Category Archives: To Ourselves

To Ourselves, Article Twenty Five

1.    As soon as any Bill, other than a Bill expressed to be a Bill containing a proposal for the amendment of this Constitution, shall have been passed or deemed to have been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas, … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Articles Twenty Three And Twenty Four

Twenty Three 1.    This Article applies to every Bill passed by Dáil Éireann and sent to Seanad Éireann other than a Money Bill or a Bill the time for the consideration of which by Seanad Éireann shall have been abridged … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Article Twenty One And Twenty Two

Article Twenty One 1.    1° Money Bills shall be initiated in Dáil Éireann only. 2° Every Money Bill passed by Dáil Éireann shall be sent to Seanad Éireann for its recommendations. 2.    1° Every Money Bill sent to Seanad Éireann … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Article Twenty

1.    Every Bill initiated in and passed by Dáil Éireann shall be sent to Seanad Éireann and may, unless it be a Money Bill, be amended in Seanad Éireann and Dáil Éireann shall consider any such amendment. 2.    1° A … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Articles Eighteen and Nineteen

Oh, the Seanad. What can you stay about it? 1.    Seanad Éireann shall be composed of sixty members, of whom eleven shall be nominated members and forty-nine shall be elected members. Plenty of Senators for one thing. Too many really. … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Article Seventeen

1.    1° As soon as possible after the presentation to Dáil Éireann under Article 28 of this Constitution of the Estimates of receipts and the Estimates of expenditure of the State for any financial year, Dáil Éireann shall consider such … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Article Sixteen

1.    1° Every citizen without distinction of sex who has reached the age of twenty-one years, and who is not placed under disability or incapacity by this Constitution or by law, shall be eligible for membership of Dáil Éireann. Rather … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Article Fifteen

1.    1° The National Parliament shall be called and known, and is in this Constitution generally referred to, as the Oireachtas. 2° The Oireachtas shall consist of the President and two Houses, viz.: a House of Representatives to be called … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Article Five

Turns out, I skipped one of the shorter ones. My bad. I actually wrote this a while back, just forgot to publish it. Ireland is a sovereign, independent, democratic state. You’re probably thinking: “Didn’t we cover this already?” Yes, we’ve … Continue reading

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To Ourselves, Article Fourteen

1.    In the event of the absence of the President, or his temporary incapacity, or his permanent incapacity established as provided by section 3 of Article 12 hereof, or in the event of his death, resignation, removal from office, or … Continue reading

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