Enactment of legislation and control of public finances

What this means

• Dáil Éireann is the directly elected lower house of the Oireachtas, Ireland's national parliament, and is the primary law-making body for the State.[source]
• The Dáil approves the nomination of the Taoiseach and the Government, meaning the executive cannot take office without the support of elected TDs.[source]
• All taxation and public spending must be authorised by the Dáil, giving elected representatives direct control over how public money is raised and spent.[source]
• Money Bills, which deal with taxes and public finances, can only be started in the Dáil, not in the Seanad, reinforcing the Dáil's financial authority.[source]
• This mandate matters for accountability because it means elected TDs must formally approve laws and budgets, keeping government spending and policy under public scrutiny.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• duty held by body
  Dáil ÉireannBody

Indirect impact (10)

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

• duty held by body → holds accountable2-hop via dail
  Government (Cabinet)Body
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aengus Ó SnodaighOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aidan FarrellyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aindrias MoynihanOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Aisling DempseyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Alan DillonOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Alan KellyOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Albert DolanOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Ann GravesOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dail
  Barry HeneghanOfficeholder