#Constitution of Dáil Éireann #### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition ### Background details and bibliographic information Constitution of Dáil Éireann ============================ Author: Dáil Éireann -------------------- ### File Description Electronic edition compiled by Audrey Murphy 2. Second draft.Extent of text: 987 words#### Publication CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College Cork College Road, Cork, Ireland—http://www.ucc.ie/celt (2005) (2008) Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland. Text ID Number: E900012Availability [RESTRICTED] Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only. #### Sources **Dorothy Macardle**, Constitution of Dáil Éireann in Dorothy Macardle The Irish Republic: a documented chronicle of the Anglo-Irish conflict and the partitioning of Ireland, with a detailed account of the period 1916-1923. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, (1937) page 925–926### Encoding #### Project Description CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts #### Sampling Declaration the whole text. #### Editorial Declaration ##### Correction Text has been proof-read and parsed using SGMLS. Constructive criticism and corrections are welcome and will be credited to scholars making them. ##### Normalization The electronic text represents the edited text. ##### Quotation There are no quotations. ##### Hyphenation Soft hyphens are silently removed. When a hyphenated word (hard or soft) crosses a page-break or line-break, this break is marked after the completion of the hyphenated word. ##### Segmentation div0=the whole text; div1=section; div2=subsection. 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(1919-01-21) #### Use of language ##### Language: [EN] The whole text is in English apart from 37 words, principally references to institutions and functionaries. ##### Language: [GA] 37 words in Irish, principally institutions and functionaries. ### Revision History * (2011-01-23) Beatrix Färber (ed.) * Conversion script run, new wordcount made. * (2008-07-19) Beatrix Färber (ed.) * Value of div0 "type" attribute modified, minor modifications made to header; keywords added. * (2005-08-25) Julianne Nyhan (ed.) * Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion * (2005-08-04T14:41:43+0100) Peter Flynn (ed.) * Converted to XML * (2005-02-11) Beatrix Färber (ed.) * Header updated, file reparsed; HTML file created. * (1997-02-25) Peter Flynn (ed.) * HTML file generated using OmniMark. * (1997-02-25) Mavis Cournane (ed.) * File parsed using SGMLS. * (1996-11-17) Donnchadh Ó Corráin (ed.) * Header constructed, structural mark-up added, checked and verified. * (1996) Audrey Murphy (ed.) * Text proofed. * (1996) Audrey Murphy (ed.) * Text captured by scanning. --- #### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: E900012 ### Constitution of Dáil Éireann: Author: Dáil Éireann --- p.923 ### As approved provisionally January 21st, 1919. First Section: -------------- **Dáil Éireann** shall possess full powers to legislate and shall be composed of Delegates (**Teachtaí**) chosen by the people of Ireland from the present constituencies of the country. Second Section: --------------- #### 1 Full executive powers shall be held at any time by the Ministry (**Aireacht**) in office at the time. #### 2 The Ministry shall be composed of the following: A Prime Minister (**Príomh-Aireach**) chosen by **Dáil Éireann**, and four other Ministers, viz.: 1. Minister of Finance (**Aireach Airgid**), 2. Minister of Home Affairs (**A. Gnóthaí Duthchais**), 3. Minister of Foreign Affairs (**A. Gnóthaí Coigcríoch**), and 4. Minister of Defence (**A. Cosanta**). The Prime Minister shall nominate the four others, and shall have power to dismiss them from office. #### 3 Every Minister must be a member of the **Dáil**, and shall at all times be answerable to the **Dáil**. #### 4 The names of Ministers must be put before the **Dáil** for ratification at the first assembly after their nomination by the Prime Minister. ### *Prime Minister* The Prime Minister shall hold office as soon as elected and the other Ministers as soon as their appointment is ratified by the **Dáil**. #### 6 The **Dáil** shall have power by vote to dismiss the Ministry or any of the Ministers from office if a written order in the form of a unanimous resolution be presented for that object seven days previously. Section Three: -------------- Every meeting of the **Dáil** shall be presided over by a Chairman (**Ceann Cómhairle**) or Vice-Chairman (**Ceann Ionaid**) chosen by the **Dáil** for the year. Should the Chairman and Vice-Chairman be absent, the **Dáil** shall select substitutes or elect a Provisional Chairman (**Ceann Cómhairle Sealadach**). Section Four: ------------- The Ministry shall receive whatever money it needs, by vote of the --- p.924 **Dáil**. The Ministry shall be answerable to the **Dáil** for such moneys, and the accounts shall be audited with regard to the spending of money for the **Dáil** twice yearly, viz. at Samhain and Bealtaine (November and May). The auditing shall be carried out by an auditor or auditors chosen by the **Dáil**. No member of the **Dáil** shall be chosen as auditor. Section Five: ------------- The present is a provisional constitution, and may be altered on a written unanimous order being given to that effect seven days previously.