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  • 1. What is the official title of the head of government in Ireland?
A) Chief Minister
B) Taoiseach
C) President
D) Príomh-aire
  • 2. Who appoints the taoiseach?
A) The president of Ireland
B) The Seanad Éireann
C) The Dáil Éireann
D) The general public
  • 3. What must the taoiseach retain to remain in office?
A) The support of a majority in the Dáil
B) The support of a majority in the Seanad
C) The support of the president
D) The support of the general public
  • 4. What happens if the taoiseach loses the support of a majority in Dáil Éireann?
A) They continue in office until the next election
B) They are automatically removed from office
C) They must resign or call a general election
D) They are replaced by the president
  • 5. Who was the taoiseach as of 23 January 2025?
A) Micheál Martin
B) Enda Kenny
C) Brian Cowen
D) Leo Varadkar
  • 6. Which political party did Micheál Martin lead in 2025?
A) Fine Gael
B) Labour Party
C) Fianna Fáil
D) Sinn Féin
  • 7. What is the salary of the taoiseach as of 2025?
A) €248,773
B) €185,350
C) €200,000
D) €214,187
  • 8. What was the taoiseach's salary cut to when Enda Kenny took office in 2011?
A) €200,000
B) €185,350
C) €248,773
D) €214,187
  • 9. How much was the taoiseach's salary cut under the Haddington Road Agreement in 2013?
A) To €200,000
B) To €185,350
C) To €248,773
D) To €214,187
  • 10. What additional amount is the taoiseach allowed in annual expenses as of 1 August 2025?
A) €134,148
B) €100,000
C) €248,773
D) €200,000
  • 11. What did the government announce in October 2008 regarding ministers' salaries?
A) A 10% salary cut
B) A 20% salary cut
C) No change in salary
D) A 5% salary increase
  • 12. What was the controversy in December 2009 regarding the taoiseach's salary?
A) The taoiseach refused to take a salary
B) A salary increase was announced
C) The salary was cut by 10%
D) A salary cut of 20% was based on the higher figure before the refused amount was deducted
  • 13. What is the role of the Department of the Taoiseach?
A) To appoint the president
B) To manage the Seanad
C) To oversee the Dáil
D) To support and advise the taoiseach
  • 14. Who assists the taoiseach in the Department of the Taoiseach?
A) The members of the Seanad
B) The general public
C) One or more ministers of State
D) The president
  • 15. What is the taoiseach responsible for appointing in the Seanad?
A) Thirty members
B) No members
C) All sixty members
D) Eleven members
  • 16. What is the generic term for prime ministers in Irish?
A) Taoiseach
B) Ceann Comhairle
C) Príomh-aire
D) Tánaiste
  • 17. What phrase is sometimes used in an English-language context to refer to the taoiseach?
A) The Chief
B) The Leader
C) An Taoiseach
D) The Príomh-aire
  • 18. What must the president do when the Dáil designates a taoiseach?
A) Formally appoint the designated taoiseach
B) Hold a public referendum
C) Reject the designation
D) Consult the Seanad
  • 19. What can compel a taoiseach to resign or call a general election?
A) A presidential veto
B) A vote of no confidence in the Seanad
C) Losing the support of a majority in Dáil Éireann
D) A public protest
  • 20. What can the president do if they refuse to grant a dissolution?
A) Force the taoiseach to resign
B) Call a referendum
C) Dissolve the Dáil
D) Appoint a new taoiseach
  • 21. What is the taoiseach's role in nominating government members?
A) Selects the Seanad members
B) Appoints the president
C) Nominates the remaining members of the government
D) Elects the Dáil members
  • 22. What is the taoiseach's discretion regarding cabinet ministers?
A) Appoint cabinet ministers without consent
B) Dismiss cabinet ministers without advising the president
C) Ignore the president's advice
D) Advise the president to dismiss cabinet ministers
  • 23. Which Taoiseach had a mansion in the vicinity of Dublin city?
A) Charles Haughey
B) Bertie Ahern
C) Enda Kenny
D) Brian Cowen
  • 24. What was the cost of acquiring the Farmleigh estate by the State?
A) €29.2 million
B) €600,000
C) €1 million
D) €50 per night
  • 25. How much did Taoisigh Enda Kenny and Leo Varadkar pay per night for the use of the house at Farmleigh?
A) Free of charge
B) €50
C) €29.2 million
D) €600,000
  • 26. Who introduced the title 'Taoiseach' in 1937?
A) Éamon de Valera
B) Osborn Bergin
C) John A. Costello
D) Patrick Weston Joyce
  • 27. Which traditional air is associated with the Taoiseach's musical salute?
A) Mór Chluana
B) The Soldier's Song
C) The Irish National Anthem
D) Amhrán Dóchais
  • 28. Who chose 'Mór Chluana' as the musical salute for the Taoiseach?
A) Éamon de Valera
B) Osborn Bergin
C) Patrick Weston Joyce
D) John A. Costello
  • 29. What does the word 'tánaiste' refer to?
A) Deputy Prime Minister
B) Prime Minister
C) President
D) Leader of the Opposition
  • 30. What system of succession does 'tánaiste' refer to?
A) Primogeniture
B) Appointment by the monarch
C) Tanistry
D) Electoral succession
  • 31. Who held the office of the president of the Executive Council from 1922 to 1932?
A) Micheál Martin
B) Éamon de Valera
C) Seán Lemass
D) W. T. Cosgrave
  • 32. Which political party did W. T. Cosgrave represent?
A) Fianna Fáil
B) Labour Party
C) Cumann na nGaedheal
D) Fine Gael
  • 33. By convention, how are taoisigh numbered?
A) Starting from Micheál Martin
B) Starting from Éamon de Valera
C) Excluding Cosgrave
D) Including Cosgrave
  • 34. Who wrote an autobiography about their time as taoiseach?
A) Jack Lynch
B) Éamon de Valera
C) Charles Haughey
D) Garret FitzGerald
  • 35. Who is the author of 'The Cosgrave Legacy'?
A) T. P. O'Mahony
B) Tim Pat Coogan
C) John Horgan
D) Stephen Collins
  • 36. Who is the author of 'My Autobiography' about Albert Reynolds?
A) Tim Ryan
B) Gary Murphy
C) Bertie Ahern
D) Albert Reynolds
  • 37. Who edited 'Lemass: The Lost Memoir'?
A) Ronan McGreevey
B) Brian Farrell
C) Tim Pat Coogan
D) John Horgan
  • 38. Which biography is about Jack Lynch?
A) Brian Farrell, Seán Lemass
B) T. Ryle Dwyer, Nice Fellow: A Biography of Jack Lynch
C) T. P. O'Mahony, Jack Lynch: A Biography
D) John Horgan, Seán Lemass
  • 39. Who wrote 'My Autobiography' about Bertie Ahern?
A) Albert Reynolds
B) Tim Ryan
C) Bertie Ahern
D) Gary Murphy
  • 40. Who is the author of 'The Longford Leader'?
A) Gary Murphy
B) Tim Ryan
C) Albert Reynolds
D) Bertie Ahern
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