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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Seán Power parliamentaryBody Oireachtas
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this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
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this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
Irish Free State Oireachtas replacedBy Oireachtas
this entity surface form: Oireachtas of Ireland
Paschal Donohoe legislativeBody Oireachtas
Kildare Street houses Oireachtas
subject surface form: Leinster House
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Robert Flanagan partOf Oireachtas
Robert Flanagan employer Oireachtas
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John A. Murphy memberOf Oireachtas
30th Dáil partOf Oireachtas
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