Taoiseach

Taoiseach [t i ː ˠ ʃɒx ] (plural: Taoisigh [t i ː ˠ ʃi ː t i ː ˠ ʃɪg ] ) is the title of the Irish Government. The word also appears in German sometimes with the Irish definite article on Taoiseach.

The Taoiseach is appointed by the Irish House of Representatives ( Dáil Éireann ), then determined by the President of Ireland and needed to stay in office, the confidence of the Dáil. The reigning Taoiseach Enda Kenny is a member of the Fine Gael since 9 March 2011.

Overview

According to the Irish Constitution of the Taoiseach must be nominated by Parliament of the House of Representatives ( Dáil Éireann ). In the event that the Taoiseach loses the confidence of the Dáil, there are two possibilities. He can either resign or try to convince the president from dissolving the Dáil. The President may refuse this request and thus force the Taoiseach to resign. So far, however, such a situation has not yet occurred. The Dáil may escape the Taoiseach confidence by a successful vote of no confidence, a failed vote of confidence or by the refusal of assistance. In the event of the resignation of the Taoiseach, who resigned the office until the appointment of a successor continues to apply.

The Taoiseach nominates the members of his government, which are then appointed with the approval of the Dáil by the President. The Taoiseach also has the ability to exclude members of the Cabinet and is responsible for the determination of eleven members of the Irish House of Lords, the Seanad Éireann.

History

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste words (title of Deputy Prime Minister ) both come from the Irish language and have pre-medieval origins. Although the Taoiseach is described in the Constitution as " head of government or prime minister ," was the original meaning of the word " leader " or " chief ".

The Office of the Taoiseach was created by the Irish Constitution in 1937 and replaced the position of Chairman of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from, although both offices but differed in some fundamental things. The Chairman of the Executive Council had much lower powers, since he neither dismiss individual ministers (only the Cabinet as a whole ) still could dissolve the lower house.

In the past, Ireland had already multi-party governments - in such a case the Taoiseach was ( with one exception ) always the Chairman of the largest government party. The exception was John A. Costello, who held the office of compromise instead of Richard Mulcahy (Chairman of the Fine Gael ), as Mulcahy was not supported by the other government parties.

List of Taoisigh

Footnotes

* Collective Head of State / representative

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