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1 Subject to this Constitution and to the extent to which they are not inconsistent therewith, the laws in force in Saorstát Éireann immediately prior to the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution shall continue to be of full force and effect until the same or any of them shall have been repealed or amended by enactment of the Oireachtas. 2 Laws enacted before, but expressed to come into force after, the coming into operation of this Constitution, shall, unless otherwise enacted by the Oireachtas, come into force in accordance with the terms thereof. Dochum Glóire Dé agus Onóra na hÉireann INDEX Note Page numbers are not used in this index: numbers relate to the Articles of the Constitution. Words which are capitalised in the text of the Constitution are capitalised in the index. accountancy Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° adoption adoption orders 37.2 aged and infirm support of 45.4.1° Agreement, British-Irish: see British-Irish Agreement agreements international 29.5 , 29.6 Agriculture Seanad Éireann election panel, 18.7.1° air: see natural resources Appeal, Court of: see courts appellate jurisdiction: see courts appropriation Money Bills: see Money Bills purpose of 17.2 revenues of the State 11 architecture Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° armed forces: see military or armed forces. See also Defence Forces armed rebellion: see rebellion, armed arrest members of the Houses of the Oireachtas 15.13 Art Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° assembly, right of: see citizens; freedom of assembly associations and unions: see citizens; freedom of association Attorney General appointment 30 Bills referred to Supreme Court 26.2.1° Council of State: see Council of State functions 30.1 Government membership 30.4 prosecution of crimes and offences 30.3 remuneration 30.6 resignation or termination of appointment 30.5 bail 40.4.3° , 40.4.6° ballot Dáil Éireann elections 16.1.4° presidential election 12.2.3° , 12.4.5° Seanad Éireann elections 18.5 banking Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° Belfast, Agreement: see British-Irish Agreement Bills Constitution: see Constitution Council of State: see Council of State Dáil Éireann: see Dáil Éireann Houses of the Oireachtas: see Oireachtas, Houses of laws: enactment 13.3.1° , 25.4.1° ; promulgation 25.4.2° Money Bills: see Money Bills petitions against signature of 27 reference to the people 27 Seanad Éireann: see Seanad Éireann signature of: see President of Ireland stated period for consideration of 23 Supreme Court: see Supreme Court text, official translation 25.4.4° urgent 24 British-Irish Agreement 29.7 Ceann Comhairle, An (Chairman of Dáil Éireann): see Dáil Éireann census constituencies, population of 16.2.3° Chairman of Dáil Éireann (An Ceann Comhairle): see Dáil Éireann Chairman of Seanad Éireann: see Seanad Éireann Chief Justice Commission during absence, etc. of President of Ireland 14.2.1° , 14.2.2° Constitution, text of 25.5.2° Council of State: see Council of State declaration: 34.6.1° , 34.6.2° ; judges 34.6.2° Supreme Court, president of 34.5.2° children dissolution of marriage 41.3.2° education: 42.2 , 42.3.2° , 44.2.4° ; parent's duty 42.1 , 42.3.1° ; State provision 42.4 employment of 45.4.2° State guardianship 42A cinema public order and morality 40.6.1° citizens assembly and associations 40.6 Dáil Éireann membership and vote 16.1 dwellings, inviolability of 40.5 entitlement to be part of the Irish nation 2 freedom of conscience 44.2.1° freedom of expression of opinions 40.6.1° fundamental political duties of 9.2 economic necessity of 45.4.2° election for President 12.2.2° , 12.4.1° equality before law 40.1 liberty of the person 40.4 personal rights of 40.3 right to adequate means of livelihood 45.2 right to private property 43.1 right to vote at Referendum 47.3 right to vote for local authorities 28A of Saorstát