Forum Limited (2013)
Visual Artists Ireland (2013)

Alterations

Irish Hospitality Institute (renamed from Irish Hotel and Catering Institute in 2005)
Association of County and City Councils (renamed from the General Council of County Councils in 2005-6)
Inclusion Ireland - National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability (renamed from National Association for the Mentally Handicapped of Ireland in 2006)
Inland Fisheries Ireland (formed on July 1, 2010 following the amalgamation of the Central Fisheries Board (previously registered) and the seven Regional Fisheries Boards (not previously registered))
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (registered 2012) was formed in April 2011 as a result of a merger between the Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS, not previously registered) and the Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute (IAVI, registered till 2011).
Writers' Guild of Ireland (Irish Playwrights’ and Screenwriters’ Guild till 2013)

jnestorius^(talk) 16:33, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]