<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> 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.</p></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.

Dáil reforms since 2011: Pathway to power for the ‘puny’ parliament?

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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...

Dáil reforms since 2011: Pathway to power for the ‘puny’ parliament?

Published Online: May 23, 2017

Page range: 37 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2017-0014

Keywords
Dáil reform, parliament, agenda setting, agenda control, Ceann Comhairle

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Dáil reforms since 2011: Pathway to power for the ‘puny’ parliament?

Published Online: May 23, 2017

Page range: 37 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2017-0014

KeywordsDáil reform, parliament, agenda setting, agenda control, Ceann Comhairle

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Dáil reform, parliament, agenda setting, agenda control, Ceann Comhairle