Assembly of Ireland

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The Assembly of Ireland is the English translation of "Dáil Éireann," the lower house and principal chamber of the Irish parliament.

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Assembly of Ireland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of a bicameral legislature
legislative body
lower house of parliament
parliamentary chamber
appoints Taoiseach
budgetaryFunction votes supply
canBeDissolvedBy President of Ireland
constitutionalRole principal chamber of the national parliament
country Ireland
countryCapital Dublin
dateOfFirstMeeting 21 January 1919
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Taoiseach
electoralDistricts multi-seat constituencies
electoralSystem proportional representation
single transferable vote
elects Ceann Comhairle
Leas-Cheann Comhairle
EnglishNameOf Dáil Éireann
establishedBy Constitution of Ireland
hasCommitteeSystem Oireachtas committees
hasLegislativeAuthorityOver Republic of Ireland
hasOriginalName Dáil Éireann
hasPower to amend the Constitution of Ireland (with referendum)
to approve the budget
to hold the government to account
to pass legislation
hasUpperHouse Seanad Éireann
isLowerHouseOf Oireachtas
isPartOf Oireachtas
isPrincipalChamberOf Oireachtas
languageOfProceedings English
Irish
locatedIn County Dublin
Dublin
Leinster
meetsFrequency regular sessions throughout the year
meetsIn Leinster House, Dublin
surface form: Leinster House
meetsInBuildingOwnedBy Irish state
surface form: State of Ireland
minimumCandidateAge 21 years
nominates Taoiseach of Ireland
surface form: Taoiseach
numberOfMembers 160
oversees Government of Ireland
predecessor Second Dáil
surface form: Dáil Éireann (revolutionary parliament 1919–1922)

Parliament of Southern Ireland
surface form: House of Commons of Southern Ireland
presidingOfficerTitle Ceann Comhairle
termLength 5 years maximum
votingAgeForElections 18 years

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Dáil Éireann translationOfName Assembly of Ireland