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Government of the 31st Dáil
The
Government of the 31st Dáil
is the present
Government of Ireland
, formed after the
2011 general election
to
Dáil Éireann
on 25 February 2011.
Fine Gael
entered into discussions with the
Labour Party
which culminated in a joint programme for government. The
31st Dáil
first met on 9 March 2011 when it nominated
Seán Barrett
to be the
Ceann Comhairle
. Following this, the house nominated
Enda Kenny
, the leader of Fine Gael, to be the 13th
Taoiseach
. Kenny then went to the
Áras an Uachtaráin
where
President
Mary McAleese
appointed him as
Taoiseach
. On the nomination of the Taoiseach, and following the Dáil's approval the 29th
Government of Ireland
was appointed by the
President
.
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