Teachta Dála

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Teachta Dála is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament, serving as an elected national legislator in Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative role
member of parliament
parliamentary office
abbreviation TD
canBeReelected yes
category Irish political office
city Dublin
country Ireland
countryOfLegislature Ireland
createdBy Dáil Éireann
surface form: First Dáil
electedBy Irish electorate
electedIn Dáil constituency
electoralSystem proportional representation by single transferable vote
eligibleFor appointment as Government minister
election as Ceann Comhairle
election as Leas-Cheann Comhairle
election as Taoiseach
firstUsed 1919
governingLaw Electoral (Amendment) Acts of Ireland
surface form: Electoral Acts of Ireland
hasHonorificSuffix TD
historicalPrecursor Member of Parliament in the Parliament of the United Kingdom (for Irish constituencies)
house Dáil Éireann
surface form: lower house of the Oireachtas
incompatibleWith certain public offices under Irish law
membership of Seanad Éireann
jurisdiction Republic of Ireland
language English
Irish
legalBasis Constitution of Ireland
legislativeBody Dáil Éireann
officeLocation Leinster House, Dublin
surface form: Leinster House
partOf Dáil Éireann
Oireachtas
pluralForm Teachta Dála self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teachtaí Dála
power debate legislation
introduce legislation
participate in committees
scrutinise the Government
vote on legislation
receives expenses and allowances
parliamentary salary
requires qualification as a candidate under Irish electoral law
role lawmaker
national legislator
representative of a constituency
termLength up to 5 years
translation Deputy to the Dáil

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Seán MacBride positionHeld Teachta Dála
Cathal Brugha positionHeld Teachta Dála
this entity surface form: Teachta Dála for Waterford–Tipperary East
Cathal Brugha positionHeld Teachta Dála
this entity surface form: Teachta Dála for County Waterford
Gerry Adams positionHeld Teachta Dála
Arthur Griffith positionHeld Teachta Dála
Mary Lou McDonald positionHeld Teachta Dála
George Gavan Duffy positionHeld Teachta Dála
Robert Barton positionHeld Teachta Dála
Mayo (Dáil constituency) electsBody Teachta Dála
this entity surface form: Teachtaí Dála
Michael D. Higgins positionHeld Teachta Dála
James Larkin positionHeld Teachta Dála
Enda Kenny positionHeld Teachta Dála
Enda Kenny formedGovernmentWith Teachta Dála
this entity surface form: Independent TDs
Richard Mulcahy (as party leader influence, historically associated) positionHeld Teachta Dála
subject surface form: Richard Mulcahy
James Dillon positionHeld Teachta Dála
James Power positionHeld Teachta Dála
subject surface form: James Power (Irish politician)
Conor Cruise O'Brien positionHeld Teachta Dála
Alan Dukes positionHeld Teachta Dála
Seán Power positionHeld Teachta Dála
Terence MacSwiney positionHeld Teachta Dála
Seán Mac Eoin positionHeld Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála pluralForm Teachta Dála self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teachtaí Dála
Mary MacSwiney positionHeld Teachta Dála
this entity surface form: Teachta Dála for Cork
Constance Markievicz positionHeld Teachta Dála
Robert Flanagan positionHeld Teachta Dála
Dan Breen positionHeld Teachta Dála
Cork Mid elects Teachta Dála
this entity surface form: Teachtaí Dála
Cork South-West elects Teachta Dála
this entity surface form: Teachtaí Dála