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.

Oct 19, 2020 · Dáil Éireann normally meets in plenary session on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. You can watch the debates live on this website and read the Official Report of the debates which is published here on the following day at the latest.

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The Members of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Houses of the Oireachtas, are elected by the people of Ireland. The Thirty-fourth Dáil has 174 Members representing 43 constituencies.

Oct 2, 2020 · The Dáil must be dissolved and a general election held at least every five years. A Seanad election takes place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann has dissolved. Find out how the Irish people choose the Members of the Oireachtas.

Dáil Éireann is the principal Chamber of the Oireachtas and has 158 Members at present. A Member's official Irish title is "Teachta Dála" (TD), which in English means "Deputy to the Dáil". By law, a general election to Dáil Éireann must be held at least once every five years.

Oct 7, 2020 · The First Dáil decided to dissolve and regard this election as an election to Dáil Éireann. Sinn Féin took 124 seats in Southern Ireland and six in the North. In June, the new Parliament of Southern Ireland met, but only the four non-Sinn Féin Members of the new House of Commons turned up.

Dec 18, 2024 · The unity of the First Dáil was never recaptured, but eventually all but a handful of the Members of that historic Assembly committed themselves to the common cause of making Dáil Éireann a force for delivering sustained progress for the Irish people.

The Oireachtas comprises the President of Ireland and the two Houses of the Oireachtas, Seanad Éireann and Dáil Éireann. The Dáil and Seanad delegate certain aspects of their work to a number of Oireachtas Committees, allowing for a more detailed examination of a topic.

Vodafone customers can also view live streaming from Dáil Éireann on channel 207 and Seanad Éireann on channel 208.