Éireann 9.1.1° titles of nobility 40.2 citizenship and nationality acquisition of 2 , 9.1.2° , 9.1.3° British-Irish Agreement 29.7 Saorstát Éireann citizens 9.1.1° collective responsibility 28.4.2° Commerce: see Industry and Commerce Commission during absence or incapacity of President of Ireland functions 14.1 personnel 14.2 quorum 14.3 Committee of Privileges appointment 22.2.3° finality of decision of 22.2.5° report of 22.2.4° , 22.2.6° whether a Bill is or is not a Money Bill 22.2 common defence: see European Union common good, the preamble , 6.1 , 41.2.1° , 42.3.2° , 42A , 43.2.2° , 45.2 Comptroller and Auditor General appointment 33.2 Dáil Éireann, reports to 33.4 public moneys, disbursements and audits 33.1 removal 33.5 conscience, freedom of: see citizens; freedom of conscience constituencies Dáil Éireann 16.2 Constitution adoption of preamble Bills amending 24.1 , 25.1 , 26 , 46 , 47.1 British-Irish Agreement 29.7 declaration by President to maintan 12.8 enrolled copy of: preparation, authentication and enrolment 25 ; text in national language prevails 25.5.4° exercise of powers of government 6.2 , 49.2 judges and upholding of 34.6.1° judicial functions by authorised persons 37 laws: enacted prior to date of 50.2 ; invalid to extent of repugnancy to 15.4 ; necessary during time of war or armed rebellion 28.3.3° ; validity of 34.3 , 34.4 , 34.5 , 40.4.3° Referendum 46 , 47.1 Saorstát Éireann: see Saorstát Éireann text of 25.5 See also courts; High Court; Supreme Court Constitution of Saorstát Éireann: see Saorstát Éireann Council of State Bills: Money 22.2.3° , 22.2.6° ; petition against signature 27.4.1° ; reference to Supreme Court 26.1.1° , 26.1.2° ; urgent 24.1 constitution of 31 meetings 31.8 , 32 members appointed: period of office 31.5 ; resignation 31.6 ; termination of appointment 31.7 members' declaration 31.4 President of Ireland: convening Houses of Oireachtas 13.2.3° ; message to Houses of Oireachtas 13.7.1° ; message to Nation 13.7.2° ; powers and functions of 13.9 , 14.4 , 31.1 , 32 County Councils nomination of presidential candidates 12.4.2° , 12.4.3° courtmartial: see military tribunals courts appellate jurisdiction 34.3 , 34.4 , 34.5 constitution and organisation 36 crimes and offences, prosecution of 30.3 dissolution of marriage 41.3.2° Final Appeal, Court of 34.2 , 34.5.1° First Instance, Court of 34.2 , 34.3.1° , 34.3.4° International Criminal Court 29.9 justice, administration of 34.1 law, validity of: see Constitution military tribunals and courtsmartial 38.4 , 38.6 pardon, right of 13.6 President of Ireland in relation to 13.8 punishment, power to commute or remit 13.6 refusal of bail 40.4.6° social policy 45 special courts, power to establish 38.3 , 38.6 See also High Court; judges; Supreme Court credit control of 45.2 crimes and offences Attorney General, prosecution by 30.3 jury, criminal charges before 38.5 law, trial by 38.1 military tribunals 38.4 minor offences, trial of 38.2 pardon, right of 13.6 punishment, power to commute or remit 13.6 special courts 38.3 treason, definition of 39 Culture: see Language Dáil Éireann agreements, international 29.5 , 29.6 appropriation of revenue or other public moneys 17.2 Bills: amendment of Constitution 46 ; held up in Seanad Éireann 23 ; initiated in and passed by Dáil Éireann 20.1 ; initiated in and passed by Seanad Éireann 20.2.1° , 23.2.1° ; initiated in Seanad Éireann and amended by Dáil Éireann 20.2.2° ; Money: see Money Bills; petition against signature of 27 ; urgent 24 casual vacancies 16.7 Chairman: Money Bills 22.2.1° , 22.2.6° ; Bills petitioned against 27.5.1° , 27.6 ; urgent Bills 24.1 ; casting vote 15.11.2° ; Ceann Comhairle, An 14.2.1° ; Commission during absence, etc. of President 14.2.1° , 14.2.3° ; Council of State 31.2 ; election as member 16.6 ; election to office 15.9.1° ; removal of judges 35.4.1° ; remuneration 15.9.2° Committee of Privileges: see Committee of Privileges Comptroller and Auditor General: see