Ireland
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Budget
Data on parliament’s budget role and activities
- Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
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Parliament may modify the total deficit/surplus proposed by the Executive but the latter needs to agree to these amendments
Notes: The Seanad has no role in the consideration of the estimates and must pass the Appropriation Act without debate. Any amendments must be government amendments, but the Seanad is permitted to make recommendations under Article 21(2) of the Constitution.
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Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Yes
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Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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22
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Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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12 Oct 2021(2022)
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Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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17 Dec 2021(2022)
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Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
The number is the duration between the date when parliament received the draft budget and the date when parliament adopted the budget in each year.
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66(2022)
- National currency
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Euro (EUR)
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PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
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0.78(2022)
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State budget, per year
Figures include the total budget initially passed and authorized by parliament or total expenditures for the given year.
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87,600,000,000 EUR(2022)
- State budget, per year in PPP
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109,342,000,809(2022)