Dáil reforms since 2011: Pathway to power for the 'puny' parliament?
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2017-05-23
Authors
Lynch, Catherine
O'Malley, Eoin
Reidy, Theresa
Farrell, David M.
Suiter, Jane
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De Gruyter Open
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Abstract
We know that the Dáil is dominated by the government. From 2010 to 2016 there was a clamour for change, which ultimately led to significant reforms of the Oireachtas, and specifically the Dáil. In this article we show that the basis for the weakness of the Dáil was the government’s control of the legislative agenda. This article tracks the changes that were made, and we make an early assessment of them. However, firm conclusions are difficult to draw because of the extent to which the strengthening of the Dáil is a function of the weak position of the current minority government.
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Parliament , Agenda setting , Agenda control , Ceann Comhairle , Dáil reform
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Lynch, C., O'Malley, E., Reidy, T., Farrell D. M. and Suiter, J. (2017) 'Dáil reforms since 2011: Pathway to power for the 'puny' parliament?', Administration, 65 (2), pp. 37-57. doi: 10.1515/admin-2017-0014