Irish Free State Oireachtas

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The Irish Free State Oireachtas was the bicameral national legislature of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1937, responsible for making laws and overseeing government during the state's formative post-independence period.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922 ⓘ
constitutionalMonarch Edward VIII ⓘ
George V ⓘ
George VI ⓘ
country Irish Free State ⓘ
countryCreatedFor Irish Free State ⓘ
dissolvedFollowing adoption of Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
endTime 1937 ⓘ
function budget approval ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ
oversight of government ⓘ
treaty ratification ⓘ
governmentTypeContext parliamentary democracy ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver executive branch of the Irish Free State ⓘ
hasPart Dáil Éireann ⓘ
King in Parliament ⓘ
linked to: King-in-Parliament

Seanad Éireann ⓘ
headOfStateRepresentative Governor-General of the Irish Free State ⓘ
headOfStateRole King of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
jurisdiction Irish Free State ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
legalForm parliamentary legislature ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Irish Free State ⓘ
legislativeProcessIncludes consideration by Seanad Éireann ⓘ
passage by Dáil Éireann ⓘ
royal assent ⓘ
location Dublin ⓘ
lowerHouse Dáil Éireann ⓘ
meetsAt Leinster House, Dublin ⓘ
meetsIn Leinster House ⓘ
numberOfHouses 2 ⓘ
oversightOf Executive Council of the Irish Free State ⓘ
partOf political system of the Irish Free State ⓘ
precededBy Dáil Éireann (revolutionary parliament) ⓘ
linked to: Dáil Éireann
region Europe ⓘ
replaced Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ
replacedBy Oireachtas of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Oireachtas
significantEvent established following Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
superseded by 1937 Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
startTime 1922 ⓘ
subjectOf Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
timePeriod interwar period ⓘ
upperHouse Seanad Éireann ⓘ
votingSystemLowerHouse proportional representation by single transferable vote ⓘ

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Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 → legislativeBody → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Constitution of the Irish Free State → establishedLegislature → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Parliament of Southern Ireland → replacedBy → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Parliament of Southern Ireland → replacedBy → Provisional Parliament of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Parliament of Southern Ireland → legalSuccessor → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Free State Seanad → partOf → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Free State Seanad → alsoKnownAs → Seanad of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Free State Seanad → legislativeChamberOf → Irish Free State Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Irish Free State Executive Council → legislativeBody → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Irish Free State Executive Council → parentOrganization → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State → hasAuthorityFrom → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Third Dáil sitting as a Constituent Assembly → legislativeBody → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Third Dáil sitting as a Constituent Assembly → followedBy → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 → legislature → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Constitution (Amendment No. 26) Act 1935 → legislativeBody → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Attorney General of the Irish Free State → associatedWith → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Senate of Southern Ireland → followedBy → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State (as successor legislature) ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Senate of Southern Ireland → constitutionalSuccessor → Seanad of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Minister for Defence of the Irish Free State → reportsTo → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Minister for Defence of the Irish Free State → legislatedBy → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Houses of the Oireachtas → predecessor → Parliament of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Houses of the Oireachtas → predecessor → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Courts of Justice Act 1924 → legislature → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Minister for Home Affairs (Irish Free State) → reportsTo → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Minister for Justice (Irish Free State) → memberOf → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas
Louth (Dáil constituency) → parliamentaryTermCoverage → Oireachtas of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State Oireachtas