Comptroller and Auditor General constituencies 16.2 Deputy Chairman: Commission during absence, etc. of President 14.2.3° ; election to office 15.9.1° ; remuneration 15.9.2 dissolution and summoning of 13.2.1° , 13.2.2° , 16.3 , 28.10 duration of 16.5 election: casual vacancies 16.7 ; eligibility for 16.1 ; first meeting after polling day 16.4.2° ; general 16.3.2° , 16.4.1° ; polling 16.4.1° ; voting 16.1 , 16.2.5° Estimates of receipts and expenditure 17.1.1° , 28.4.4° Financial Resolutions 17.1.2° Government: see Government House of Representatives 15.1.2° invasion 28.3.2° laws: constituencies 16.2.6; revenue or other public moneys 17.2 ; sex disqualification 16.1.3° membership of 16.1 , 16.2 , 16.6 , 16.7 , 28.7 Oireachtas, House of 15.1.2° removal of judges 35.4 summoning: see dissolution and summoning above Taoiseach: nomination of 13.1.1° ; resignation of 28.10 , 28.11.2° war, assent to 28.3 death penalty, prohibition of 15.5.2° debt: see Money Bills Defence Forces commissions 13.5.2° courtsmartial 38.4.2° supreme command of 13.4 , 13.5.1° war, during time of 40.4.5° See also military or armed forces democracy affirmation of 5 Departments of State: see State discrimination, political, religious or class 40.6.2° , 44.2.3° , 44.2.4° dissolution of marriage 41.3.2° Dublin City Houses of Oireachtas, sittings 15.1.3° President's official residence 12.11.1° Dublin University Seanad Éireann members 18.4.1° , 18.4.2° , 18.6 dwelling inviolability of 40.5 education educational institutions, property of 44.2.6° family rights 42 primary 42.4 Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° See also children, parents Éire: see Ireland equality before the law 40.1 elections: see Dáil Éireann; President of Ireland; Seanad Éireann; local authorities emergency: see Oireachtas, Houses of energy: see natural resources engineering Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° English language 8.2 , 8.3 enrolled text of Constitution 25.5 Estimates of receipts and expenditure consideration by Dáil Éireann 17.1.1° , 28.4.4° European Communities: Ireland's membership 29.4.3° European Union common defence 29.4.9° laws, arising from membership of 29.4.7° Lisbon Treaty 29.4.5° , 29.4.6° Executive Power: see Government External Relations: see International Relations Family children, education of 42.1 Marriage 41.3 , 41.4 mothers, employment of 41.2.2° Society, unit group of 41.1.1° State, protection of 41.1.2° woman's life within the home, recognition of 41.2 Final Appeal, Court of: see Courts; Supreme Court? finance Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° Finance, Department of member of government in charge of 28.7.1° Financial Resolutions legislation to give effect to 17.1.2° First Instance, Courts of: see Courts Fisheries Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° flag, national description of 7 franchises: see natural resources freedom of assembly 40.6 freedom of association 40.6 freedom of conscience 42.3.1° , 44.2.1° freedom of expression 40.6.1° functional or vocational councils establishment of 15.3 Seanad Éireann, direct election to 19 fund revenues of the State 11 Government appointment of 13.1 , 28.1 appropriation of revenue or other public moneys 17.2 Attorney General: see Attorney General Bills: earlier signature of 25.2.2° ; urgent 24.1 confidentiality of discussions at meetings of 28.4.3° constitution of 28.1 Dáil Éireann: approval of 13.1.2° ; dissolution 28.11.2° ; Estimates of receipts and expenditures 28.4.4° ; membership 28.7 ; responsibility to 28.4.1° Departments of State: collective responsibility for 28.4.2° ; Ministers in charge of 28.12 derivation and exercise of powers of 6 Estimates of receipts and expenditure 28.4.4° executive power, exercise of 28.2 , 29.4 , 49.2 external relations 29.4 functional or vocational councils 15.3.2° invasion, in case of 28.3.2° members: absence or incapacity of 28.12 ; appointment of 13.1 ; continue in office until successors appointed 