Council of State (Ireland)
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The Council of State (Ireland) is a constitutional advisory body that assists the President of Ireland in exercising certain discretionary and reserve powers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of State (Ireland) canonical | 2 |
| Council of State of Ireland | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish state body
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constitutional advisory body ⓘ |
| advises | President of Ireland ⓘ |
| advisoryStatus | non-binding advice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Council of State ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of Ireland ⓘ |
| canAdopt | standing orders for its own procedures ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
ex officio members
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presidential appointees ⓘ |
| confidentiality | deliberations are generally confidential ⓘ |
| convenesWhen | whenever the President decides to seek its advice ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| exOfficioMembersInclude |
Attorney General of Ireland
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Cathaoirleach ⓘ
surface form:
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
Ceann Comhairle ⓘ
surface form:
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ President of the High Court ⓘ Taoiseach of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Taoiseach
Tánaiste of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Tánaiste
former Chief Justices of Ireland ⓘ former Presidents of Ireland ⓘ former Taoisigh ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Article 31 of the Constitution of Ireland
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surface form:
Constitution of Ireland Article 31
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| hasNoPowerTo |
override decisions of the President
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veto legislation ⓘ |
| hasRole | constitutional advisory role ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created with the 1937 Constitution to replace advisory mechanisms of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| keyPowerAdvisedOn |
address or message to either or both Houses of the Oireachtas
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convening of a meeting of either House of the Oireachtas ⓘ referral of bills to the Supreme Court under Article 26 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ refusal of a Dáil dissolution to the Taoiseach ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 31 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfPresidentialAppointees | 7 ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Áras an Uachtaráin ⓘ |
| meetsAtDiscretionOf | President of Ireland ⓘ |
| notPartOf |
Cabinet of Ireland
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surface form:
Irish Government (cabinet)
Oireachtas ⓘ |
| presidentNotObligedToFollowAdvice | true ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | to advise the President of Ireland on the exercise of certain discretionary and reserve powers ⓘ |
| quorumDefinedBy | rules made by the President with the Council’s consent ⓘ |
| reportsTo | President of Ireland ⓘ |
| termOfOfficeOfAppointees | coextensive with the term of the appointing President ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | advisory council ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions
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Council of State (Ireland)
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this entity surface form:
Council of State of Ireland