The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government ( ga, Oifig na nDréachtóirí Parlaiminte don Rialtas
) is the Office of the
Parliamentary Counsel to the
Government of Ireland. It is part of the office of the
Attorney General of Ireland.
It drafts
bill
Bill(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
s which the Government intends to introduce in the
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas (, ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of:
*The President of Ireland
*The bicameralism, two houses of the Oireachtas ...
.
Although the Oireachtas as the
legislature has formal authority to
enact legislation, in practice the government
whip
A whip is a tool or weapon designed to strike humans or other animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain. They can also be used without inflicting pain, for audiovisual cues, such as in equestrianism. They are generally e ...
rarely allows substantive amendments to bills to be made in the
Dáil or
Seanad; thus the Parliamentary Counsel's role is crucial.
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