28.11 ; Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann membership 28.7 ; number of 28.1 ; remuneration of 28.12 ; resignation of, on resignation of Taoiseach 28.11.1° ; resignation or termination of appointment of 13.1.3° , 28.9 ; right to be heard in each House of the Oireachtas 28.8 Ministers in charge of State Departments 28.12 nation's right to choose form of 1 natural resources 10 policy, right of citizens to criticise 40.6.1° President: communications to Houses of Oireachtas or Nation 13.7.3° ; leaving the State 12.9 ; powers and functions of 13.9 , 13.11 Saorstát Éireann, successors of Government of 49.3 state, preservation of 28.3.2° Tánaiste, nomination and duties of 28.6 Taoiseach, nomination of, as head of 13.1.1° , 28.5.1° titles of nobility or honour in relation to citizens 40.2 treason, definition of 39 Habeas Corpus law, validity of 40.4.3° right to order of 40.4 war, during state of 40.4.5° High Court appeal from 34.4.1° , 34.5.4° cabinet confidentiality 28.4.3° First Instance, Court of 34.3.1° Habeas Corpus proceedings 40.4 judges: see judges jurisdiction 34.3 law, validity of 34.3 , 40.4.3° President of 14.2.2° , 31.2 , 40.4.4° House of Representatives: see Dáil Éireann Houses of Oireachtas: see Oireachtas, Houses of impeachment: see President of Ireland indecent matter publication or utterance of 40.6.1° independence affirmation of 5 of the nation preamble Industry and Commerce control of essential commodities, in relation to social well-being 45.2 private initiative, encouragement of 45.3.1° protection of public, against exploitation 45.3.2° Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° infirm, aged and support of 45.4.1° Institutions of Higher Education Seanad Éireann, membership of 18.4.2° International Criminal Court Rome Statute 29.9 International Law: see International Relations International Relations agreements, international 29.5 , 29.6 disputes, international, pacific settlement of 29.2 executive power of State in connection with external relations 29.4 international law, principles of 29.3 , 29.8 nation's right to determine 1 peace, ideal of 29.1 President of Ireland 28.5.2° Invasion protection of State 28.3.2° Ireland both jurisdictions 3 shared institutions with executive powers and functions 3.2 citizenship and nationality 9 Constitution, adoption of preamble Éire preamble , 4 international law, principles of 29.3 , 29.8 name of State 4 national flag 7 peace, ideal of 29.1 , 29.2 President: see President of Ireland type of State 5 united 3.1 Iris Oifigiúil promulgation of laws 25.4.2° Irish ancestry people abroad of 2 Irish language 8.1 , 8.3 islands 2 judges appointment 35.1 , 36 declaration 34.6 Habeas Corpus order by 40.4 Houses of Oireachtas, membership 35.3 independence of 35.2 judicial functions by persons other than 37 justice, administration of 34.1 number 36 office of emolument, other 35.3 President of Ireland, declaration of 12.8 removal 35.4 remuneration 35.5 , 36 retirement 36 jurisdiction extra-territorial 29.8 jury criminal charges before 38.5 justice cabinet confidentiality 28.4.3° judges, administration by 34.1 judicial functions by persons other than judges 37 Justice, Chief: see Chief Justice public administration of 34.1 social order 45.1 special courts 38.3 Labour Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° Language Bills passed in both official languages 25.4.3° , 25.4.6° constitution, enrolled copy of 25.5.4° English, second official language 8.2 , 8.3 Irish, first official language 8.1 , 8.3 laws, translation of 25.4.4° Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° laws agreements, international 29.6 appropriation of revenue or other public moneys 17.2 area and extent of application of 3.1 assembly and associations 40.6 Attorney General 30.1 Bills: see Bills citizens: dwellings, inviolability of 40.5 ; equality of before law 40.1 ; personal liberty, deprival of 40.4 ; protection of personal rights of 40.3 Constitution: