Exercise of the executive power of the State

What this means

• The Government, also called the Cabinet, holds the executive power of the State under the Irish Constitution.[source]
• This means the Cabinet is the body responsible for running the country and making key decisions on behalf of the State.[source]
• The Government is collectively responsible for all Government Departments, meaning ministers share responsibility for decisions made.[source]
• The Cabinet must answer to Dail Eireann, the lower house of parliament, which is a core accountability check on government power.[source]
• This mandate is grounded in Articles 28.2 and 28.4 of the Constitution of Ireland 1937, giving it the highest legal standing in the State.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• duty held by body
  Government (Cabinet)Body

Indirect impact (2)

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

• duty held by body → is appointed by2-hop via cabinet-collective
  TaoiseachBody
• duty held by body → is accountable to2-hop via cabinet-collective
  Dáil ÉireannBody