▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁Office ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁President ial ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Under ▁this ▁Act , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁legisl ation , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁is : ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁Chief ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁on ▁all ▁matters ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁their ▁powers , ▁functions ▁and ▁duties ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁President ial ▁Commission , ▁the ▁collect ive ▁vice - pres iden cy ▁of ▁Ireland ▁C ler k ▁to ▁the ▁advis ory ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁ ▁The ▁Secretary ▁General ' s ▁signature ▁is ▁essential ▁for ▁the ▁authentication ▁of ▁the ▁President ial ▁Se al ▁when ▁aff ixed ▁to ▁a ▁document ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁Commission ▁under ▁Se al . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁President ial ▁E lections ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁senior ▁state ▁officials , ▁including ▁the ▁out going ▁president , ▁the ▁T ao ise ach ▁and ▁the ▁ch airs ▁of ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as , ▁who ▁must ▁be ▁formally ▁not ified ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁president ▁by ▁the ▁Return ing ▁Officer . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁The ▁coming ▁into ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Irish ▁constitution , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁office , ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁While ▁the ▁office ▁was ▁not ▁scheduled