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31st Dáil
TDs from 2011 to 2016
TDs from 2011 to 2016
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 31st Dáil |
| image | Oireachtas logo.svg |
| image_size | 100px |
| body | Dáil Éireann |
| country | Ireland |
| meeting_place | Leinster House |
| election | [2011 general election](2011-irish-general-election) |
| government | [29th government of Ireland](29th-government-of-ireland) |
| term_start | 9 March 2011 |
| term_end | 3 February 2016 |
| before | [30th Dáil](30th-dail) |
| after | [32nd Dáil](32nd-dail) |
| membership1 | 166 |
| chamber1_leader1_type | Ceann Comhairle |
| chamber1_leader1 | Seán Barrett |
| chamber1_leader2_type | Leas-Cheann Comhairle |
| chamber1_leader2 | Michael P. Kitt |
| chamber1_leader3_type | Taoiseach |
| chamber1_leader3 | Enda Kenny |
| chamber1_leader4_type | Tánaiste |
| chamber1_leader4 | Joan Burton |
| — Eamon Gilmore | |
| until 4 July 2014 | |
| chamber1_leader5_type | Chief Whip |
| chamber1_leader5 | Paul Kehoe |
| chamber1_leader6_type | Leader of the Opposition |
| chamber1_leader6 | Micheál Martin |
| session1_start | 9 March 2011 |
| session1_end | 21 July 2011 |
| session2_start | 14 September 2011 |
| session2_end | 19 July 2012 |
| session3_start | 18 September 2012 |
| session3_end | 18 July 2013 |
| session4_start | 18 September 2013 |
| session4_end | 17 July 2014 |
| session5_start | 17 September 2014 |
| session5_end | 16 July 2015 |
| session6_start | 22 September 2015 |
| session6_end | 3 February 2016 |
— Eamon Gilmore until 4 July 2014 The 31st Dáil was elected at the 2011 general election on 25 February 2011 and first met at midday on 9 March 2011 in Leinster House. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 24th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 2011 election saw 17 Dáil constituencies 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 Ceann Comhairle in the first sitting of the Dáil. For the first time, Fine Gael, led by Enda Kenny, became the largest party. It formed a coalition government with the Labour Party, led by Eamon Gilmore, who had achieved their highest number of seats in the party's history. In July 2014, Joan Burton won a Labour Party leadership election to become the leader of the Labour Party and Tánaiste.
Fianna Fáil secured 20 seats, the lowest in the party's history, and was the largest opposition party. The leader of the party, Micheál Martin became the Leader of the Opposition. Gerry Adams as leader of Sinn Féin became the second opposition leader. A technical group was formed following the election composed of 16 independent politicians and members of the United Left Alliance, 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 TDs lost their seats at the election. 76 new TDs were elected to the Dáil, 46% of the total.
The 31st Dáil was dissolved by President Michael D. Higgins on 3 February 2016, at the request of the Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The 31st Dáil lasted .
Composition of the 31st Dáil
- 29th government coalition parties
| Party | Feb. 2011 | Jan. 2016 | Change | Total | 166 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 66 | 10 | |||
| 37 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 20 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1 |
Fine Gael and the Labour Party formed a two-thirds 'supermajority' government with 68% of all TDs in the Dáil being part upon its formation. Through resignations and deaths, it would be reduced to a majority of 99 TDs (60% of Dáil). It holds the record for largest government majority in Irish history.
While the two parties were the 1st and 2nd largest parties in the Dáil, it was not considered a grand coalition. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were traditionally rivals, while Labour was typically Fine Gael's coalition partner. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would form a grand coalition with the Green Party as a junior partner in 33rd Dáil.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny became the Taoiseach and Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore became the Tánaiste.
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 (Fine Gael) took office as Ceann Comhairle). This is not the official seating plan. The government parties sit to the left of the Ceann Comhairle and opposition parties sit to the right.
The following illustrates the composition at the time of its dissolution in February 2016.
