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Article 41
 

A person who –


(a) is not a citizen of Ireland, or
(b) will not reach the age of 21 years on polling day or, if there is no polling day in relation to the constituency concerned by reason of the operation of section 58(b), the day which is polling day generally throughout the State in relation to the election concerned, or
(c) is a member of the Commission of the European Communities, or
(d) is a Judge, Advocate General or Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, or
(e) is a member of the Court of Auditors of the European Communities, or
(f) is a member of the Garda Síochána, or
(g) is a wholetime member of the Defence Forces as defined in section 11 (4), or
(h) is a civil servant who is not by the terms of his employment expressly permitted to be a member of the Dáil, or
(i) is a person of unsound mind, or
(j) is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for any term exceeding six months, imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State, shall not be eligible for election as a member, or subject to section 42(3), for membership, of the Dáil