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History | |
Established | 29 December 1937 (Modern form) |
Preceded by | Irish Free State Oireachtas |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
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political groups | Government (81)
Opposition (78)
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political groups | Government (42)
Opposition (19)
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Length of term | Not exceeding 5 years |
Authority | Articles 15−27, Constitution of Ireland |
Salary | |
Elections | |
Proportional representation (single transferable vote) | |
Indirect election | |
Last election | 8 February 2020 |
Last election | 31 March 2020 |
Next general election | By March 2025 |
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Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin | |
Website | |
www | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of Ireland | |
Rules | |
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The Oireachtas (/ˈɛrəktəs/ EH-rək-təs,[2] Irish: [ˈɛɾʲaxt̪ˠəsˠ]), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the bicameral parliament of Ireland.[3] The Oireachtas consists of the president of Ireland and the two houses of the Oireachtas (Irish: Tithe an Oireachtais),[4] a house of representatives called Dáil Éireann and a senate called Seanad Éireann.
The houses of the Oireachtas sit in Leinster House in Dublin, an eighteenth-century ducal palace. The directly elected Dáil is by far the more powerful branch of the Oireachtas.
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