Government
- Fine Gael
- Labour Party Opposition
- Fianna Fáil
- Sinn Féin
- Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit
- Anti-Austerity Alliance - Socialist Party
- People Before Profit Alliance
- Renua
- Social Democrats
- Workers and Unemployed Action Group (later Workers and Unemployed Action)
- Independent
- Vacant seat
;Note The Socialist Party, People Before Profit Alliance, Workers and Unemployed Action Group and some Independent TDs sat together as a technical group, which was later joined by Renua and the Social Democrats.
Ceann Comhairle
On 9 March 2011, Seán Barrett (FG) was proposed by Enda Kenny for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was approved without a vote.
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Michael Kitt (Fianna Fáil)
Leadership
Government
- Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael: Enda Kenny
- Government Chief Whip and Fine Gael Chief whip: Paul Kehoe
- Tánaiste and Leader of the Labour Party: Joan Burton
- Labour Party Chief whip: Emmet Stagg
Opposition
- Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fianna Fáil: Micheál Martin
- Fianna Fáil Chief whip: Seán Ó Fearghaíl
- Leader of Sinn Féin: Gerry Adams
- Sinn Féin Chief Whip: Aengus Ó Snodaigh
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 (Labour Party)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (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 (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs: Dominic Hannigan (Labour Party)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs: Dara Murphy (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 (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Pat Breen (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Bernard Durkan (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children: Jerry Buttimer (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 (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Joe O'Reilly (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 (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 (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 (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 (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Privileges: Emmet Stagg (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 (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 (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 Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation.
| Party | Name | Constituency | Fine Gael}}" | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | Fianna Fáil}}" | Sinn Féin}}" | People Before Profit}}" | Socialist Party (Ireland)}}" | Workers and Unemployed Action}}" | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael (76) | James Bannon | Longford–Westmeath | ||||||||||||||||
| Seán Barrett | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Barry | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||
| Pat Breen | Clare | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Bruton | Dublin North-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Butler | Meath West | |||||||||||||||||
| Jerry Buttimer | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Catherine Byrne | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Ciarán Cannon | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Carey | Clare | |||||||||||||||||
| Paudie Coffey | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||
| Áine Collins | Cork North-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Seán Conlan | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Connaughton Jnr | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||
| Noel Coonan | Tipperary North | |||||||||||||||||
| Marcella Corcoran Kennedy | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Coveney | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Creed | Cork North-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucinda Creighton | Dublin South-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Daly | Cork South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| John Deasy | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Deenihan | Kerry North–West Limerick | |||||||||||||||||
| Pat Deering | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||
| Regina Doherty | Meath East | |||||||||||||||||
| Paschal Donohoe | Dublin Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Doyle | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Durkan | Kildare North | |||||||||||||||||
| Damien English | Meath West | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Farrell | Dublin North | |||||||||||||||||
| Frank Feighan | Roscommon–South Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||
| Frances Fitzgerald | Dublin Mid-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Fitzpatrick | Louth | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles Flanagan | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||
| Terence Flanagan | Dublin North-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Griffin | Kerry South | |||||||||||||||||
| Noel Harrington | Cork South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Harris | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Hayes | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Hayes | Tipperary South | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin Heydon | Kildare South | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil Hogan | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||
| Heather Humphreys | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Keating | Dublin Mid-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Kehoe | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||
| Enda Kenny | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||
| Seán Kyne | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Lawlor | Kildare North | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Mathews | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||
| Shane McEntee | Meath East | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicky McFadden | Longford–Westmeath | |||||||||||||||||
| Dinny McGinley | Donegal South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe McHugh | Donegal North-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony McLoughlin | Sligo–North Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||
| Olivia Mitchell | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||
| Mary Mitchell O'Connor | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||
| Michelle Mulherin | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||
| Dara Murphy | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Eoghan Murphy | Dublin South-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Denis Naughten | Roscommon–South Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Neville | Limerick | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Noonan | Limerick City | |||||||||||||||||
| Kieran O'Donnell | Limerick City | |||||||||||||||||
| Patrick O'Donovan | Limerick | |||||||||||||||||
