This is a list of members who were elected to the 31st

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, the

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of the

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(legislature) of

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. These TDs (Members of Parliament) were elected at the 2011 general election on 25 February 2011. On the advice of President

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, the newly elected Dáil Éireann convened at midday on 9 March 2011 in

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. It was dissolved by President

Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins ( ga, Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and broadcaster, who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since November 2011. Entering national politics throug ...

on the request of Taoiseach

Enda Kenny Enda Kenny (born 24 April 1951) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2017, Minister for Defence from May to July 2014 and 2016 to 2017, Leader of the Opposition fro ...

on 3 February 2016. The 2011 election saw 17

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return 3 TDs each, 15 constituencies return 4 TDs each and 11 constituencies return 5 TDs each, for a total of 166. Seán Barrett was elected as

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in the first sitting of the Dáil.

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, led by

, became the largest party for the first time, though without an overall majority. Fine Gael formed a

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with the Labour Party, led by

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, who had achieved their highest number of seats in the party's history. In July 2014,

Joan Burton Joan Burton (born 1 February 1949) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Leader of the Labour Party from 2014 to 2016, Minister for Social Protection from 2011 to 2016, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2 ...

won a Labour Party leadership election to become the Leader of the Labour Party and

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secured 20 seats, the lowest in the party's history, and was the largest party in opposition. The leader of the party,

Micheál Martin Micheál Martin (; born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence since December 2022. He served as Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022 and has been Leader of ...

became the

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. Gerry Adams as leader of

Sinn Féin Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Gr ...

became the second opposition leader. A

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was formed following the election composed of 16

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politicians and members of the

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, who failed to win enough seats to gain speaking rights. Almost half of the members of the 30th Dáil were absent from the 31st: 31 members retired before the poll and a further 45 sitting TDs lost their seats at the election. 76 new TDs were elected to the Dáil, 46% of the total. The 31st Dáil lasted days.

Composition of the 31st Dáil

Government coalition parties denoted with bullets ()

Graphical representation

The following illustrates the composition of the 31st Dáil at the time of its first sitting on 9 March 2011 (after Seán Barrett (

) took office as

Composition of the 31st Dáil February 2011

The following illustrates the composition at the time of its dissolution in February 2016. Composition of the 31st Dáil at dissolution

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* Labour Party

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* Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit **

Anti-Austerity Alliance Solidarity ( ga, Neart le Chéile), formerly known as the Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA), is a socialist political party in Ireland, launched in 2014. It had been registered as a political party to contest local elections, and ran at least forty c ...

***

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of ...

People Before Profit Alliance People Before Profit ( ga, Pobal Roimh Bhrabús, PBP) is a left-wing to far-left Trotskyist political party formed in October 2005. It is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. History PBP was established in 2005 as ...

Renua Ireland Renua Ireland, commonly called Renua, is a fringe political party in Ireland. The party was launched on 13 March 2015, with former Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton as founding leader. Prior to its launch it had used the slogan Reboot Ireland. Th ...

Social Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...

Workers and Unemployed Action Group Workers and Unemployed Action (WUA; ) is an Irish political party based in Clonmel in South County Tipperary, set up in 1985 by Séamus Healy. WUA had one Teachta Dála (TD) until 2020 and has endorsed and seen a number of its members elected ...

(later Workers and Unemployed Action) *

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* ''Vacant seat'' ;Notes #The Socialist Party, People Before Profit Alliance, Workers and Unemployed Action Group and some Independent politicians in Irelands sat together as a

, which was later joined by Renua Ireland and the Social Democrats. #This is not the official seating plan of the Dáil Éireann. The government parties sit to the left of the Ceann Comhairle and opposition parties sit to the right.

Ceann Comhairle

On 9 March 2011, Seán Barrett (FG) was proposed by

for the position of

. He was approved without a vote. *

Leas-Cheann Comhairle The (; "Head of heCouncil"; plural usually ) is the chairperson (or speaker) of , the lower house of the (parliament) of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the from among their number in the first session a ...

: Michael Kitt (Fianna Fáil)

Leadership

Government

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and

Leader of Fine Gael The Leader of Fine Gael is the most senior politician within the Fine Gael political party in Ireland. Since 2 June 2017, the office has been held by Leo Varadkar following the resignation of Enda Kenny. The deputy leader of Fine Gael is Simo ...

** Government Chief Whip and Fine Gael Chief whip:

Paul Kehoe Paul Kehoe (born 11 January 1973) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since 2002. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovat ...

and Leader of the Labour Party:

** Labour Party Chief whip:

Emmet Stagg Emmet Stagg (born 1 October 1944) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Labour Party Chief Whip from 2007 to 2016, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications from 1994 to 1997 and Minister ...

