Gerard Quinn is a professor of law at NUI Galway, Ireland, and Director of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the School of Law, he was appointed to the Council of State by the President of Ireland, in 2012, Michael Daniel Higgins is the ninth and current President of Ireland, in office since what year?
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Gerard Quinn Gerard Quinn is a professor of law at NUI Galway, Ireland, and Director of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the School of Law. He was appointed to the Council of State by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins in 2012.
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Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins (Irish: "Mícheál Daniél Ó hUiginn" ; born 18 April 1941) is the ninth and current President of Ireland, in office since 11 November 2011.
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Dinny McGinley Denis "Dinny" McGinley (born 27 April 1945) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal South-West constituency from February 1982 until February 2016. He served as Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs from March 2011 to July 2014.
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Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Irish: "An tAire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt" ) is the senior minister at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in the Government of Ireland.
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Irish emergency budget, 2009 The 2009 Irish emergency budget refers to the delivery of an emergency government budget by the Government of Ireland on 7 April 2009, its second in six months. It was also the second overall budget to be delivered by Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan as Minister for Finance. The emergency budget announcement involved significant tax rises and a decrease in public spending. Prior to its unveiling, it was predicted to be the most severe budget in decades, with "The Independent" suggesting in its aftermath that it was the most severe in the country's history.
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Michael Harty Michael Harty (born 7 April 1955) is an Irish Independent politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency, upon being elected at the 2016 general election. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Health in April 2016.
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Declan Morgan Sir Charles Declan Morgan PC QC (born 1952) is the current Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
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Comhairle na nÓg Comhairle na nÓg ("youth council" in English) are councils for the youth located in 31 locations in the Republic Of Ireland, which gives the youth in Ireland the opportunity to be involved in the progress of local services and policies. Comhairle na nÓg is for young people aged between 12-17 in secondary level education and allows them to have a voice on the issues, policies and services that affect them in their local areas, since they have no other voting mechanism to have their voice heard.
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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) (Irish: "Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath" ) was established in 1940 by the then Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera under the "Institute for Advanced Studies Act, 1940" in Dublin, Ireland. The Institute consists of 3 schools: the School of Theoretical Physics, the School of Cosmic Physics and the School of Celtic studies. The directors of these schools are currently Professor Werner Nahm, Professor Luke Drury and Professor Liam Breatnach. The Institute under the act is empowered to "train students in methods of advanced research" but does not itself award degrees; graduate students working under the supervision of Institute researchers can, with the agreement of the governing board of the appropriate school, be registered for a higher degree in any university worldwide.
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Brian Hayes (politician) Brian John Hayes (born 23 August 1969) is an Irish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland. He is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 2011 to 2014. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2014. He was a Senator from 1995 to 1997, upon being Nominated by the Taoiseach and from 2002 to 2007 for the Cultural and Educational Panel.
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Leader of Alderney The Leader of Alderney is the civil leader of Alderney. Alderney is a dependency of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Its leader has traditionally been appointed by the British Crown and has been known by various titles including "Lord of Alderney", "Governor of Alderney", and the current "President of the States of Alderney". The President the States of Alderney is directly elected every four years and there is no constitutional limit to the number of terms served. The current president, Stuart Trought, has held the post since 2011.
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Donegal County Council Donegal County Council (Irish: "Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall" ) is the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. It has 37 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach. The county administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Séamus Neely. The county town is Lifford.
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President of the Gaelic Athletic Association The role of President of Gaelic Athletic Association has existed since the foundation of the GAA. The President of the GAA is one of the leading figures in civil society in Ireland, as the association has around one million members and is present in every parish in the country. The role of President involves representing the GAA in Ireland and across the world. Former presidents of the GAA have a key role within the GAA, sitting on the motions committee which rules if motions to the annual Congress are in order.
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Declan McDonnell Declan McDonnell (born 1948) is an independent politician in Ireland, having previously been a member of the Progressive Democrats. He was elected in June 2009 as Mayor of Galway, He had held the office from 1999 to 2000.
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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 (Irish: "An tAcht um Chosaint na Beatha le linn Toirchis 2013" ; Act No.35 of 2013; previously Bill No.66 of 2013) is an Act of the Oireachtas which defines the circumstances and processes within which abortion in Ireland can be legally performed. The Act gives effect in statutory law to the terms of the Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court in the 1992 judgment "Attorney General v. X" (the "X case"). That judgment allowed for abortion where pregnancy endangers a woman's life, including through a risk of suicide. The provisions relating to suicide have been the most contentious part of the bill. Having passed both Houses of the Oireachtas in July 2013, it was signed into law on 30 July by Michael D. Higgins, the President of Ireland, and commenced on 1 January 2014.
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University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) (Irish: "An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath" ) is a research university in Dublin, Ireland. It has over 1,482 faculty and 32,000 students, and it is Ireland's largest university. The university originates in a body founded in 1854 with John Henry Newman as the first rector known as the Catholic University of Ireland, re-formed in 1880 and chartered in its own right in 1908. The Universities Act, 1997 renamed the "constituent university" as the "National University of Ireland, Dublin", and a ministerial order of 1998 renamed the institution as "University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin".
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Government of the 32nd Dáil The 32nd Dáil was elected at the 2016 general election. When it met on 10 March 2016, the Dáil failed to elect a Taoiseach, resulting in the formal resignation of Enda Kenny who continued in a caretaker capacity pending the appointment of the 30th Government of Ireland. After two further failed attempts to elect a Taoiseach Enda Kenny was eventually elected at the fourth time of asking on the Friday, 6 May 2016 and his cabinet was announced later that day. This was the first occasion on which an outgoing Fine Gael Taoiseach was re-elected.
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Garda Síochána An Garda Síochána (] ; meaning "the Guardian of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí or "the Guards" (] "Guardians"), is the police force of the Republic of Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are in Dublin's Phoenix Park.
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Brian MacCraith Professor Brian MacCraith is the current president of Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland. He joined DCU in 1986.
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Finian McGrath Finian McGrath (born 9 April 1953) is an Irish independent politician who has served as Minister of State for Disability Issues since May 2016. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2002, currently for the Dublin Bay North constituency.
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Constitution of Ireland The Constitution of Ireland (Irish: "Bunreacht na hÉireann" , ] ) is the fundamental law of the Republic of Ireland. It asserts the national sovereignty of the Irish people. The constitution falls broadly within the tradition of liberal democracy being based on a system of representative democracy. It guarantees certain fundamental rights, along with a popularly elected non-executive president, a bicameral parliament based on the Westminster system, a separation of powers and judicial review.
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Séamus Woulfe Séamus Woulfe SC (born 1962) is an Irish Barrister who has served as the 31st Attorney General of Ireland since June 2017.