Taoiseach

Taoiseach of Ireland
Incumbent Enda Kenny since 9 March 2011
Member of	Dáil Éireann Cabinet Council of State European Council
Reports to	The Oireachtas
Seat	Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin, Ireland
Nominator	Dáil Éireann
Appointer	President of Ireland, upon nomination by Dáil Éireann
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
Formation	29 December 1937
Deputy	Tánaiste
Salary	€185,350
Website	www.taoiseach.ie

The Taoiseach (ⁱ/ˈtiːʃəx/, tee-shəkh,pl. Taoisigh /ˈtiːʃi/, tee-shee) is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament), and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.

The current Taoiseach is Enda Kenny, TD, who was appointed on 9 March 2011. On 10 March 2016, at the first sitting of the 32nd Dáil Kenny failed to gain the support of the house and tendered his resignation to the President. He remained in office in an acting capacity until being re-elected on 6 May 2016.