▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁role ▁in ▁recomm ending ▁the ▁appropri ation ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁v eto ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁Ab ol ition ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁when ▁King ▁Edward ▁VIII ▁ab dic ated ▁from ▁all ▁his ▁thr ones , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( as ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁and ▁Parliament ary ▁Tit les ▁Act ▁and ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster ▁ 1 9 3 1 ), ▁the ▁Irish ▁cabinet ▁decided ▁to ▁finally ▁abol ish ▁the ▁governor ship - general . ▁T ao ise ach ▁John ▁A . ▁Cost ello , ▁speaking ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁described ▁the ▁Constitution ▁( Am end ment ▁No . ▁ 2 7 ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁which ▁effect ed ▁the ▁change , ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁However , ▁de ▁Val era ▁was ▁later ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁Att orney - General ▁and ▁senior ▁advis ors ▁that ▁the ▁am end ment ▁was ▁not ▁sufficient ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁office ▁entirely , ▁which ▁still ▁continued ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁Let ters ▁Pat ent , ▁Or ders ▁in ▁Council , ▁and ▁stat ute ▁law . ▁Though ▁officially ▁ins isting ▁that ▁the ▁office ▁had ▁been ▁abol ished ▁( de ▁Val era ▁instruct ed ▁U a ▁Bu ach alla ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁office ▁and ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁official ▁residence ), ▁de ▁Val era ▁introduced ▁a ▁second ▁law , ▁the ▁Executive ▁Pow ers ▁( Con sequ ential ▁Pro vis