▁to ▁have ▁a ▁permanent ▁government ▁majority . ▁ ▁Ab ol ition ▁The ▁Se an ad ▁was ▁abol ished ▁entirely ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁after ▁it ▁delayed ▁some ▁Government ▁propos als ▁for ▁constitution al ▁changes ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( Am end ment ▁No . ▁ 2 4 ) ▁Act ▁which ▁was ▁passed ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ▁had ▁seen ▁its ▁delay ▁of ▁his ▁propos als ▁as ▁il leg it imate ; ▁the ▁continu ing ▁opposition ▁majority ▁had ▁stem med ▁from ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁O ire acht as ▁and ▁the ▁provision ▁for ▁the ▁Se an ad ' s ▁self - e lection . ▁The ▁abol ition ▁was ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁chairman ▁Thomas ▁West ro pp ▁Ben nett ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role . ▁It ▁opposed ▁its ▁own ▁abol ition , ▁but ▁this ▁decision ▁was ▁over - rid den ▁by ▁the ▁D á il . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland ▁de ▁Val era ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁modern ▁Se an ad , ▁Se an ad ▁É ire ann . ▁This ▁new ▁Se an ad ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁direct ▁successor ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁Se an ad . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁of ▁the ▁Mon archy ▁ ▁The ▁King ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁individual ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁re igned