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Dáil Éireann
- Irish: Dáil Éireann
Governs Ireland · Part of Oireachtas
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- Must be held by January 2030 (no fixed date) General election · Member of Dáil Éireann
Who sits on it
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Ceann Comhairle
Chosen by the Dáil Éireann from among its members
- Verona Murphy Ceann Comhairle · since December 2024
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Leas-Cheann Comhairle
Chosen by the Dáil Éireann from among its members
- John McGuinness Leas-Cheann Comhairle · since February 2025
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174 members of Dáil Éireann
Elected
See every Member of Dáil Éireann and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- Ceann Comhairle irishstatutebook.ie · checked
- Verona Murphy as Ceann Comhairle api.oireachtas.ie · checked
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle irishstatutebook.ie · checked
- John McGuinness as Leas-Cheann Comhairle api.oireachtas.ie · checked
- Member of Dáil Éireann irishstatutebook.ie · checked
What it can do
- Nominates the Taoiseach and holds the Government to account
Nominates the Taoiseach (Art. 13.1.1), approves the Government (Art. 28.7) and the Government is responsible to it (Art. 28.4.1).
- Control of public money
Money bills may be initiated only in the Dáil, and the Dáil approves all taxation and expenditure (Art. 17, 21).
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Sources for what it can do
- Nominates the Taoiseach and holds the Government to account irishstatutebook.ie · checked
- Control of public money irishstatutebook.ie · checked
Sources
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann), Irish Statute Book, read 2026-10-12: existence, composition and powers of the President, Government, Oireachtas, Dáil, Seanad and courts. For: Dáil Éireann
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Bunreacht na hÉireann (Irish text) and oireachtas.ie / logainm.ie: Irish-language names of the State, provinces, institutions and offices. For: Dáil Éireann in Irish
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, article cited in each power description, read 2026-10-12. For: Nominates the Taoiseach and holds the Government to account, Control of public money
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, Irish Statute Book, read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 28, 35). Seat counts: Oireachtas members list; Supreme Court composition: supremecourt.ie judges page, read 2026-10-12. For: Ceann Comhairle, Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Member of Dáil Éireann
- api.oireachtas.ie · checked Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, membership date ranges and parties, read 2026-10-12: start date, party, constituency or panel. For: Catherine Callaghan as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, John McGuinness as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, Natasha Newsome Drennan as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny, Peter 'Chap' Cleere as Member of Dáil Éireann, Carlow-Kilkenny and 169 more
- api.oireachtas.ie · checked Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, member office ranges (Ceann Comhairle, Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Cathaoirleach, Taoiseach), read 2026-10-12. For: Verona Murphy as Ceann Comhairle, John McGuinness as Leas-Cheann Comhairle
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland Arts. 12.3, 16.3, 18.8: latest legal dates, computed from first meeting of the 34th Dáil on 18 December 2024 and the President's inauguration on 11 November 2025. Seanad by-election 6 November 2026: Polling Day Order of 24 September 2026 as reported on Wikipedia, 2026 Seanad by-election (fallback; official order not fetched). For: General election, January 17, 2030