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Powers of the President of Ireland
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Art[.sec[.subs°]]
Government Taoiseach Council of State Dáil Seanad
Advice supreme command of the Defence Forces 13.9, 13.4
Advice commissioning officers of the Defence Forces 13.9, 13.5.2°
Advice right of pardon and the power to commute or remit punishment imposed by any court exercising criminal jurisdiction 13.9, 13.6
Advice appointing judges 13.9, 35.1
Presents Passed [n 1] Signing bills into law; and promulgation of laws 13.3.1°, 25.1, 26.3.3°, 27.5.2°, 46.5; 25.4.2°
Advice Prepared and signed[n 2] Sign the enrolled text of the Constitution 25.5.2°
Informs kept generally informed on matters of domestic and international policy 28.5.2°
Advice take precedence over all other persons in the State 13.9, 12.1
Advice Any additional powers conferred by law 13.11, 13.10
Advice Terminate minister 13.1.3°, 28.9
Advice Summon Dáil 13.2.1°
Advice Dissolve Dáil of Taoiseach with a majority 13.2.1°
Nomination Appoint Attorney-General 30.2
Advice Date of first meeting of new Seanad 18.8
Advice Terminate Attorney-General 30.5.3°
Approval Leave the state 12.9
Request Concurrence Early signature of bill 25.2.2°
Nomination Appoint Taoiseach 13.1.1°
Nomination Appoint Comptroller and Auditor General 33.2
Resolution Resolution Terminate Comptroller and Auditor General 33.5.3°
Resolution Resolution Terminate impeached judge 35.4.3°
Nomination Approval Appoint minister 13.1.2°
Refuse dissolution of Dáil to Taoiseach without a majority 13.2.2°
Nominate up to seven members of the Council of State 31.3
Terminate nominated member of the Council of State 31.7
Time and place of Council of State meetings 31.8
Consult Convene a meeting of either or both of the Houses of the Oireachtas 13.2.3°
Consult Resolution[n 3] Appoint a committee of privileges on whether a bill is a money bill 22.2.2°
Certifies Consult Resolution Abridge Seanad consideration of emergency bill 24.1
Consult Refer bill to Supreme Court 26.1.1°
Approval[n 4] Consult Communicate with the Houses of the Oireachtas by message or address on any matter of national or public importance 13.7.1°, 13.7.3°
Approval[n 4] Consult Address a message to the Nation at any time on any matter of national or public importance 13.7.2°, 13.7.3°
Consult Petition 1⁄3 Petition 1⁄2 Refer bill to the people 27.4.1°

Additional powers under Article 13.10:[1]

"The President's powers under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act, 1940, are exercised on the advice of the Government; his powers under the Central Bank Act are equally exercised on the advice of the Government. However, the exercise of his powers under the Red Cross Act are not so constrained and his appointment of an ombudsman is not made on the advice of the Government but pursuant to a resolution of the Oireachtas."[1]
Footnotes
  1. ^ Passed, or deemed by resolution of the Dáil to have been passed, by the Seanad.
  2. ^ Also signed by Chief Justice
  3. ^ At a meeting at which not less than 30 members are present
  4. ^ a b The decision to communicate does not require government approval, but the text of the message does.
  1. ^ a b Dukes, Alan (24 October 1990). "Private Members' Business. - Powers of President". Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) debates. Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ Institute for Advanced Studies Act, 1940
  3. ^ Central Bank Act, 1942
  4. ^ Red Cross Act, 1944
  5. ^ Ombudsman Act, 1980
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