The Government of the 15th Dáil or the 7th Government of Ireland (2 June 1954 – 20 March 1957) was the

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formed after the general election held on 18 May 1954. Commonly known as the Second Inter-Party Government, it was a minority government of

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, the Labour Party and

Clann na Talmhan Clann na Talmhan (, "Family/Children of the land"; formally known as the ''National Agricultural Party'') was an Irish agrarian political party active between 1939 and 1965. Formation and growth Clann na Talmhan was founded on 29 June 1939 in ...

Clann na Poblachta Clann na Poblachta (; "Family/Children of the Republic") was an Irish republican political party founded in 1946 by Seán MacBride, a former Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army. Foundation Clann na Poblachta was officially launched o ...

, which had been in the First Inter-Party Government (1948–51) with these parties, supported the government but did form part of it. The 7th Government lasted for days.

7th Government of Ireland

Nomination of Taoiseach

The 15th Dáil first met on 2 June 1954. In the debate on the nomination of Taoiseach, Fianna Fáil leader and outgoing Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (, ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of govern ...

and former Taoiseach John A. Costello of

were both proposed. The nomination of de Valera was defeated with 66 votes cast in favour and 78 against, while the nomination of Costello was approved by 79 to 66. Costello was appointed as Taoiseach by

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Seán T. O'Kelly.

Members of the Government

The Ministers of the Government were proposed by the Taoiseach and approved by the Dáil. They were appointed by the president on the same day.

Parliamentary Secretaries

On 3 June 1954, the Government appointed the Parliamentary Secretaries on the nomination of the Taoiseach.

Foreign Policy

Ireland joined the

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in 1955.

Dissolution of the Dáil

The government ended when the Clann na Poblachta withdrew its support in 1957. Fine Gael and Labour had also both lost seats in by-elections to Fianna Fáil the previous year. Costello sought a dissolution of the Dáil on 4 February 1957 which was granted by the president, leading to a general election on 9 March 1957.

References

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