What is Government of Ireland?
The [[Constitution of Ireland]] gives authority to a government which is headed by the [[Taoiseach]], the head of government. The government is made up of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the [[Oireachtas]], which consists of [[Dáil Éireann]] and [[Seanad Éireann]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Book (eISB)|first=electronic Irish Statute|title=electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)|url=https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1924/act/16/section/2/enacted/en/html|access-date=2023-03-15|website=www.irishstatutebook.ie|language=en}}</ref> The government is dependent on the Oireachtas to pass laws and so it needs a majority in the Dáil for budgets and government bills to pass. The government runs the [[public administration]] in Ireland. In 2022 there were about 372,000 people working for it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - Databank - Public Service Numbers|url=http://databank.per.gov.ie/Public_Service_Numbers.aspx?rep=SectorTrend|access-date=2023-03-15|website=databank.per.gov.ie}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Government by country}} [[Category:Government of the Republic of Ireland| ]]