see Constitution Dáil Éireann: see Dáil Éireann enrolment for record 25.4.5° , 25.4.6° European Union: see European Union external relations 29.4.2° extra-territorial jurisdiction 29.8 Financial Resolutions, legislation to give effect to 17.1.2° International: agreements 29.6 ; law 29.3 ; Rome Statute 29.9 judges, and upholding of 34.6.1° languages, where texts enrolled in both 25.4.5° , 25.4.6° legislation ex post facto 15.5.1° local authorities 28A marriage 41.3.2° , 41.4 military law 38.4 Oireachtas, power of making 15.2.1° operation, date of 25.4.1° President and upholding of 12.8 prohibition of death penalty 15.5.2° promulgation of 13.3.2° , 25.1 , 25.2 , 25.3 , 25.4.2° , 27.5.2° , 27.6 , 46.5 property, right of private 43.1.2° refusal of bail 40.4.6° Saorstát Éireann 50 schools, State aid for 44.2.4° seditious or indecent matter, publication or utterance of 40.6.1° social policy in making of 45 termination of pregnancy, regulation of 40.3.3º translation, official 25.4.4° urgent, period of force of 24.3 validity of: see Constitution war or armed rebellion 28.3.3° legislatures subordinate 15.2.2° local authorities 28A local government 28A liberty of the person: see citizens Lisbon Treaty 29.4.5° , 29.4.6° Literature Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° marriage dissolution of 41.3.2° State protection of institution of 41.3.1° without distinction as to sex 41.4 See also Family military or armed forces raising and maintenance of 15.6 See also Defence Forces military tribunals 38.4 , 38.6 mines and minerals: see natural resources minor offences 38.2 Money Bills Committee of Privileges 22.2 Dáil Éireann: certificate of Chairman 22.2.1° , 22.2.6° ; initiation in 21.1.1° ; passed by 21.1.2° ; sent to Seanad Éireann for its recommendations 21.1.1° , 21.2 ; urgent Money Bills in 24.2 definition of 22.1 Seanad Éireann: recommendations 21.1.2° , 21.2 ; reference to Committee of Privileges 22.2 ; urgent Money Bills in 24.2 Supreme Court, not referable to 26 monopolies essential commodities 45.2 exploitation of public 45.3.2° mothers, employment of 41.2.2° nation British-Irish Agreement 29.7 diversity of identities and traditions 3.1 entitlement to be part of 2 Family and welfare of 41.1.2° fidelity to 9.2 presidential messages to 13.7.2° , 13.7.3° sovereign rights of 1 will to unite all the people 3.1 national flag description of 7 national language 8.1 , 8.3 , 25.4.6° , 25.5.4° national life 45 National Parliament: see Oireachtas national policy decisions on 6.1 President in relation to 28.5.2° National University of Ireland election of members of Seanad Éireann 18.4.1° , 18.4.2° , 18.6 nationality: see citizenship and nationality natural resources state property 10 offences: see crimes and offences Oireachtas Agreements, international 29.6 Dáil Éireann constituencies, revision of 16.2.4° functional or vocational councils, provision for 15.3 laws: for public safety 28.3.3° ; making of 15.2.1° ; promulgation of 13.3.2° ; repugnant to Constitution 15.4 ; Saorstát Éireann 50 legislation ex post facto 15.5.1° National Parliament 15.1 raising and maintenance of military or armed forces 15.6 reports and publications of 15.12 sessions 15.7 social policy in making laws 45 Oireachtas, Houses of Bills, passed or deemed to have been passed by both 13.3.1° , 20.3 , 21.2.2° , 23 , 24.2 , 25.1 , 26 , 27 , 46.2 cabinet confidentiality 28.4.3° Comptroller and Auditor General: see Comptroller and Auditor General convening of 13.2.3° emergency 15.8.2° , 24.1 , 28.3.3° freedom of debate in 15.10 Government, right of attendance of members of 28.8 judges: membership of 35.3 ; removal of 35.4 laws: extension of period of force of 24.3 ; Saorstát Éireann 50 limitations on membership of 15.14 meetings in vicinity of 40.6.1° members: allowances and free travelling 15.15 ; privileges of 15.13 ; protection of 15.10 President: declaration by, on taking office 12.8 ; election, nomination of candidates for 12.4.2° , 