Presidential Commission

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The Presidential Commission is the collective body in Ireland that temporarily exercises the powers and duties of the President when the office is vacant or the President is unable to perform their functions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Presidential Commission canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state body ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Coimisiún Uachtarán na hÉireann ⓘ
appliesWhen the President of Ireland is absent from the State ⓘ
the President of Ireland is incapacitated ⓘ
the President of Ireland is unable to perform their functions ⓘ
the office of President of Ireland is vacant ⓘ
basedOnDocument Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
cannotDo dissolve Dáil Éireann on its own initiative ⓘ
composition Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann ⓘ
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann ⓘ
Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ
constitutionalStatus cannot be abolished without constitutional amendment ⓘ
continuityFunction ensures continuity of the Irish head of state ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
established 1938 ⓘ
establishedBy Bunreacht na hÉireann (Constitution of Ireland) ⓘ
hasPower appoint Government members ⓘ
appoint the Taoiseach ⓘ
exercise all constitutional powers of the President of Ireland ⓘ
sign bills into law ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Ireland ⓘ
languageOfNativeName Irish ⓘ
legalBasis Article 14 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
meetsAt Áras an Uachtaráin ⓘ
meetsOnlyWhen presidential functions must be performed in the absence or incapacity of the President ⓘ
memberPosition Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann ⓘ
Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann ⓘ
Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ
operatesIn parliamentary republic system ⓘ
permanentBody yes ⓘ
relatedOffice Oireachtas ⓘ
President of Ireland ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
replaces President of Ireland in performing presidential functions in specified circumstances ⓘ
role temporarily exercises the powers and duties of the President of Ireland ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority limited to powers expressly vested in the President by the Constitution and law ⓘ
seat Dublin ⓘ
selectionMethodForMembers ex officio by virtue of holding specified offices ⓘ
successionFunction acts until a new President of Ireland is elected and assumes office ⓘ
temporalScope acts only for the duration of the vacancy or incapacity of the President ⓘ
typeOf acting head of state ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cathaoirleach → sitsExOfficioOn → Presidential Commission ⓘ