The 34th Dáil was elected at the 2024 general election on 29 November 2024 and first met on 18 December 2024. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It is sitting with the 27th Seanad as the Houses of the Oireachtas. There are 174 TDs in the 34th Dáil, an increase of 14 from the 33rd Dáil.
The 34th Dáil must be dissolved by the president at the request of the Taoiseach within five years of its first sitting. It has lasted to date.
Composition 35th government coalition parties PartyNov. 2024May. 2026Change 48 39 38 38 11 12 1 11 4 3 2 1 1 16 2 1 1Total174
Composition diagrams
Gender composition The 2024 general election saw a record number of 246 female candidates standing for election across all 43 Dáil constituencies. This equated to 36% of all candidates. However, just 44 women TDs were elected to the 34th Dáil, representing 25.5% of the 174 elected members. Data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union described the Dáil as the "worst [parliamentary chamber] for gender diversity in western Europe". Although there have been statutory gender quotas for candidates seeking election to the Dáil since 2012, the number of women elected as TDs has only increased modestly since then.
Verona Murphy became the first female Ceann Comhairle in December 2024. In October 2025, Elaine Gunn became the first female Clerk of Dáil Éireann and Secretary General of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission.
Ceann Comhairle
Ceann Comhairle: Verona Murphy Leas-Cheann Comhairle: John McGuinness
The first order of business of the 34th Dáil on 18 December 2024 was to elect a new Ceann Comhairle. Four candidates were nominated: John McGuinness (FF), Verona Murphy (Ind), Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the 32nd and 33rd Dáil, and Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF). Murphy was elected as Ceann Comhairle, the first woman to hold the role.
On 19 February 2025, the Clerk of the Dáil declared Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) and John McGuinness (FF) as validly nominated candidates for the position of Leas-Cheann Comhairle. McGuinness was elected by a vote of 96 to 66.
The 2025 Dáil speaking rights dispute culminated in calls from opposition leaders for Murphy to step down as Ceann Comhairle. On 26 March 2025, the leaders of Sinn Féin and the Labour Party expressed no confidence in Murphy's position, offering her "time to reflect" before considering a formal motion. On 1 April 2025, the government proposed a motion of confidence in Murphy, which was carried by a vote of 96 to 71, with 2 abstentions. It was the first time a vote of confidence had been held on the office of Ceann Comhairle.
Political leadership Government
Taoiseach Micheál Martin (23 January 2025 to date) Tánaiste Simon Harris (23 January 2025 to date) Leader of Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin (26 January 2011 to date) Leader of Fine Gael Simon Harris (20 March 2024 to date)
Opposition
Leader of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald (10 February 2018 to date) Leader of the Labour Party Ivana Bacik (24 March 2022 to date) Leader of the Social Democrats Holly Cairns (1 March 2023 to date) Leader of Aontú Peadar Tóibín (28 January 2019 to date) Leader of Independent Ireland Michael Collins (10 November 2023 to date) Leader of the Green Party Roderic O'Gorman (18 June 2024 to date)
List of TDs Of the 174 TDs, over sixty were elected for the first time; 44 are women (25%) and 130 are men.
+ Members of the 34th Dáil Constituency Name Portrait Party affiliation Assumed officeCarlow–KilkennyCatherine Callaghan Fine Gael 18 December 2024Peter "Chap" Cleere Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024John McGuinness Fianna Fáil 26 June 1997Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Fianna Fáil 20 February 2020Natasha Newsome Drennan Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Cavan–MonaghanCathy Bennett Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Matt Carthy Sinn Féin 20 February 2020David Maxwell Fine Gael 18 December 2024Brendan Smith Fianna Fáil 14 December 1992Niamh Smyth Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016ClareJoe Cooney Fine Gael 18 December 2024Cathal Crowe Fianna Fáil 20 February 2020Timmy Dooley Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Donna McGettigan Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Cork EastPat Buckley Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Noel McCarthy Fine Gael 18 December 2024James O'Connor Fianna Fáil 20 February 2020Liam Quaide Social Democrats 18 December 2024Cork North-CentralColm Burke Fine Gael 20 February 2020Thomas Gould Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Eoghan Kenny Labour 18 December 2024Ken O'Flynn Independent Ireland 18 December 2024Pádraig O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil 3 December 2019Cork North-WestAindrias Moynihan Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016Michael Moynihan Fianna Fáil 26 June 1997John Paul O'Shea Fine Gael 18 December 2024Cork South-CentralJerry Buttimer Fine Gael 18 December 2024Micheál Martin Fianna Fáil 29 June 1989Séamus McGrath Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Pádraig Rice Social Democrats 18 December 2024Cork South-WestHolly Cairns Social Democrats 20 February 2020Michael Collins Independent Ireland 10 March 2016Christopher O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil 20 February 2020DonegalPearse Doherty Sinn Féin 30 November 2010Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Charlie McConalogue Fianna Fáil 9 March 2011Charles Ward 100% Redress 18 December 2024Dublin Bay NorthTom Brabazon Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Barry Heneghan Independent 18 December 2024Denise Mitchell Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Cian O'Callaghan Social Democrats 20 February 2020Naoise Ó Muirí Fine Gael 18 December 2024Dublin Bay SouthIvana Bacik Labour 13 July 2021James Geoghegan Fine Gael 18 December 2024Eoin HayesSocial Democrats 18 December 2024Independent Jim O'Callaghan Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016Dublin CentralPaschal DonohoeFine Gael9 March 2011Daniel Ennis24 May 2026Social DemocratsGary Gannon Social Democrats 20 February 2020Mary Lou McDonald Sinn Féin 9 March 2011Marie Sherlock Labour 18 December 2024Dublin Fingal EastAnn Graves Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Darragh O'Brien Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016Duncan Smith Labour 20 February 2020Dublin Fingal WestGrace Boland Fine Gael 18 December 2024Robert O'Donoghue Labour 18 December 2024Louise O'Reilly Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Dublin Mid-WestPaul Gogarty Independent 18 December 2024Emer Higgins Fine Gael 20 February 2020Shane Moynihan Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Eoin Ó Broin Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Mark Ward Sinn Féin 3 December 2019Dublin North-WestDessie Ellis Sinn Féin 9 March 2011Rory Hearne Social Democrats 18 December 2024Paul McAuliffe Fianna Fáil 20 February 2020Dublin RathdownShay BrennanFianna Fáil 18 December 2024Sinéad Gibney Social Democrats 18 December 2024Maeve O'Connell Fine Gael 18 December 2024Neale Richmond Fine Gael 20 February 2020Dublin South-CentralCatherine Ardagh Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Jen Cummins Social Democrats 18 December 2024Máire Devine Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Aengus Ó Snodaigh Sinn Féin 6 June 2002Dublin South-WestCiarán Ahern Labour 18 December 2024Colm Brophy Fine Gael 10 March 2016Seán Crowe Sinn Féin 9 March 2011John Lahart Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016Paul Murphy People Before Profit–Solidarity 14 October 2014Dublin WestJack Chambers Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016Ruth Coppinger People Before Profit–Solidarity 18 December 2024Emer Currie Fine Gael 18 December 2024Paul Donnelly Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Roderic O'Gorman Green Party 20 February 2020Dún LaoghaireRichard Boyd Barrett People Before Profit–Solidarity 9 March 2011Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Fine Gael 20 February 2020Cormac Devlin Fianna Fáil 20 February 2020Barry Ward Fine Gael 18 December 2024Galway EastSeán Canney Independent 10 March 2016Albert Dolan Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Louis O'Hara Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Peter Roche Fine Gael 18 December 2024Galway WestCatherine ConnollyIndependent10 March 2016Seán Kyne24 May 2026Fine GaelJohn Connolly Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Mairéad Farrell Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Noel Grealish Independent 6 June 2002Hildegarde Naughton Fine Gael 10 March 2016KerryMichael Cahill Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Pa Daly Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Norma Foley Fianna Fáil 20 February 2020Danny Healy-Rae Independent 10 March 2016Michael Healy-Rae Independent 9 March 2011Kildare NorthRéada Cronin Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Aidan Farrelly Social Democrats 18 December 2024James Lawless Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016Joe Neville Fine Gael 18 December 2024Naoise Ó Cearúil Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Kildare SouthMartin Heydon Fine Gael 9 March 2011Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Seán Ó Fearghaíl Fianna Fáil 6 June 2002 Mark Wall Labour 18 December 2024LaoisWilliam Aird Fine Gael 18 December 2024Seán Fleming Fianna Fáil 26 June 1997Brian Stanley Independent 9 March 2011Limerick CityWillie O'Dea Fianna Fáil 9 March 1982Kieran O'Donnell Fine Gael 20 February 2020Maurice Quinlivan Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Conor Sheehan Labour 18 December 2024Limerick CountyNiall Collins Fianna Fáil 14 June 2007Richard O'Donoghue Independent Ireland 20 February 2020Patrick O'Donovan Fine Gael 9 March 2011Longford–WestmeathPeter Burke Fine Gael 10 March 2016Micheál Carrigy Fine Gael 18 December 2024Sorca Clarke Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Kevin "Boxer" Moran Independent 18 December 2024Robert Troy Fianna Fáil 9 March 2011LouthPaula Butterly Fine Gael 18 December 2024Joanna Byrne Sinn Féin 18 December 2024Erin McGreehan Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Ged Nash Labour 20 February 2020Ruairí Ó Murchú Sinn Féin 20 February 2020MayoDara Calleary Fianna Fáil 14 June 2007Rose Conway-Walsh Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Alan Dillon Fine Gael 20 February 2020Keira Keogh Fine Gael 18 December 2024Paul Lawless Aontú 18 December 2024Meath EastThomas Byrne Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016Helen McEntee Fine Gael 16 April 2013Darren O'Rourke Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Gillian Toole Independent 18 December 2024Meath WestAisling Dempsey Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Johnny Guirke Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Peadar Tóibín Aontú 9 March 2011OffalyJohn Clendennen Fine Gael 18 December 2024Tony McCormack Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Carol Nolan Independent 10 March 2016Roscommon–GalwayMartin Daly Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Michael Fitzmaurice Independent Ireland 14 October 2014Claire Kerrane Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Sligo–LeitrimFrank Feighan Fine Gael 20 February 2020Marian Harkin Independent 20 February 2020Martin Kenny Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Eamon Scanlon Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Tipperary NorthAlan Kelly Labour 9 March 2011Michael Lowry Independent 10 March 1987Ryan O'Meara Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Tipperary SouthSéamus Healy Independent 18 December 2024Mattie McGrath Independent 14 June 2007Michael Murphy Fine Gael 18 December 2024WaterfordMary Butler Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016David Cullinane Sinn Féin 10 March 2016John Cummins Fine Gael 18 December 2024Conor D. McGuinness Sinn Féin 18 December 2024WexfordJames Browne Fianna Fáil 10 March 2016George Lawlor Labour 18 December 2024Verona MurphyIndependent 20 February 2020Ceann Comhairle Johnny Mythen Sinn Féin 20 February 2020Wicklow–WexfordBrian Brennan Fine Gael 18 December 2024Malcolm Byrne Fianna Fáil 18 December 2024Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Sinn Féin 18 December 2024WicklowJohn Brady Sinn Féin 10 March 2016Simon Harris Fine Gael 9 March 2011Edward Timmins Fine Gael 18 December 2024Jennifer Whitmore Social Democrats 20 February 2020
Technical groups
Independent Group On 7 December, three independent TDs formed a technical group with Independent Ireland TDs called the Independent Group. On 22 January 2025, after leaving the Regional Independent Group due to a disagreement over speaking rights, Aontú stated that they had joined the Independent group.
AffiliationNameConstituencyIndependent Paul GogartyDublin Mid-WestIndependent Ireland (4) Michael CollinsCork South-West Michael FitzmauriceRoscommon–Galway Richard O'DonoghueLimerick County Ken O'FlynnCork North-CentralAontú (2) Peadar TóibínMeath West Paul LawlessMayo