Ceann Comhairle
The Ceann Comhairle [ ˈcʲɑːn̪ ˈkoːɾʲlʲə ] ( Irish : "head [of] the council") is the chairman or political spokesman for the Irish House of Commons, Dáil Éireann . The Ceann Comhairle is elected in the first session after an election from among the lower house parliamentarians.
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Strict impartiality is required of the chairman . Regardless of this, the government generally tries to get the election of a chairman from among its own ranks. In order to achieve a certain impartiality, the Irish constitution stipulates that a Ceann Comhairle may not run again as MP for the lower house - he is considered to be re-elected in his constituency until he resigns. This means that the constituency of a Ceann Comhairle can allocate one seat less in an election. This procedure was introduced in 1927 through a constitutional amendment.
The Ceann Comhairle does not take part in votes - but has the decisive vote in a tie, sovereignty over the house rules and other functions. These include:
- Granting the right to speak
- Bringing questions to the House of Commons including monitoring their processing and the announcement of the result
- By the transferred his domestic authority he can rule the House members (temporarily) from the Dáil. In the event of major unrest, he can postpone meetings or end them early.
history
The position of the Ceann Comhairle has existed as long as the Dáil, i.e. H. since the creation of the first (revolutionary) Dáil in 1919. The first Ceann Comhairle was Cathal Brugha , who only held the office for one day. He presided over the first meeting and then became Príomh Aire , d. H. President of the Dáil Éireann. Also during the Free State period from 1922 to 1937 there was the Ceann Comhairle, who was officially called "Chairman of the Dáil Éireann". With the loss of the governor general from 1936 to 1937, some of his functions were transferred to the Ceann Comhairle, who now had to finally sign bills and could convene and dissolve the Dáil. Also with the creation of the Irish Republic in 1937 the post of Ceann Comhairle, along with the automatic re-election, was taken.
Since 1931, Ceann Comhairle has been entrusted with a copy of the medieval bell from Lough Lene as a sign of office.
List of Ceann Comhairle
| No. | Surname | Entry into service | End of service | Political party |
| 1 | Cathal Brugha | January 21, 1919 | January 22, 1919 | Sinn Féin |
| 2 | Seán T. O'Kelly | January 22, 1919 | 1921 | Sinn Féin |
| 3 | Eoin MacNeill | 1921 | 1922 | Sinn Féin (wing of proponents of the treaty) |
| 4th | Michael Hayes | 1922 | 1932 | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| 5 | Frank Fahy | 1932 | 1951 | Fianna Fáil |
| 6th | Patrick Hogan | 1951 | 1967 | Irish Labor Party |
| 7th | Cormac Breslin | 1967 | 1973 | Fianna Fáil |
| 8th | Seán Treacy (first time) | 1973 | 1977 | Irish Labor Party |
| 9 | Joseph Brennan | 1977 | 1980 | Fianna Fáil |
| 10 | Pádraig Faulkner | 1980 | 1981 | Fianna Fáil |
| 11 | John O'Connell | 1981 | 1982 | Irish Labor Party |
| 12 | Tom Fitzpatrick | 1982 | 1987 | Fine Gael |
| Seán Treacy (again) | 1987 | 1997 | Irish Labor Party | |
| 13 | Séamus Pattison | 1997 | 2002 | Irish Labor Party |
| 14th | Rory O'Hanlon | 2002 | 2007 | Fianna Fáil |
| 15th | John O'Donoghue | 2007 | 2009 | Fianna Fáil |
| 16 | Séamus Kirk | 2009 | 2011 | Fianna Fáil |
| 17th | Seán Barrett | 2011 | 2016 | Fine Gael |
| 18th | Seán Ó Fearghaíl | 2016 | (current incumbent) | Fianna Fáil |
footnote
- ↑ George Noble Plunkett temporarily chaired the Dáil on January 22, 1919, until Seán T. O'Kelly was elected as the new Ceann Comhairle in the course of this meeting .