Oireachtas

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The Oireachtas is the national parliament of Ireland, comprising the President and two houses, Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, which together enact the country’s laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
national parliament
canBeDissolvedBy President of Ireland
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ireland
country Ireland
currentConstitutionalFormSince 1937
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Taoiseach of Ireland
surface form: Taoiseach
electoralSystemLowerHouse proportional representation by single transferable vote
establishedBy Constitution of the Irish Free State
surface form: Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
governingLaw Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann
Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann
hasChamber Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
hasCommitteeSystem true
hasComponent Dáil Éireann
President of Ireland
Seanad Éireann
hasLowerHouse Dáil Éireann
hasPower amend laws
approve budget
make laws
hasUpperHouse Seanad Éireann
hasWebsite https://www.oireachtas.ie/
headOfStateRole President of Ireland
IrishName Oireachtas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oireachtas Éireann
isBicameral true
jurisdiction Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
languageUsed English
Irish
legislativeFunction enacts laws
locationCity Dublin
meetsAt Leinster House, Dublin
surface form: Leinster House
membershipTypeUpperHouse partly elected and partly appointed
oversees Government of Ireland
passes Acts of the Oireachtas
predecessor Parliament of Southern Ireland
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
publishes Acts
Bills
Official Report (Debates)
relatedDocument Constitution of Ireland
surface form: Bunreacht na hÉireann
roleOfDáil elects Taoiseach
primary legislative chamber
roleOfPresident may refer bills to Supreme Court for constitutional review
signs bills into law
roleOfSeanad revising chamber
supervises public administration
termUsedSince 1922

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Ireland legislature Oireachtas
Irish Free State legislature Oireachtas
President of Ireland nominator Oireachtas
this entity surface form: members of the Oireachtas
Seanad Éireann partOf Oireachtas
Seanad Éireann chamberOf Oireachtas
Oireachtas IrishName Oireachtas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oireachtas Éireann
Dáil Éireann partOf Oireachtas
Fine Gael parliamentaryGroupIn Oireachtas
Dublin Region hasLegislature Oireachtas
Leinster House, Dublin occupant Oireachtas
subject surface form: Leinster House
Cork South-Central Dáil constituency legislature Oireachtas
subject surface form: Cork South-Central
Taoiseach of Ireland partOf Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
Official Report (Debates) maintainedBy Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Oireachtas staff
Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann appliesWithin Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann publishedBy Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
Free State Seanad hasSuccessor Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Seanad Éireann (under the 1937 Constitution)
Cathaoirleach partOf Oireachtas
Leas-Chathaoirleach partOf Oireachtas
Agricultural Panel partOf Oireachtas
Industrial and Commercial Panel locatedInGovernment Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
Labour Panel partOf Oireachtas
Labour representedIn Oireachtas
subject surface form: Labour Party (Ireland)
Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland appliesTo Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
Leas-Cheann Comhairle partOf Oireachtas
Assembly of Ireland isPartOf Oireachtas
FG representedIn Oireachtas
subject surface form: Fine Gael
Enda Kenny legislativeBody Oireachtas
Leo Varadkar parliamentaryBody Oireachtas
Thomas Power partOf Oireachtas
subject surface form: Thomas Power (Irish politician)
Patrick Power memberOf Oireachtas
subject surface form: Patrick Power (Irish politician, born 1929)