Clerk of the Dáil

E694980

parliamentary office

The Clerk of the Dáil is the senior parliamentary official responsible for administering the business, records, and procedures of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Clerk of the Dáil canonical	3
Clerk Assistant of the Dáil	1
Clerk of the Dáil and Clerk of the Houses of the Oireachtas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7818984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clerk of the Dáil
Context triple: [Ceann Comhairle, supportedBy, Clerk of the Dáil]

A. Ceann Comhairle
The Ceann Comhairle is the presiding officer and chairperson of Dáil Éireann, responsible for maintaining order and overseeing parliamentary proceedings in Ireland’s lower house.
B. Tánaiste of Ireland
The Tánaiste of Ireland is the deputy head of government, serving as the second-highest-ranking official in the Irish cabinet and acting in place of the Taoiseach when required.
C. Cathaoirleach
The Cathaoirleach is the presiding officer and chairperson of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of Ireland’s national parliament.
D. President of Dáil Éireann
The President of Dáil Éireann is the presiding officer and chair of Ireland’s lower house of parliament, responsible for overseeing debates and maintaining order in the chamber.
E. Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament, serving as an elected national legislator in Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clerk of the Dáil
Target entity description: The Clerk of the Dáil is the senior parliamentary official responsible for administering the business, records, and procedures of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament.

A. Ceann Comhairle
The Ceann Comhairle is the presiding officer and chairperson of Dáil Éireann, responsible for maintaining order and overseeing parliamentary proceedings in Ireland’s lower house.
B. Tánaiste of Ireland
The Tánaiste of Ireland is the deputy head of government, serving as the second-highest-ranking official in the Irish cabinet and acting in place of the Taoiseach when required.
C. Cathaoirleach
The Cathaoirleach is the presiding officer and chairperson of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of Ireland’s national parliament.
D. President of Dáil Éireann
The President of Dáil Éireann is the presiding officer and chair of Ireland’s lower house of parliament, responsible for overseeing debates and maintaining order in the chamber.
E. Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament, serving as an elected national legislator in Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Republic of Ireland ⓘ
appointedBy	Dáil Éireann ⓘ
chamberServed	lower house of the Oireachtas ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
fieldOfWork	legislative procedure ⓘ parliamentary administration ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch of Ireland ⓘ
hasAssociatedOffice	Clerk Assistant of the Dáil ⓘ linked to: Clerk of the Dáil Clerk of the Seanad ⓘ
hasDuty	administrative oversight of Dáil staff ⓘ advise on parliamentary procedure ⓘ ensure observance of standing orders ⓘ maintain official records ⓘ support legislative process ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	Constitution of Ireland ⓘ standing orders of Dáil Éireann ⓘ
hasOfficeHolder	senior parliamentary official ⓘ
jurisdiction	Dáil Éireann ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ
legislativeBodyServed	Dáil Éireann ⓘ
location	Dublin ⓘ Ireland ⓘ
partOf	Dáil Éireann ⓘ Oireachtas ⓘ
relatedTo	Ceann Comhairle ⓘ Oireachtas Service ⓘ
reportsTo	Ceann Comhairle ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of Dáil Éireann ⓘ administration of standing orders of Dáil Éireann ⓘ business of Dáil Éireann ⓘ certification of Dáil Éireann decisions ⓘ custody of official records of Dáil Éireann ⓘ management of sittings of Dáil Éireann ⓘ preparation of the Order Paper ⓘ procedural advice to members of Dáil Éireann ⓘ procedural advice to the Ceann Comhairle ⓘ procedures of Dáil Éireann ⓘ recording of votes and proceedings ⓘ records of Dáil Éireann ⓘ
seat	Leinster House ⓘ linked to: Leinster House, Dublin
sector	public sector ⓘ
usedBy	Ceann Comhairle ⓘ members of Dáil Éireann ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ceann Comhairle → supportedBy → Clerk of the Dáil ⓘ

President of Dáil Éireann → worksWith → Clerk of the Dáil ⓘ

Oireachtas offices → includesPosition → Clerk of the Dáil ⓘ

Oireachtas offices → includesPosition → Clerk of the Dáil and Clerk of the Houses of the Oireachtas ⓘ

linked to: Clerk of the Dáil

Clerk of the Dáil → hasAssociatedOffice → Clerk Assistant of the Dáil ⓘ