| Fergus O'Dowd | Louth | |||||||||||||||||
| John O'Mahony | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe O'Reilly | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||
| John Perry | Sligo–North Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||
| John Paul Phelan | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||
| James Reilly | Dublin North | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Ring | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Shatter | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||
| David Stanton | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Timmins | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||
| Liam Twomey | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Varadkar | Dublin West | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Walsh | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (37) | Tommy Broughan | Dublin North-East | ||||||||||||||||
| Joan Burton | Dublin West | |||||||||||||||||
| Eric Byrne | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Conaghan | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Ciara Conway | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Costello | Dublin Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Dowds | Dublin Mid-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Anne Ferris | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||
| Eamon Gilmore | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Hannigan | Meath East | |||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Howlin | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Humphreys | Dublin South-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Colm Keaveney | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Kelly | Tipperary North | |||||||||||||||||
| Seán Kenny | Dublin North-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Ciarán Lynch | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen Lynch | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| John Lyons | Dublin North-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Eamonn Maloney | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael McCarthy | Cork South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael McNamara | Clare | |||||||||||||||||
| Ged Nash | Louth | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Nolan | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||
| Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | Dublin North-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Jan O'Sullivan | Limerick City | |||||||||||||||||
| Willie Penrose | Longford–Westmeath | |||||||||||||||||
| Ann Phelan | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||
| Ruairi Quinn | Dublin South-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Pat Rabbitte | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Ryan | Dublin North | |||||||||||||||||
| Seán Sherlock | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||
| Róisín Shortall | Dublin North-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Spring | Kerry North–West Limerick | |||||||||||||||||
| Emmet Stagg | Kildare North | |||||||||||||||||
| Joanna Tuffy | Dublin Mid-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Jack Wall | Kildare South | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex White | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||
| Fianna Fáil (20) | John Browne | Wexford | ||||||||||||||||
| Dara Calleary | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||
| Niall Collins | Limerick | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Cowen | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||
| Timmy Dooley | Clare | |||||||||||||||||
| Seán Fleming | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Kelleher | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Séamus Kirk | Louth | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Kitt | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Lenihan | Dublin West | |||||||||||||||||
| Micheál Martin | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlie McConalogue | Donegal North-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael McGrath | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| John McGuinness | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Moynihan | Cork North-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Éamon Ó Cuív | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||
| Willie O'Dea | Limerick City | |||||||||||||||||
| Seán Ó Fearghaíl | Kildare South | |||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Smith | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Troy | Longford–Westmeath | |||||||||||||||||
| Sinn Féin (14) | Gerry Adams | Louth | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Colreavy | Sligo–North Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||
| Seán Crowe | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Pearse Doherty | Donegal South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Dessie Ellis | Dublin North-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin Ferris | Kerry North–West Limerick | |||||||||||||||||
| Mary Lou McDonald | Dublin Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Sandra McLellan | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||
| Pádraig Mac Lochlainn | Donegal North-East | |||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan O'Brien | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||
| Aengus Ó Snodaigh | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Stanley | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||
| Peadar Tóibín | Meath West | |||||||||||||||||
| People Before Profit (2) | Richard Boyd Barrett | Dún Laoghaire | ||||||||||||||||
| Joan Collins | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Socialist Party (2) | Clare Daly | Dublin North | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Higgins | Dublin West | |||||||||||||||||
| Workers and Unemployed Action (1) | Séamus Healy | Tipperary South | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent (14) | Stephen Donnelly | Wicklow | ||||||||||||||||
| Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | Roscommon–South Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Fleming | Kerry South | |||||||||||||||||
| Noel Grealish | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||
| John Halligan | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Healy-Rae | Kerry South | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Lowry | Tipperary North | |||||||||||||||||
| Finian McGrath | Dublin North-Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Mattie McGrath | Tipperary South | |||||||||||||||||
| Catherine Murphy | Kildare North | |||||||||||||||||
| Maureen O'Sullivan | Dublin Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Pringle | Donegal South-West | |||||||||||||||||
| Shane Ross | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||
| Mick Wallace | Wexford |
;Notes
Changes
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