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Material in this series relates to Mary Robinson (MR)’s work as senator and legislator, is further subdivided into 16 sections and includes reports, correspondence, cuttings, flyers, minutes and agendas. Material relating to her work in Ireland includes that relating to the Labour party of which she was a member from 1976 to 1985 (P143/2/1); material covering Robinson’s work as a senator from 1969-1989 including in relation to various elections, and as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Joint Committee on European Communities Secondary Legislation 1977-1989 (P143/2/2); material relating to Northern Ireland, excluding the period covering Robinson’s term as President of Ireland (P143/2/3); reports from the Constitution Review Group, 1990s (P143/2/4); material relating to the Council of State 2004-2013, of which Robinson was a member (P143/2/5); and to the Irish Sub-committee on Women's participation in Politics (P143/2/16).

Material relating to her work at a European and International level includes material relating to the Trilateral Commission 1973-1980, of which Robinson was a member (P143/2/6) [the Trilateral commission was founded in 1973 by private citizens of Western Europe, Japan and North America to foster closer cooperation among these three regions on common problems]; reports and other research material relating to Europe Plus 30 (P143/2/7), the TEPSA [Trans European Policy Studies Association] project (P143/2/8), the European Parliament (P143/2/9), FAST [Forecasting and Assessment in Science and Technology] (P143/2/10). Material covering MR's work in relation to Ireland and its place in Europe include Ireland and the European Internal Market (P143/2/11), The Single European Act (P143/2/12), ICEM [Irish Council of the European Movement] (P143/2/13) and to TASC and The Democracy Commission for which Robinson acted as International counsellor (P143/2/14).

For material relating to MR's term in office as President of Ireland (1990-1997) please see P143/4.

Material in this subseries, including correspondence, reports, flyers and ephemera, relates to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work as a Senator in Seanad Éireann, Ireland's upper house of parliament (Senate), and is further broken into three subsubseries: Seanad Éireann (P143/2/2/1) which covers election campaigns, correspondence to and from colleagues and members of the public, addresses given at events and reports and research; former Member of Oireachtas (P143/2/2/2) which covers correspondence MR sent/received as a former member of the Oireachtas [Irish Parliament], and the Irish Parliamentary Joint Committee on EC [European Community] Secondary Legislation, 1977-1989 (P143/2/2/3) for which MR was a member and contributed.

MR was first elected to the Seanad in 1969, as an independent candidate and under her maiden name (Bourke). This was Ireland's 12th Seanad since its formation. She was elected to the 13th Seanad in 1973 under her married name, having married in 1970, and again as an independent (Ind) candidate. She was subsequently elected five more times: 14th Seanad, 1977-1981, Labour (Lab); 15th Seanad 1981-1982, Lab; 16th Seanad, 1982-1983, Lab; 17th Seanad, 1983-1987, Lab; 18th Seanad, 1987-1989, Ind. Following 20 years as an elected member of Seanad Éireann she chose not to put herself forward for the following election.

Her work as a Senator also overlaps with her work as a lawyer, in particular in family law, including in relation to campaigning and then legislating for the removal of the ban on contraception and divorce (see P143/1/3).

[Archivist's note: A Seanad election takes place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament] has dissolved. This means that the new Dáil has assembled before the Seanad election takes place. Often candidates who were unsuccessful in the general election who were eligible to run for the Seanad, would do so, or would get nominated as part of the Taoiseach's nominees. (Forty-nine of the Seanad’s 60 members are elected and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.) Of the 49 elected members, 43 are elected from panels of candidates representing specified vocational interests. The remaining 6 members are elected by university graduates of certain universities. MR was elected through the Dublin University [Trinity College Dublin] panel to one of 3 panel seats.]

Ringbound report from the Constitution Review Group on Article 33 - The Comptroller and Auditor General.

Ringbound report from the Constitution Review Group on New Article - The Ombudsman.

Material relating to meeting of The Council of State (COS) convened by President Mary McAleese, held at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland],21/12/2010, to allow her to consult with the COS on "whether the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010 should be referred by the President to the Supreme Court for a decision on the question as to whether the Bills or any specified provision or provisions thereof are repugnant to the Constitution or to any provision thereof."

Material includes notice from Adrian O'Neill, Secretary General to the President convening Council of State meeting on, 21/12/2010; print out of Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010, as initiated; print out of Opinion of the European Central Bank of 17 December 2010 on emergency stabilisation of credit institutions (CON/2010292); Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010 Explanatory Memorandum; transcript extracts from Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010 Second Stage Dáil Éireann Debate, 15/12/2010, and Seanad Éireann Debate, 16/12/2010, and Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010 Committee and Remaining Stages Seanad Éireann Debate, 16/12/2010; Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010 Second Stage speech by Dr Martin Mansergh TD, Minister of State and Department of Finance, 15/12/2010; Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010 Seanad Second Stage speech by Dr Martin Mansergh TD, Minister of State and Department of Finance, 16/12/2010; photocopy of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008; photocopy of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 4 April 2001 on the reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions; print out of European Communities (Reorganisation and Winding-Up of Credit Institutions) Regulations 2004; Minister's Statement on banking, 30/09/2010; print out of press coverage of matter, including photograph of the members of the COS, 14-22/12/2010; photocopies and print outs of letters / emails sent to President McAleese from members of staff at Allied Irish Bank (AIB), 17-21/12/2010.

