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The Council of State ((アイルランド語:an Chomhairle Stáit)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=the Council of State )〕) is a body established by the Constitution of Ireland to advise the President of Ireland in the exercise of many of his or her discretionary, reserve powers.〔Constitution of Ireland, Articles 31–2〕 It also has authority to provide for the temporary exercise of the duties of the president in the event that these cannot be exercised by either the president or the Presidential Commission〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 14.4〕 (an eventuality that is very unlikely to occur). The Council of State has been likened to a privy council, although Jim Duffy calls this "more apparent than real" as it has no legislative or judicial functions.〔 Gemma Hussey, who was a member of the Council of State in 1989–90, described it as "largely a symbolic body". ==Members== The Council of State consists of a number of government officials, who sit ''ex officio'', as well as certain former office holders and up to seven individuals of the president's own choosing. The ''ex officio'' members comprise the attorney general as well as individuals from each of three branches of government: legislature, executive and judiciary.〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.2〕 Unlike most of the president's other duties, which must be conducted in accordance with the advice of the cabinet, the seven presidential appointees to the Council of State are chosen at the president's absolute discretion.〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.3〕 These appointees retain their positions until the president's successor takes office.〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.5〕 The Constitution explicitly states that members appointed by the President may resign,〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.6〕 or be dismissed by the President.〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.7〕 Former office holders are members if "able and willing to act as a member",〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.2(ii)〕 which implies an ability to resign; but there is no provision for dismissing them. When the McCracken Tribunal found in 1997 that former Taoiseach Charles Haughey had misled the Tribunal, there were calls for him to formally resign from the Council of State.〔 He did not do so, although he sent his regrets to subsequent meetings of the Council until his death.〔 Members of the Council of State may be excused from jury duty. The Constitution specifies a declaration of office, "in the presence of Almighty God", which a new member must take before attending an official meeting.〔Constitution of Ireland, Article 31.4〕 Tánaiste Éamon Gilmore, a declared agnostic, sought legal advice before attending the 2013 Council meeting. The 1996 Constitutional Review Group recommended making the religious part optional.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Council of State (Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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