The 34th Dáil was elected at the 2024 general election on Friday, 29 November 2024, and is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 18 December 2024. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It will sit with the 27th Seanad as the Houses of the Oireachtas. There are 174 TDs in the 34th Dáil, an increase of 14 from the 33rd Dáil.
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||
| Term | 18 December 2024 – present | ||
| Election | 2024 general election | ||
| Members | 174 | ||
Composition
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| Party | Nov. 2024[a] | Dec. 2024[b] | Change | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 48 | 48 | 
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| Sinn Féin | 39 | 39 |
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| Fine Gael | 38 | 38 |
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| Social Democrats | 11 | 10 |  1
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| Labour | 11 | 11 |
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| Independent Ireland | 4 | 4 |
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| PBP–Solidarity | 2 | 2 |
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| Aontú | 2 | 2 |
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| Green | 1 | 1 |
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| 100% Redress | 1 | 1 |
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| Independent | 16 | 17 |  1
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| Total | 174 | |||
- ^ Seats won at the 2024 general election.
- ^ Composition of the Dáil on the suspension of Eoin Hayes from the Social Democrats' parliamentary party.
List of TDs
editOf the 174 TDs, over sixty were elected for the first time;[1] 44 are women (25%) and 130 are men.[2]
^ +: Elected for the first time at the 2024 general election.
^ ‡: Previously served as member of the Dáil non-consecutively to the current consecutive terms of office.
^ #: Member of the 26th Seanad at time of election.
^ §: Returned automatically without standing for election as outgoing Ceann Comhairle, in accordance with Article 16.6 of the Constitution of Ireland.[3]
Technical Groups
editRegional Group
editOn 4 December, eight TDs formed a technical group called the Regional Group.[5] Both Aontú TDs and Carol Nolan later joined the group.[6]
Independent Group
editOn 7 December, three independent TDs formed a technical group with Independent Ireland TDs called the Independent Group.[7]
Changes
edit| Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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| 10 December 2024 | Dublin Bay South | Social Democrats | Independent | Eoin Hayes suspended from the party[8] | ||
References
edit- ^ "More than 60 first-time TDs elected to the Dáil". RTÉ News. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Loughlin, Elaine (2 December 2024). "With just one female TD, why are women not getting elected in Cork?". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Electoral Act 1992, s. 36: Re-election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil (No. 23 of 1992, s. 36). Enacted on 5 November 1992. Act of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 June 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2024 Live Results". RTÉ News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Boland, Lauren (4 December 2024). "Eight independent TDs form 'Regional Group' amid government formation talks". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Hickey, Emma (8 December 2024). "Aontú joins Dáil technical grouping 'Regional Group' as formation talks ramp up". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Hickey, Emma (7 December 2024). "Healy-Raes and Paul Gogarty join forces with Independent Ireland in Dáil technical grouping". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Hurley, Sandra (10 December 2024). "TD Eoin Hayes suspended by Soc Dems with immediate effect". RTÉ News. Retrieved 10 December 2024.