2nd Government of Ireland
Nomination of Taoiseach
The members of the 10th Dáil first met on 30 June 1938. In the debate on the Dáil vote for Taoiseach, nomination of Taoiseach, Fianna Fáil leader and outgoing Taoiseach Éamon de Valera was proposed. The motion was approved by 75 to 45. De Valera was appointed as Taoiseach by President of Ireland, President Douglas Hyde. This was just five days after the inauguration of Hyde as the first President of Ireland on 25 June.Members of the Government
After his appointment as Taoiseach by the president, Éamon de Valera proposed the members of the government and they were approved by the Dáil. They were appointed to office by the president.Parliamentary Secretaries
On 30 June 1938, the Government appointed Minister of State (Ireland), Parliamentary Secretaries on the nomination of the Taoiseach.Constitutional amendments
During the first three years of the term of office of the first President of Ireland, the Oireachtas could pass amendments to the Constitution of Ireland without a referendum. This period lasted from 25 June 1938 to 24 June 1941. The First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was introduced and signed into law on 2 September 1939, allowing the Oireachtas to resolve that a state of emergency exists when an armed conflict exists outside of the state. The Emergency (Ireland), The Emergency was declared on the same day, and the emergency powers lapsed on 2 September 1946. The Second Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was signed into law on 30 May 1941 and was an omnibus amendment with 40 separate changes across the text of the Constitution. Both amendments were proposed by the Taoiseach.See also
*Dáil Éireann *Politics of the Republic of IrelandReferences
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