Taoiseach

Prime Minister of Ireland - Taoiseach
Incumbent Simon Harris since 9 April 2024
Department of the Taoiseach
Style	Taoiseach Irish: A Thaoisigh The Right Honourable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Dáil Éireann Cabinet Council of State European Council
Reports to	Oireachtas
Residence	Steward's Lodge
Seat	Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland
Nominator	Dáil Éireann
Appointer	President of Ireland
Term length	While commanding the confidence of the majority of Dáil Éireann. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Inaugural holder	Éamon de Valera[note 1]
Formation	29 December 1937
Deputy	Tánaiste
Salary	€207,590 annually[1]
Website	taoiseach.gov.ie

The Taoiseach (/ˈtiːʃəx/ (listen)),^[2] also referred to as An Taoiseach ([ən t̪ˠiːʃʲəx]),^[3] is the head of the government in Ireland. The term prime minister is not used by the Irish media.^[4]
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1. ↑ Oireachtas, Houses of the. "Salaries, Houses of the Oireachtas". oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
2. ↑ "Taoiseach: definition of Taoiseach in Oxford dictionary (British & World English). Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the word". Oxford Language Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
3. ↑ Keeping the Irish definite article an /ən/ instead of English the.
4. ↑ "BUNREACHT NA hÉIREANN". Article 28.5.1 The head of the Government, or Prime Minister, shall be called, and is in this Constitution referred to as, the Taoiseach.