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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Dáil | 2 |
| 31st Dáil | 1 |
| 32nd Dáil | 1 |
| 33rd Dáil | 1 |
| Dáil chamber | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Dáil
subject surface form:
Cork South-Central
this entity surface form:
Dáil chamber
subject surface form:
Leinster House
subject surface form:
Cork South-Central
this entity surface form:
First Dáil
subject surface form:
Cork South-Central
this entity surface form:
33rd Dáil
subject surface form:
Cork South-Central
this entity surface form:
32nd Dáil
subject surface form:
Cork South-Central
this entity surface form:
31st Dáil