Accountability in Irish Parliamentary Politics |
Contents
Understanding accountability in Irish | 7 |
The Irish parliament in comparative institutional | 27 |
1 | 46 |
The political parties critical junctures | 52 |
Alternative mechanisms of parliamentary | 153 |
Extraparliamentary accountability | 185 |
Public accountability | 238 |
Towards a new parliamentary environment? | 271 |
Conclusions | 292 |
Appendix A Proposals for parliamentary reform | 301 |
Common terms and phrases
Abbeylara ACCOUNTABILITY IN IRISH Alan Shatter amendments argued Beef Tribunal Bill Ceann Comhairle Charles Haughey coalition government committee system Constitution corruption critical junctures Dáil Debates Dáil Éireann Dáil Reform Democracy Döring Dublin election Electoral established European executive Fianna Fáil Fine Gael functions in Dáil Gael Haughey Ibid institutions investigation Ireland IRISH PARLIAMENTARY POLITICS Irish Political issue John Bruton Joint Committee judicial accountability Labour Party legislature Leinster House London Majority Rule matter McCracken ment ministers Moriarty Tribunal Norton office holders Ombudsman oversight Oxford parliamentary accountability functions Parliamentary Committees Parliamentary Party parliamentary questions parliamentary reform Parliaments and Majority political parties Political Studies Vol Private Members proposals Public Administration Public Office Act Public Office Commission Republic of Ireland Rule in Western Seanad Seanad Éireann St Martin's Press Standards in Public standing orders Stationery Office sub-committee Taoiseach tion tribunals of inquiry Western Europe Westminster Yes Yes Yes