[The passing of the Bill cleared the way for the Finance Minister, Brian Lenihan, to make sweeping changes to the banking sector including nationalising AIB].

Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Part 3

Material relating to meeting of The Council of State (COS) convened by President Michael D Higgins, held at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland], 29/07/2013, to allow him to consult with the COS on "whether the Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 should be referred by the President to the Supreme Court for a decision on the question as to whether the Bills or any specified provision or provisions thereof are repugnant to the Constitution or to any provision thereof."

Material includes print out of Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament] debates on "Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed)", 02/07/2013 (this includes a vote in the Dáil); print out Dail Éireann Select Sub-Committee on Health Joint Committee Minutes, 02/07/2013; print out Dáil Éireann Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Committee Amendments, 02/07/2013; print out: "Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 as amended in the Select Sub-Committee on Health [No. 66a of 2013]; print out of Dáil Éireann debates on "Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage", 10/07/2013; print out Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Report Amendments [No. 66a of 2013], 09/07/2013; print out Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 as passed by Dáil Éireann [No. 66b of 2013].

Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Pt 4

Material relating to meeting of The Council of State (COS) convened by President Michael D Higgins, held at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland], 29/07/2013, to allow him to consult with the COS on "whether the Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 should be referred by the President to the Supreme Court for a decision on the question as to whether the Bills or any specified provision or provisions thereof are repugnant to the Constitution or to any provision thereof."

Material includes print out of Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament] debates on "Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed)", 15-16/07/2013; print out of Dáil Éireann debates on "Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage", 17-18/07/2013.

Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Part 5

Material relating to meeting of The Council of State (COS) convened by President Michael D Higgins, held at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland], 29/07/2013, to allow him to consult with the COS on "whether the Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 should be referred by the President to the Supreme Court for a decision on the question as to whether the Bills or any specified provision or provisions thereof are repugnant to the Constitution or to any provision thereof."

Material includes print out of Seanad Éireann [upper house of Irish parliament] debates on "Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Amendments [No. 66b of 2013], 17/07/2013 and report stage, and report amendments, 22/07/2013; print out of Seanad Éireann debates on "Protecting of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report stage (resumed) and Final Stage", 23/07/2013.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024

Material relating to meeting of The Council of State (COS) convened by President Michael D Higgins, held at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland], 15/07/24, to allow him to consult with the COS on "Whether the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 should be referred by the President to the Supreme Court for a decision on the question as to whether the Bill or any specified provision or provisions thereof are repugnant to the Constitution or to any provision thereof."

Material includes including copies of Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024, Dáil Éireann debates transcripts, 02/05/2024, 23/05/2024, 12/06/2024; transcripts of Seanad Éireann 18/06/2024, 03/07/2024 and 09/07/2024.

Correspondence, circulars, reports, agendas and itineraries, background information and other material relating to the work of the Trilateral Commission (TC) in 1975. It includes correspondence between Mary Robinson (MR) and senior management at Allied Irish Bank (AIB) and Bank of Ireland (BoI) including AIB Chief General Manager Joseph McGlinn, and BoI Managing Director Ian Morrison, in relation to the work of TC and financial support from the banks, 20/05/1974-19/07/1975; correspondence between MR and members of the Irish delegation of TC and others including Justin Keating, Minister for Industry and Commerce, Peter Barry, [Minister for Transport and Power], Richie Ryan, Minister for Finance, Kenneth Whitaker, Governor, Central Bank of Ireland and Michael Killeen, Managing Director, IDA Ireland [Industrial Development Authority], some of which related to meetings of the Irish TC members, and updates on the wider TC meetings, 08/01-11/11/1975; "How Can The World Afford OPEC Oil?", reprinted from "Foreign Affairs", American Quarterly Review, 01/1975 with cover letter to TC members from Zbigniew Brzezinski, Director, 17/01/1975; photocopy of United Nations press release on 3rd session of 3rd conference on Law of Sea, 17/03-09/05/1975; correspondence from François Duchêne, European Vice Chairman of TC, in relation to upcoming events later in year, memos and background information 16/05-14/11/1975; correspondence to MR from Charles Lysaght, Department of Foreign Affairs, including booklet on "The Debate on the International Seabed Authority", by Lysaght, 1975[possibly sent in lead up to TC meeting in Paris, Nov/Dec 1975]; material relating to meeting of TC in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, 30-31/05/1975 including agendas, reports "Striking a Bargain on Commodity Supplies", interim report of the Trilateral Task Force on Access to Supplies, "The Governability of Democracies", report of the Trilateral Task Force on the Governability of Democracies, "International Financial Situation", "Social and Political Issues in Japan", reports from seminar and meetings, briefing paper from TC Task Force on the Oceans, text of opening remarks by Takeshi Watanabe, Japanese Chairman, TC, and by Saburo Okita, President, The Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund, list of participants, programme and correspondence (26/09/1974-17/06/1975); circulars to TC members from Zbigniew Brzezinski including relating to appointment of Christopher Makins as Deputy Director of TC, 08/08-09/09/1975; material relating to meeting of TC in Paris, 29/11-02/12/1975 including programme, menu and dinner invite, biographies, correspondence (08/10-18/12/1975), summary of discussion at TC Executive Committee meeting in Turin, Italy, 10-11/10/1975, and several reports including "The Future of the Oceans", draft report of the Trilateral Task Force on the Oceans, 09/1975, "Seeking New Accommodation in world Commodity Markets", draft report of the Trilateral Task Force on Commodities Issues, 11/1975.