Council of State

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The Council of State is an advisory body to the President of Ireland, composed of current and former high-ranking officials who provide counsel on the exercise of certain presidential powers.

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Council of State canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ
advises President of Ireland ⓘ
advisesOn exercise of certain discretionary powers of the President ⓘ
referral of bills to the Supreme Court under Article 26 ⓘ
refusal of a dissolution of Dáil Éireann ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Council of State of Ireland ⓘ
appointedBy President of Ireland ⓘ
compositionIncludes ex officio members ⓘ
presidential appointees ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 31 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
convenesWhen President of Ireland decides to consult it ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
createdBy Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
decisionType advisory, non-binding ⓘ
established 1937 ⓘ
exOfficioMember Attorney General of Ireland ⓘ
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann ⓘ
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann ⓘ
Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ
President of the High Court (Ireland) ⓘ
Taoiseach ⓘ
Tánaiste ⓘ
former Chief Justices of Ireland ⓘ
former Presidents of Ireland ⓘ
former Taoisigh ⓘ
governedBy Irish constitutional law ⓘ
hasChairperson President of Ireland ⓘ
hasNoPower to overrule the President of Ireland ⓘ
hasRole advisory role ⓘ
consultative role ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Ireland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn Áras an Uachtaráin ⓘ
maximumNumberOfPresidentialAppointees 7 ⓘ
meetingType closed meetings ⓘ
meetsAt Áras an Uachtaráin ⓘ
memberOf institutions of the Irish state ⓘ
memberSelectionMethod ex officio membership and presidential appointment ⓘ
primaryFunction advise the President of Ireland on the exercise of certain discretionary powers ⓘ
relatedTo Oireachtas ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
reportsTo President of Ireland ⓘ
scopeOfAdvice constitutional and legislative matters involving presidential discretion ⓘ

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