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33rd Dáil
Irish parliament lower house, 2020–2024 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1][2] The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 26th Seanad as the Houses of the Oireachtas. There were 160 TDs in the 33rd Dáil, an increase of 2.
The 33rd Dáil was dissolved by President Michael D. Higgins on 8 November 2024, at the request of the Taoiseach Simon Harris.[3] It lasted 4 years, 262 days.
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Composition of the 33rd Dáil
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (●)
- Notes

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Ceann Comhairle
- Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fianna Fáil)
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Catherine Connolly (Independent)
The Ceann Comhairle is automatically returned unless they state their intention to retire before the Dáil is dissolved.[4] 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.[5][6]
On 23 July 2020, Catherine Connolly and Fergus O'Dowd were nominated for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Connolly was elected in a secret ballot.[7]
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Political leadership
Government
- Taoiseach
- Leo Varadkar (14 June 2017 to 27 June 2020)
- Micheál Martin (27 June 2020 to 17 December 2022)
- Leo Varadkar (17 December 2022 to 9 April 2024)
- Simon Harris (9 April 2024 to date)
- Tánaiste
- Simon Coveney (30 November 2017 to 27 June 2020)
- Leo Varadkar (27 June 2020 to 17 December 2022)
- Micheál Martin (17 December 2022 to date)
- Leader of Fine Gael
- Leo Varadkar (2 June 2017 to 20 March 2024)
- Simon Harris (20 March 2024 to date)
- Leader of Fianna Fáil
- Micheál Martin (26 January 2011 to date)
- Leader of the Green Party
- Eamon Ryan (27 May 2011 to 18 June 2024)
- Roderic O'Gorman (18 June 2024 to date)
Opposition
- Leader of Sinn Féin
- Mary Lou McDonald (10 February 2018 to date)
- Leader of the Labour Party
- Brendan Howlin (20 May 2016 to 3 April 2020)
- Alan Kelly (3 April 2020 to 24 March 2022)
- Ivana Bacik (24 March 2022 to date)
- Leader of the Social Democrats
- Róisín Shortall & Catherine Murphy (15 July 2015 to 1 March 2023)
- Holly Cairns (1 March 2023 to date)
- Leader of Aontú
- Peadar Tóibín (28 January 2019 to date; founding leader)
- Leader of Independent Ireland
- Michael Collins (10 November 2023 to date; founding leader)
List of TDs
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Of the 160 TDs, forty-eight were elected for the first time.[8] 36 are women (22.5%) and 124 are men.[9]
^ +: Elected for the first time at the 2020 general election.
^ ‡: Previously served as member of the Dáil non-consecutively to the current consecutive terms of office.
^ #: Member of the 25th 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.
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Technical groups
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The Independents and some small parties formed three technical groups to facilitate Dáil speaking time.[10]
Regional Group
Rural Group
Independent Group
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Changes
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References
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External links
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