▁D á il ▁has ▁had ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Se an ad ▁É ire ann ▁ ▁Se an ad ▁É ire ann ▁ ▁( ; ▁Senate ▁of ▁Ireland ) ▁was ▁the ▁upper ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁' First ▁Se an ad '. ▁The ▁Se an ad ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁but ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁were ▁subsequently ▁made ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁its ▁election ▁and ▁it ▁powers . ▁It ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁when ▁it ▁attempted ▁to ▁ob struct ▁constitution al ▁re forms ▁fav oured ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁It ▁sat ▁in ▁Le in ster ▁House . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁The ▁Se an ad ▁was ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁D á il ▁and ▁could ▁delay ▁but ▁not ▁v eto ▁dec isions ▁of ▁that ▁house . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁had ▁more ▁power ▁than ▁its ▁successor , ▁the ▁modern ▁Se an ad , ▁which ▁can ▁only ▁delay ▁normal ▁legisl ation ▁for ▁three ▁months . ▁As ▁originally ▁adopted ▁the ▁constitution ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁Se an ad ▁had ▁power ▁to ▁delay ▁a ▁money ▁bill ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁days ▁and ▁delay ▁any ▁other ▁bill ▁for ▁ 2 7 0 ▁days . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁( Am end ment ▁No . ▁