al ▁am end ments ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty ▁was ▁removed . ▁ ▁The ▁power ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁was ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le ▁when ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁ ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁ ▁The ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁() ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁directly ▁elected ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁sole ▁chamber . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁described ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁" Ch am ber ▁of ▁Deput ies ". ▁It ▁sat ▁in ▁Le in ster ▁House . ▁Like ▁the ▁modern ▁D á il , ▁the ▁D á il ▁was , ▁the ▁dominant ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ; ▁and ▁effectively ▁had ▁authority ▁to ▁en act ▁almost ▁any ▁law ▁it ▁chose , ▁and ▁to ▁appoint ▁and ▁dismiss ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁The ▁D á il ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁' D á il ▁É ire ann ' ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Com position ▁and ▁elections ▁Under ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁D á