Opposition

and

Leader of Fianna Fáil The Leader of Fianna Fáil is the most senior politician within the Fianna Fáil political party in Ireland. Since 26 January 2011, the office has been held by Micheál Martin, following the resignation of Taoiseach Brian Cowen as leader of the ...

** Fianna Fáil Chief whip:

Seán Ó Fearghaíl Seán Ó Fearghaíl (; born 17 April 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as the Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann since March 2016. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since 2002. He was a S ...

Leader of Sinn Féin Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets view ...

: Gerry Adams ** Sinn Féin Chief Whip:

Aengus Ó Snodaigh Aengus Ó Snodaigh (; born 31 July 1964) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, author and historian who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency since the 2002 general election. Early and personal life A Dubliner ...

Committees

* Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Andrew Doyle (Fine Gael) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pat Deering (Fine Gael) * Chairwoman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection:

Joanna Tuffy Joanna Tuffy (born 9 March 1965) is an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency 2007 to 2016. She was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2002 to 2007. Early life Born in ...

(Labour Party) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection:

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (; born 22 July 1976) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Dublin North-C ...

(Labour Party) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Michael McCarthy (Labour Party) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht:

Noel Coonan Noel Coonan (born 6 January 1951) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary North constituency from 2007 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2002 to 2007. He w ...

(Fine Gael) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs:

Dominic Hannigan Dominic Hannigan (born 10 July 1965) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2007 to 2011. Early life Hannigan ...

(Labour Party) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs:

Dara Murphy Dara Murphy (born 2 December 1969) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2014 to 2017 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 2009 to 2010. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency fr ...

(Fine Gael) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Ciarán Lynch (Labour Party) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform:

Liam Twomey Liam Twomey (born 3 April 1967) is a medical doctor and former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency from 2002 to 2007 and 2011 to 2016. Early life and education Twomey was born in Bealad, Cl ...

(Fine Gael) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade:

Pat Breen Patrick Breen (born 21 March 1957) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2016 to 2020. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 2002 to 2020. Having been a member of Clare Count ...

(Fine Gael) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade:

Bernard Durkan Bernard J. Durkan (born 26 March 1945) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency since 1997, and previously from 1982 to 1997 and 1981 to 1982 for the Kildare constituency. He previous ...

(Fine Gael) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children:

Jerry Buttimer Jerry Buttimer (born 18 March 1967) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann since December 2022. He has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since 2016, and previously from 2007 to 2011. He served ...

(Fine Gael) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children: Ciara Conway (Labour Party) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement:

Joe McHugh Joe McHugh (born 16 July 1971) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs since September 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency since 2016, and previously ...

(Fine Gael) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement:

Joe O'Reilly Joe O'Reilly (born 1 April 1955) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann since August 2020. He has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2016, and previously from 2007 to 2011 for ...

(Fine Gael) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee of Inquiry: Ciarán Lynch (Labour Party) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions:

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (; born 12 June 1973) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Donegal North-East consti ...

(Sinn Féin) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Derek Nolan (Labour Party) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation:

Damien English Damien English (born 21 February 1978) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since 2007, and previously from 2002 to 2007 for the Meath constituency. He served as Minister of State f ...

(Fine Gael) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: John Lyons (Labour Party) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Select Committee on Members' Interests of Dáil Éireann:

Thomas Pringle Thomas Pringle (5 January 1789 – 5 December 1834) was a Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist. Known as the father of South African poetry, he was the first successful English language poet and author to describe South Africa's scenery, nati ...

(Independent) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Select Committee on Procedure and Privileges (Dáil): Seán Barrett (Fine Gael) ** Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Sub-Committee on Administration:

Joe Carey Joseph Carey (born 24 June 1975) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency since the 2007 general election. Early life Carey is the son of Donal Carey who was a TD and Senator. He was ed ...

(Fine Gael) ** Chairman of the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform:

(Fine Gael) ** Chairman of the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Privileges:

(Labour Party) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee: John McGuinness (Fianna Fáil) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee: Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications:

John O'Mahony John Francis O'Mahony (1815 – 7 February 1877) was a Gaelic scholar and the founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, sister organisation to the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Despite coming from a reasonably wealthy fa ...

(Fine Gael) ** Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael) * Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Standing Orders (Private Business):

Denis O'Donovan Denis O'Donovan (born 23 July 1955) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel since April 2011. He previously served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 2016 to 2020 and Leas-Chathaoirleach of S ...

(Fianna Fáil) – Senator

List of TDs

This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2011 general election, sorted by party. Note this table is a record of the 2011 general election results. The

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table below records all changes in party affiliation.

Changes

Retirements

The following members of the 31st Dáil did not stand for re-election to the 32nd Dáil.

Notes

References

External links

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Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 30th Dáil
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