Oireachtas

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legislature national parliament

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.

Aliases (2)

Oireachtas Éireann ×1
members of the Oireachtas ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislature → national parliament →
canBeDissolvedBy	President of Ireland →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Ireland →
country	Ireland →
currentConstitutionalFormSince	1937 →
dissolutionOnAdviceOf	Taoiseach →
electoralSystemLowerHouse	proportional representation by single transferable vote →
establishedBy	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 Éireann →
isBicameral	true →
jurisdiction	Republic of Ireland →
languageUsed	English → Irish →
legislativeFunction	enacts laws →
locationCity	Dublin →
meetsAt	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	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 →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cork South-Central → Ireland → Irish Free State →	legislature
Fine Gael → Labour Party (Ireland) →	parliamentaryGroupIn
Dáil Éireann → Seanad Éireann →	partOf
Seanad Éireann →	chamberOf
Dublin Region →	hasLegislature
Dublin Region →	hostsNationalParliament
Oireachtas ("Oireachtas Éireann") →	IrishName
Government of Ireland →	legislativeBody
President of Ireland ("members of the Oireachtas") →	nominator
Leinster House →	occupant
President of Ireland →	salaryDeterminedBy