Government (Cabinet)

What this means

• The Government, also called the Cabinet, is the body that holds and exercises the executive power of the State in Ireland.[source]
• The Cabinet is collectively responsible for all Government Departments, meaning ministers share joint responsibility for decisions made.[source]
• The Government must answer to Dail Eireann for its actions, making it directly accountable to elected representatives of the public.[source]
• The Taoiseach nominates members of the Government, and the President formally appoints them, linking the Cabinet to both elected and constitutional roles.[source][source]

Direct impact (3)

• owns statutory mandate
  Exercise of the executive power of the StateMandate
• is appointed by
  TaoiseachBody
• is accountable to
  Dáil ÉireannBody

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• is appointed by → owns statutory mandate2-hop via taoiseach
  Head of Government and nomination of MinistersMandate
• is accountable to → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dail
  Enactment of legislation and control of public financesMandate
• is appointed by → holds role: Taoiseach2-hop via taoiseach
  Micheál MartinOfficeholder
• is accountable to → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aengus Ó SnodaighOfficeholder
• is accountable to → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aidan FarrellyOfficeholder
• is accountable to → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aindrias MoynihanOfficeholder
• is accountable to → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aisling DempseyOfficeholder
• is accountable to → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Alan DillonOfficeholder
• is accountable to → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Alan KellyOfficeholder
• is accountable to → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Albert DolanOfficeholder