12.4.3° ; impeachment of 12.10 , 13.8 ; membership of either House 12.6.1° , 12.6.2° ; messages and addresses by 13.7.1° , 13.7.3° ; power to convene 13.2.3° ; responsibility of 13.8.1° , 13.8.2° protection of official documents and members' private papers 15.10 questions, determination of 15.11.1° , 15.11.2° quorum 15.11.3° reports and publications of 15.12 sittings 15.1.3° , 15.8 standing orders and rules 15.10 stated period 23 utterances made in 15.12 , 15.13 votes 15.11 opinions, expression of: see citizens orphans State support 45.4.1° panels of candidates formation 18.7 functional or vocational groups, substitution of 19 Seanad Éireann elections 18.4.1° , 18.4.2° pardon, right of vested in President 13.6 parents education of children, rights and duties 42 Parliament extent of application of laws 3.1 natural resources 10 Oireachtas 15.1.1° peace ideal of 29.1 international disputes, settlement of 29.2 people Bill petitioned against 27 Constitution, adoption of preamble councils, functional or vocational 15.3 crimes and offences, prosecution of 30.3 derivation of powers of government 6.1 policy: national 6.1 ; social 45 President: election of 12.2.1° ; in relation to 12.8 Referendum: see Referendum right to decide national policy 6.1 right to designate rulers of the State 6.1 Saorstát Éireann, executive authority of 49.1 petition Bill, signature of 27 policy: see national policy; social policy population Dáil Éireann constituencies in relation to 16.2 President of Executive Council of Saorstát Éireann: see Saorstát Éireann President of the High Court: see High Court President of Ireland absence of 14.1 Attorney General 30.2 , 30.5 Bills: reference to people 27 ; reference to the Supreme Court 26 , 34.3.3° ; signature of, 13.3.1° ; signature of, following reference to Supreme Court 26.1.3° , 26.3 ; signature of, following Referendum 46.5 ; signature of, period for 25.2 , 25.3 ; signature of, petition against 27 ; signature of, presented for 25.1 ; signature of, text passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 25.4.3° ; signature of, urgent 25.3 Chief Justice: see Chief Justice Commission during absence, etc. of 14 Committee of Privileges 22.2 Comptroller and Auditor General: see Comptroller and Auditor General Constitution, signature of copy of 25.5.2° Council of State: see Council of State Dáil Éireann, dissolution and summoning of 13.2.1° , 13.2.2° , 16.3.1° , 28.10 death of 12.3 , 12.7 , 14.1 declaration by 12.8 Defence Forces: commissions in 13.5.2° ; supreme command of 13.4 , 13.5.1° election: 12.2.1° ; eligibility for 12.4.1° ; method of 12.2 , 12.4.5° ; nomination 12.4.2° , 12.4.3° , 12.4.4° ; regulation of 12.5 ; right to vote at 12.2.2° ; time of 12.3.3° emoluments and allowances 12.11.2° , 12.11.3° Governments, members of: appointment of 13.1.2° , 28.1 ; resignation or termination of appointment of 13.1.3° , 28.9 impeachment 12.10 , 13.8 incapacity of 12.3 , 12.7 , 14.1 judges: see Chief Justice; judges laws, promulgation of 13.3.2° , 25.4.2° , 27.5.2° leaving the State 12.9 messages and addresses 13.7 nation, messages to 13.7.2° , 13.7.3° office: entry upon 12.7 , 12.8 ; other than Presidency, holding of 12.6.3° ; removal from 12.3 , 12.7 , 12.10 , 14.1 ; resignation from 12.3 , 12.7 , 14.1 ; term of 12.3.1° ; vacancy in 14.1 official residence 12.11.1° Oireachtas: constituent of 15.1.2° ; Houses of: see Oireachtas, Houses of pardon, right of 13.6 policy, domestic and international 28.5.2° powers and functions: conferred by Constitution and by law 12.1 , 13.8.1° , 13.10 ; exercise and performance of 12.1 , 13.9 , 13.11 , 14.1 , 14.4 , 14.5 precedence 12.1 re-election, eligibility for 12.3.2° , 12.4.4° Seanad Éireann, first meeting after general election 18.8 Taoiseach, appointment of 13.1.1° Uachtarán na hÉireann 12.1 Presidential Commission: see Commission during absence or incapacity of President of Ireland press liberty of 40.6.1° primary education 42.4 Prime Minister: see Taoiseach private enterprise 45.3.2° private property material resources of the community 45.2 of religious denominations 44.2.5° , 44.2.6° protection of 40.3.2° , 43 Privileges, Committee of: see Committee of Privileges promulgation of laws: see laws property: see natural resources; private property; State proportional representation Dáil Éireann elections 16.2.5° election of President of Ireland 12.2.3° Seanad Éireann elections 18.5 Public Administration Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° public interest cabinet confidentiality 28.4.3° public moneys agreements, international 29.5.2° appropriation by Dáil Éireann 17.2 Comptroller and Auditor General: see Comptroller and Auditor General Money Bills: see Money Bills schools, State aid for 44.2.4° public safety and order assembly and associations 40.6.1° conscience, freedom of 44.2.1° courts, special 38.3.1° invasion, in case of 28.3.2° opinion, freedom of 40.6.1° rebellion, armed 28.3.3° religion, practice of 44.2.1° urgent Bills 24.1 war, laws necessary during time of 28.3.3° radio public order, morality, and authority of State 40.6.1° rebellion, armed Defence Forces, acts of 40.4.5° laws necessary during 28.3.3° military tribunals 38.4 treason 39 See also War receipts and expenditure, Estimates of: see Estimates of receipts and expenditure Referendum Bills, petition against signature of 27.5 , 27.6 Constitution: amendment 46.2 , 47.1 ; proposals other than for amendment 47.2 regulation of 47.4 vote, right to 47.3 religion assembly and associations 40.6.2° denominations, religious, rights and property of 44.2.5° , 44.2.6° disabilities or discrimination 44.2.3° , 44.2.4° education of children, religious 42.1 , 42.4 endowment 44.2.2° free profession 44.2.1° schools, State-aid for 44.2.4° worship, public 44.1 resources: see natural resources revenues appropriation by Dáil Éireann 17.2 one fund 11 Rome Statute: see International Criminal Court Rome, Treaty 29.4.3° royalties: see natural resources Saorstát Éireann Constitution, repeal of 48 Council of State and former Presidents of Executive Council 31.2 executive authority 49.1 Government succession to Government of 49.3 Ireland: citizenship of 9.1.1° land, mines, minerals and waters 10.2 laws of 50 schools freedom of choice of 42.2 , 42.3.1° private 42.2 State 42.2 , 42.3.1° State aid for 44.2.4° seas 2 Seanad Éireann Bills: abridged period for consideration of urgent 24 ; concurrence in earlier signature of 25.2.2° ; held up in 23 ; initiated in 20.2 , 23.2.1° ; Money: see Money Bills; passed by Dáil Éireann, amendment of 20.1 ; signature of, petition against 27 casual vacancies 18.10.2° , 18.10.3° Chairman: Bills, petitioned against 27.5.1° , 27.6 ; Bills, urgent 24.1 ; casting vote 15.11.2° ; Commission during absence, etc., of President 14.2.1° , 14.2.4° ; Council of State 31.2 ; election to office 15.9.1° ; removal of judges 35.4.2° ; remuneration 15.9.2° Committee of Privileges: see Committee of Privileges Comptroller and Auditor General: see Comptroller and Auditor General Dáil Éireann dissolution, effect of 18.8 Deputy Chairman: Commission during absence, etc., of President 14.2.4° ; election to office 15.9.1° ; remuneration 15.9.2° duration of 18.8 election of 18 , 19: functional or vocational groups 19 ; general 18.7.1° , 18.8 , 18.9 ; first meeting after election 18.8 Government: see Government judges, removal of 35.4 members 18.1 , 18.2: elected 18.4.1° , 18.4.2° , 18.10.1° , 18.10.3° ; election of 18 , 19 ; Government, members of 28.7.2° ; nominated 18.3 , 18.10.2° ; term of office 18.9 ; universities and other institutions of higher education 18.4.1° , 18.4.2° , 18.6 Oireachtas, House of 15.1.2° panels, formation of 18.7 Senate, designation of 15.1.2° secret ballot: see ballot sedition publication or utterance of 40.6.1° Senate: see Seanad Éireann sex citizenship 9.1.3° Dáil Éireann 16.1 livelihood 45.2 , 45.4.2° marriage 41.4 nationality 9.1.3° social justice, principles of 43.2.2° social