Dáil Éireann

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Dáil Éireann is the principal chamber of Ireland’s national parliament, responsible for making laws, approving the government, and representing the Irish electorate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
abbreviationOfMemberTitle TD
approves Government of Ireland
budgetaryPower approves the state budget
canBeDissolvedBy President of Ireland
canBeOverruledBy no other elected chamber in Ireland
canRemoveGovernmentBy vote of no confidence
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ireland
country Ireland
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Taoiseach of Ireland
surface form: Taoiseach
electoralDistrict Dáil constituency
electoralSystem proportional representation by single transferable vote
electorate citizens of Ireland
elects Ceann Comhairle
Leas-Cheann Comhairle
Taoiseach of Ireland
surface form: Taoiseach
established 1919
hasRole House of Representatives
surface form: house of representatives

principal chamber of the Irish national parliament
hasWebsite https://www.oireachtas.ie
historicalPrecursor Dáil Éireann self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Dáil
jurisdiction Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
languageOfProceedings English
Irish
legislativeFunction approves the government
makes laws
represents the Irish electorate
locatedInCity Dublin
locatedInCountry Ireland
location Leinster House, Dublin
surface form: Leinster House
meetsFrequency regular sessions throughout the year
meetsIn Dáil Éireann self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dáil chamber
memberTitle Teachta Dála
nativeLanguage ga
nativeName Dáil Éireann self-link
numberOfMembers 160
oversightFunction establishes parliamentary committees
questions government ministers
partOf Oireachtas
passes primary legislation
presidingOfficerTitle Ceann Comhairle
requiresConfidenceFor Government of Ireland to remain in office
termLength maximum five years
translationOfName Assembly of Ireland
typeOfLegislature unicameral-dominant in a bicameral system
upperHouse Seanad Éireann
votingAge 18

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Ireland lowerHouse Dáil Éireann
Irish War of Independence belligerent Dáil Éireann
Irish Free State lowerHouse Dáil Éireann
Sinn Féin representedIn Dáil Éireann
Anglo-Irish Treaty approvedBy Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann otherChamber Dáil Éireann
Labour Party (Ireland) representsIn Dáil Éireann
Oireachtas hasComponent Dáil Éireann
Oireachtas hasChamber Dáil Éireann
Oireachtas hasLowerHouse Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann historicalPrecursor Dáil Éireann self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Dáil
Dáil Éireann meetsIn Dáil Éireann self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dáil chamber
Dáil Éireann nativeName Dáil Éireann self-link
Fine Gael representedIn Dáil Éireann
Government Chief Whip typicalChamber Dáil Éireann
Eoin O'Duffy memberOfParliament Dáil Éireann
Leinster House, Dublin occupant Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Leinster House
Frank Aiken parliamentaryBody Dáil Éireann
W. T. Cosgrave electedTo Dáil Éireann
Cork South-Central Dáil constituency parliament Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cork South-Central
Cork South-Central Dáil constituency lowerHouse Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cork South-Central
Cork South-Central Dáil constituency representedIn Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cork South-Central
this entity surface form: 33rd Dáil
Cork South-Central Dáil constituency representedIn Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cork South-Central
this entity surface form: 32nd Dáil
Cork South-Central Dáil constituency representedIn Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cork South-Central
this entity surface form: 31st Dáil
Gerry Adams representedIn Dáil Éireann
Government of Ireland accountableTo Dáil Éireann
Arthur Griffith parliamentaryBody Dáil Éireann
Mary Lou McDonald parliamentaryBody Dáil Éireann
Irish Republic reaffirmedBy Dáil Éireann
this entity surface form: First Dáil
Irish Republic legislativeBody Dáil Éireann
Albert Reynolds memberOf Dáil Éireann
George Gavan Duffy memberOf Dáil Éireann
George Gavan Duffy memberOf Dáil Éireann
this entity surface form: First Dáil
Robert Barton officeContested Dáil Éireann
this entity surface form: Dáil Éireann seat
Workers' Party of Ireland parliamentaryRepresentation Dáil Éireann
this entity surface form: Dáil Éireann (historically)
Taoiseach of Ireland nominatedBy Dáil Éireann
Taoiseach of Ireland confirmedBy Dáil Éireann
Taoiseach of Ireland reportsTo Dáil Éireann
Constitution of Ireland establishes Dáil Éireann
Richard Mulcahy memberOf Dáil Éireann
Austin Currie memberOf Dáil Éireann
Kieran Doherty parliament Dáil Éireann
Acts of the Oireachtas enactedBy Dáil Éireann
Official Report (Debates) chamber Dáil Éireann