What is Ceann Comhairle?
The '''Ceann Comhairle''' is part of the government of [[Ireland]]. The Ceann Comhairle is the speaker of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the [[Oireachtas]].<ref name=IT>{{cite news|publisher=Irish Times|access-date=April 2, 2021|title=Who is Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl?|author=Jennifer Bray|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/who-is-ceann-comhairle-se%C3%A1n-%C3%B3-feargha%C3%ADl-1.4179920|date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> This is the same job as [[Speaker of the House]] in other countries. Until 2020, a newly elected [[Dáil]] would choose the Ceann Comhairle (Speaker/Chairperson), but starting in 2020, the Ceann Comhairle was elected by [[secret ballot]].<ref name=IT /> The Ceann Comhairle must be impartial during the daily business and proceedings of the House. The Standing Orders (rules) of Dáil Éireann say all the powers and duties of the Ceann Comhairle for parliamentary business, e.g. the proper conduct of debate, parliamentary questions, amendments to Bills and motions, disorderly conduct. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Multistub|politics|europe}} [[Category:Government ministers of Ireland]]