Oireachtas

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The Oireachtas is the national parliament of Ireland, comprising the President and two houses, Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann, which together enact the country’s laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
national parliament
canBeDissolvedBy President of Ireland
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ireland
country Ireland
currentConstitutionalFormSince 1937
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Taoiseach
electoralSystemLowerHouse proportional representation by single transferable vote
establishedBy Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
governingLaw Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann
Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann
hasChamber Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
hasCommitteeSystem true
hasComponent Dáil Éireann
President of Ireland
Seanad Éireann
hasLowerHouse Dáil Éireann
hasPower amend laws
approve budget
make laws
hasUpperHouse Seanad Éireann
hasWebsite https://www.oireachtas.ie/
headOfStateRole President of Ireland
IrishName Oireachtas Éireann
linked to: Oireachtas
isBicameral true
jurisdiction Republic of Ireland
linked to: Ireland
languageUsed English
Irish
legislativeFunction enacts laws
locationCity Dublin
meetsAt Leinster House
membershipTypeUpperHouse partly elected and partly appointed
oversees Government of Ireland
passes Acts of the Oireachtas
predecessor Parliament of Southern Ireland
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
publishes Acts
Bills
Official Report (Debates)
relatedDocument Bunreacht na hÉireann
roleOfDáil elects Taoiseach
primary legislative chamber
roleOfPresident may refer bills to Supreme Court for constitutional review
signs bills into law
roleOfSeanad revising chamber
supervises public administration
termUsedSince 1922

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Ireland legislature Oireachtas
Irish Free State legislature Oireachtas
President of Ireland nominator members of the Oireachtas
linked to: Oireachtas
Seanad Éireann partOf Oireachtas
Seanad Éireann chamberOf Oireachtas
Oireachtas IrishName Oireachtas Éireann
linked to: Oireachtas
Dáil Éireann partOf Oireachtas
Fine Gael parliamentaryGroupIn Oireachtas
Dublin Region hasLegislature Oireachtas
Leinster House occupant Oireachtas
subject linked to: Leinster House, Dublin
Cork South-Central legislature Oireachtas
Taoiseach of Ireland partOf Oireachtas of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas
Official Report (Debates) maintainedBy Oireachtas staff
linked to: Oireachtas
Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann appliesWithin Oireachtas of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas
Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann publishedBy Oireachtas of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas
Free State Seanad hasSuccessor Seanad Éireann (under the 1937 Constitution)
linked to: Oireachtas
Cathaoirleach partOf Oireachtas
Leas-Chathaoirleach partOf Oireachtas
Agricultural Panel partOf Oireachtas
Industrial and Commercial Panel locatedInGovernment Oireachtas of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas
Labour Panel partOf Oireachtas
Labour Party (Ireland) representedIn Oireachtas
subject linked to: Labour
Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland appliesTo Oireachtas of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas
Leas-Cheann Comhairle partOf Oireachtas
Assembly of Ireland isPartOf Oireachtas
Fine Gael representedIn Oireachtas
subject linked to: FG
Enda Kenny legislativeBody Oireachtas
Leo Varadkar parliamentaryBody Oireachtas
Thomas Power (Irish politician) partOf Oireachtas
subject linked to: Thomas Power
Patrick Power (Irish politician, born 1929) memberOf Oireachtas
subject linked to: Patrick Power