▁Open ing ▁of ▁Parliament ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁general ▁lack ▁of ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁the ▁Mon archy ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁and ▁out lined ▁the ▁b ills ▁it ▁intended ▁to ▁introduce . ▁Techn ically ▁the ▁address ▁was ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁D á il , ▁not ▁to ▁a ▁joint ▁session ▁of ▁both ▁H ouses ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as . ▁However , ▁members ▁of ▁Se an ad ▁É ire ann ▁were ▁invited ▁into ▁the ▁D á il ▁chamber ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁address , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁discussed ▁it ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁chamber . ▁Only ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁sessions ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁O ire acht as , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁had ▁such ▁an ▁address . ▁ ▁The ▁Governor - General ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁official ▁who ▁granted ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁to ▁B ills . ▁A ▁Bill , ▁having ▁d uly ▁passed ▁or ▁having ▁been ▁de emed ▁to ▁pass , ▁in ▁the ▁D á il ▁and ▁the ▁Se an ad , ▁would ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State . ▁Un like ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁no ▁parliament ary ▁ceremony ▁was ▁invoked ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁had ▁been ▁given . ▁Its ▁details ▁would ▁instead ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁I ris ▁O if igi ú il . ▁ ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁was ▁abol ished ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁(