34th Dáil


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 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

Ceann Comhairle

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, Verona Murphy, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the 32nd and 33rd Dáil, and Aengus Ó Snodaigh. 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 and John McGuinness 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

Of the 174 TDs, over sixty were elected for the first time; 44 are women and 130 are men.

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.

Independents and Smaller Parties Group

On 11 December, a technical group was created between three independent TDs, People Before Profit–Solidarity, and 100% Redress. Green Party leader and sole TD Roderic O'Gorman joined the group on 23 January 2025 on the appointment of the new government, whereon he vacated his ministerial post.

Former members

Connolly vacated her seat upon her election as president.

Former group

Regional Independent Group

On 4 December, Independent TDs Seán Canney, Noel Grealish, Marian Harkin, Barry Heneghan, Michael Lowry, Kevin "Boxer" Moran, Verona Murphy and Gillian Toole formed a technical group called the Regional Independent Group to negotiate the formation of a government, and appointed Michael Lowry to lead the negotiations. Both Aontú TDs and Carol Nolan later joined the group but were not part of the negotiations. Murphy was required to leave on her election as Ceann Comhairle. Mattie McGrath joined the group later in January 2025. On 22 January 2025, Aontú left the group amid a disagreement over speaking rights. As the group had negotiated five government posts, only six TDs would remain. On 23 January 2025, Ceann Comhairle Murphy confirmed that she would not recognise the group in the Dáil at a sitting to elect a new Taoiseach.

Changes