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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Tánaiste of Ireland seat Dáil Éireann
Seán Lemass memberOf Dáil Éireann
Robert Flanagan workLocation Dáil Éireann
Carlow–Kilkenny electsTo Dáil Éireann
Charles William St John Burgess memberOf Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cathal Brugha
Caitlín Brugha parliament Dáil Éireann
Old IRA associatedWith Dáil Éireann
Cork Mid legislativeBody Dáil Éireann
Cork Mid representedIn Dáil Éireann
Cork South-West parliament Dáil Éireann
Cork South-West representedIn Dáil Éireann
Cork South-West governingBody Dáil Éireann
Cork Mid Dáil constituency parliament Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cork Mid
Cork Mid Dáil constituency representedIn Dáil Éireann
subject surface form: Cork Mid