Business in the Oireachtas has adjourned. Dáil Éireann resumes on Wednesday, 18 September 2024 at 2:00 pm
Business in the Oireachtas has adjourned. Dáil Éireann resumes on Wednesday, 18 September 2024 at 2:00 pm
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There are 160 Members (called Deputies or TDs) of Dáil Éireann.
There are 60 Members (called Senators) in Seanad Éireann.
Know your constituency
The current Dáil has 160 Teachtaí Dála who represent 39 constituencies but after the next general election and following the constituency review report from the Electoral Commission, there will be 174 TDs representing 43 constituencies.
See how you are represented by your TDs.
PBO | Interactive data exploration
With PBO | Explorer, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) produces interactive resources allowing people to cut through the numbers and explore the effects of budgetary proposals, monetary policy and economic trends.
The PBO can help in seeing past data to gauge the real effects of policies in people's lives.
News
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9 Sep 2024, 09.00
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26 Aug 2024, 12.15
29 Jul 2024, 18.00
Press releases
9 Sep 2024, 10:46
The Parliamentary Budget Office publishes a new research paper, ‘Defence Forces: Analysing Ireland’s Naval Service.’
2 Sep 2024, 10:15
Grinnscrúdú á dhéanamh ag Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge ar theagasc agus stádas na Gaeilge sna hInstitiúidí Tríú leibhéal
26 Jul 2024, 12:30
Joint Committee on Social Protection publishes report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of General Scheme of Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension) Bill 2024
24 Jul 2024, 10:53
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands publishes Pre-Budget Submissions
23 Jul 2024, 14:00
Comhchoiste na Gaeilge ag iarraidh soiléiriú ón gCoimisinéir Teanga faoi phoist na Stiúrthóirí ar Scoileanna sna Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna
Recently considered Bills and Acts
2 Aug 2024
Before Dáil Éireann
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024
No. 67 of 2024
31 Jul 2024
Before Dáil Éireann
Mental Health Bill 2024
No. 66 of 2024
31 Jul 2024
Before Dáil Éireann
Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024
No. 65 of 2024
26 Jul 2024
Before Dáil Éireann
Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024
No. 64 of 2024
A day in the life | Education
Leinster House is the seat of Ireland's Parliament and with politics in action around every corner, what better place to teach about the work of TDs and Senators?
Education Officer Conor Reale describes a typical day for him and his team in Leinster House.
Harry Clarke's Geneva Window
The Geneva Window: Through a Glass Darkly considers how Harry Clarke's master artwork came about and the controversial aspects that have become synonymous with the stained glass piece.
Our digital companion to the documentary sees Ardal O'Hanlon guide us in a deeper examination of each of the panels in the window.
Ireland: a parliamentary democracy
Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. The National Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of the President and two Houses: Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate) whose functions and powers derive from the Constitution of Ireland enacted by the people on 1 July 1937. The Houses of the Oireachtas are situated at Leinster House, Dublin.
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