Government of Ireland

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The Government of Ireland is the executive authority of the Republic of Ireland, responsible for national governance, policymaking, and international relations.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch
national government
accountableTo Dáil Éireann
alsoKnownAs Government of Ireland
surface form: Government of the Republic of Ireland
appliesToJurisdiction Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
appointedBy President of Ireland
branchOf Ireland
surface form: State of Ireland
capital Dublin
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Ireland
country Ireland
established 1937
executiveBody Cabinet of Ireland
governedBy Constitution of Ireland
surface form: Constitutional law of Ireland
governmentType parliamentary democracy
hasJurisdictionOver Irish airspace
Irish territorial waters
headOfGovernment Taoiseach of Ireland
surface form: Taoiseach
headOfState President of Ireland
includesBody Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Department of Defence
Department of Education
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Department of Finance
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Department of Health
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Department of Justice
Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Department of Rural and Community Development
Department of Social Protection
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Department of Transport
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Department of the Taoiseach
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody Oireachtas
memberOf European Council
surface form: European Council through the Taoiseach
nativeName Ireland
surface form: Rialtas na hÉireann
numberOfCabinetMinisters 15
partOf political system of Ireland
precededBy Irish Free State Executive Council
surface form: Executive Council of the Irish Free State
responsibleFor economic policy
foreign policy
implementation of legislation
international relations
national governance
national security
public policy
seatOfGovernment Dublin

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Eircode system introducedBy Government of Ireland
TG4 parentOrganization Government of Ireland
Department of Education (Ireland) partOf Government of Ireland