policy citizens, livelihood of 45.2 credit, control of 45.2 directive principles of 45 economic interests of the weaker sections of the community 45.4.1° enterprise, conduct of private 45.3.2° essential commodities, control of 45.2 families on the land, establishment of 45.2 initiative, private 45.3.1° Oireachtas, application of principles by 45 resources, application of material 45.2 social order, promotion of 45.1 workers, health of 45.4.2° social services and activities Seanad Éireann election panel 18.7.1° sovereignty affirmation of 1 , 5 special courts 38.3 Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union Treaty 29.10 State agreements, international 29.5 citizens, personal rights of 40 citizenship and nationality 9.1 Comptroller and Auditor General: see Comptroller and Auditor General Council of: see Council of State Departments 28.12 education: see education executive power, exercise of 28.2 , 29.4 , 49.2 external relations 29.4 Family: see Family invasion of 28.3 land, mines, minerals and waters 10.2 , 10.4 languages of 8 local government 28A loyalty to 9.2 Ministers 28.12 moneys, control of disbursements of public 33.1 name of 4 national flag 7 natural resources 10 Oireachtas and power of making laws 15.2 powers of governments 6 President: leaving State 12.9 ; precedence 12.1 property, private 43 receipts and expenditure, Estimates of 17.1.1° , 28.4.4° religion 44 revenues 11 right of people to designate rulers of 6.1 social policy 45 titles of nobility or honour 40.2 treason, defined 39 type of 5 war: declaration of 28.3 ; time of 28.3.3° Supreme Court appellate jurisdiction 34.5.3° , 34.5.4° Bills: enrolment for record 25.4.5; referred by President 26 , 27.4.2° , 34.3.3° Committee of Privileges 22.2.3° Constitution, enrolment of signed copy of text 25.5.2° , 25.5.3° , 25.5.4° Final Appeal, Court of 34.5.1° incapacity of President of Ireland 12.3.1° judges: see judges law, validity of: Bill referred originally to Supreme Court 34.3.3° ; decision 34.5.6° ; jurisdiction 34.3.2° , 34.5.5° president of 34.5.2° Tánaiste Council of State: see Council of State Dáil Éireann, member of 28.7.1° nomination of 28.6.1° Taoiseach, acts for 28.6.2° , 28.6.3° Taoiseach appointment of 13.1.1° appropriation by Dáil Éireann of revenue or other public monies 17.2 Attorney General: see Attorney General Bills: signature and promulgation of 25.1 ; signature and promulgation of, petition against 27.5.1° , 27.6 ; urgent 24.1 Comptroller and Auditor General: see Comptroller and Auditor General constitution, text of 25.5 Council of State: see Council of State Dáil Éireann: majority support in 13.2.2° , 28.10 ; member of 28.7.1° ; summoning and dissolution of 13.2.1° , 13.2.2° , 16.3.1° Government: head of 28.5.1° ; nomination of members of 13.1.2° ; resignation or termination of appointment of members of 13.1.3° , 28.9.2° , 28.9.3° , 28.9.4° , 28.11.1° judges, removal of 35.4 President in relation to policy 28.5.2° Prime Minister 13.1.1° , 28.5.1° resignation 28.9.1° , 28.10 , 28.11 Seanad Éireann: first meeting after general election 18.8 ; nominated members of 18.3 , 18.10.2° successor, appointment of 28.11 Tánaiste: see Tánaiste taxation Money Bill, definition of 22.1 titles of nobility or honour government approval of 40.2.2° State, in relation to 40.2.1° Trade: see Industry and Commerce treason definition of 39 members of Houses of Oireachtas 15.13 Uachtarán na hÉireann: see President of Ireland universities: see Seanad Éireann University of Dublin election of members of Seanad Éireann 18.4.1° , 18.4.2° , 18.6 vocational councils: see functional or vocational councils war Dáil Éireann assent to participation in 28.3 Defence Forces, acts of 40.4.5° emergency, national 28.3.3° laws necessary during time of 28.3.3° military tribunals 38.4 treason 39 widows, state support 45.4.1° women: see family; sex work citizens' livelihood through occupations 45.2 health of workers 45.4.2° mothers' work 41.2.2° worship public 44.1