33rd Dáil
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Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
Term | 20 February 2020 – | ||||||||||
Election | 2020 general election | ||||||||||
Government | Government of the 33rd Dáil | ||||||||||
Members | 160 | ||||||||||
Ceann Comhairle | Seán Ó Fearghaíl | ||||||||||
Leas-Cheann Comhairle | Catherine Connolly | ||||||||||
Taoiseach | Leo Varadkar | ||||||||||
Tánaiste | Micheál Martin | ||||||||||
Chief Whip | Hildegarde Naughton | ||||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | Mary Lou McDonald | ||||||||||
Sessions | |||||||||||
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The 33rd Dáil was elected at the 2020 general election on 8 February 2020 and first met on 20 February 2020. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. There are 160 TDs in the 33rd Dáil, an increase of 2. The 33rd Dáil has lasted 1,460 days to date.
Composition of the 33rd Dáil
2020 general election | ||||
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Party | Feb. 2020 | Feb. 2024 | Change | |
● | Fianna Fáil | 38 | 36 | 2 |
Sinn Féin | 37 | 36 | 1 | |
● | Fine Gael | 35 | 33 | 2 |
● | Green | 12 | 11 | 1 |
Labour | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
Social Democrats | 6 | 6 | ||
Solidarity–PBP | 5 | 5 | ||
Aontú | 1 | 1 | ||
Inds. 4 Change | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Independent | 19 | 20 | 1 | |
Independent Ireland | — | 3 | 3 | |
RTOC | — | 1 | 1 | |
Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 160 |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (●)
- Notes
Ceann Comhairle
The Ceann Comhairle is automatically returned unless they state their intention to retire before the Dáil is dissolved. The outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, did not retire. The first order of business of the new Dáil was to elect a new Ceann Comhairle. Ó Fearghaíl and Denis Naughten were both nominated, and Ó Fearghaíl was re-elected as Ceann Comhairle in a secret ballot.
Leadership
- Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fianna Fáil)
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Catherine Connolly (Independent)
Government
- Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael
- Tánaiste and Leader of Fianna Fáil
- Leader of the Green Party and Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate and Communications
Opposition
- Opposition Front Bench
- Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Sinn Féin: Mary Lou McDonald
- Leader of the Labour Party: Ivana Bacik
- Leader of the Social Democrats: Holly Cairns
- Leader of Aontú: Peadar Tóibín
- Leader of Independent Ireland: Michael Collins
List of TDs
Of the 160 TDs, forty-eight were elected for the first time. 36 are women (22.5%) and 124 are men.
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Elected for the first time at the 2020 general election.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Member of the 25th Seanad at time of election.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Previously served as member of the Dáil non-consecutively to the current consecutive terms of office.
- ^ Seán Ó Fearghaíl was returned automatically without standing for election. In accordance with Article 16.6 of the Constitution of Ireland, the outgoing Ceann Comhairle is deemed to be automatically returned.
Technical groups
The Independents and some small parties formed three technical groups to facilitate Dáil speaking time.
Regional Group
Rural Group
Independent Group
Changes
Date | Constituency | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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20 February 2020 | Kildare South | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Seán Ó Fearghaíl takes office as Ceann Comhairle | ||
31 May 2020 | Dublin South-Central | Inds. 4 Change | RTOC | Joan Collins resigns from Independents 4 Change and founds Right to Change | ||
27 April 2021 | Dublin Bay South | Fine Gael | Eoghan Murphy resigns as a TD | |||
9 July 2021 | Dublin Bay South | Labour | Ivana Bacik wins the 2021 Dublin Bay South by-election | |||
15 September 2021 | Sligo–Leitrim | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Marc MacSharry resigns the Fianna Fáil whip. He left the party in November 2022. | ||
25 February 2022 | Clare | Sinn Féin | Independent | Violet-Anne Wynne resigns from Sinn Féin | ||
19 May 2022 | Dublin South-Central | Green | Independent | Patrick Costello suspended after breaking whip on motion on ownership of the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin | ||
19 May 2022 | Dublin Central | Green | Independent | Neasa Hourigan suspended after breaking whip on motion on ownership of the National Maternity Hospital | ||
6 July 2022 | Donegal | Fine Gael | Independent | Joe McHugh resigns whip to vote against Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 | ||
23 November 2022 | Dublin South-Central | Independent | Green | Patrick Costello regains party whip | ||
23 November 2022 | Dublin Central | Independent | Green | Neasa Hourigan regains party whip | ||
22 March 2023 | Dublin Central | Green | Independent | Neasa Hourigan suspended after breaking whip on motion on extension of eviction ban | ||
10 November 2023 | Cork South-West | Independent | Independent Ireland | Michael Collins co-founds Independent Ireland | ||
10 November 2023 | Limerick County | Independent | Independent Ireland | Richard O'Donoghue co-founds Independent Ireland | ||
12 February 2024 | Roscommon-Galway | Independent | Independent Ireland | Michael Fitzmaurice joins Independent Ireland |