Tánaiste

What this means

• The Tanaiste is the deputy head of the Irish Government, second in seniority only to the Taoiseach.[source]
• If the Taoiseach is temporarily away or unable to act, the Tanaiste steps in and carries out all the same powers and duties.[source]
• Should the office of Taoiseach become vacant, the Tanaiste takes over that role until a new Taoiseach is appointed.[source]
• Simon Harris currently holds the position of Tanaiste, having also served as a TD since 2011.[source]
• The role matters for accountability because it ensures continuity of government leadership and that executive power is never left without a responsible holder.[source][source]

Direct impact (2)

• owns statutory mandate
  Deputy head of the GovernmentMandate
• holds role: Tánaiste
  Simon HarrisOfficeholder

Indirect impact (6)

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

• holds role: Tánaiste → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via simon-harris
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• holds role: Tánaiste → holds role: Minister for Finance2-hop via simon-harris
  Department of FinanceBody
• holds role: Tánaiste → member of party2-hop via simon-harris
  Fine GaelParty
• holds role: Tánaiste → responsible for commitment2-hop via simon-harris
  Reduce the VAT rate to 9% for food-based hospitalityCommitment
• holds role: Tánaiste → responsible for commitment2-hop via simon-harris
  Index income tax credits and bands to earningsCommitment
• holds role: Tánaiste → responsible for commitment2-hop via simon-harris
  Build up the Future Ireland and Infrastructure fundsCommitment