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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
| Term | 10 March 2016 – 14 January 2020 | ||||||||||
| Election | 2016 general election | ||||||||||
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| Members | 158 | ||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Ó Fearghaíl | ||||||||||
| Leas-Cheann Comhairle | Pat Gallagher | ||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Leo Varadkar — Enda Kenny until 14 June 2017 | ||||||||||
| Tánaiste | Simon Coveney — Frances Fitzgerald until 28 November 2017 | ||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Seán Kyne | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Micheál Martin | ||||||||||
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The 32nd Dáil was elected at the 2016 general election on 26 February and first met at 10.30 a.m. on 10 March 2016.[1] The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. The 32nd Dáil was dissolved by President Michael D. Higgins on 14 January 2020, at the request of the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.[2] The 32nd Dáil lasted 1,406 days.
Composition of the 32nd Dáil
| Party | Feb. 2016[na 1] | Jan. 2020[na 2] | |
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| ● | Fine Gael | 50 | 47 |
| C | Fianna Fáil | 44 | 45 |
| Sinn Féin | 23 | 22 | |
| Labour | 7 | 7 | |
| Solidarity–PBP[na 3] | 6 | 6 | |
| Independents 4 Change | 4 | 1 | |
| Social Democrats | 3 | 2 | |
| Green | 2 | 3 | |
| Aontú | — | 1 | |
| Independent[nb 1] | 19 | 22 | |
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 1 | |
| Total | 158 | ||
Government party denoted with bullet (●)
Party giving confidence and supply denoted by C.
- Notes
Leadership
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The first act of the 32nd Dáil was the election of the Ceann Comhairle. This was the first time the Ceann Comhairle was elected by secret ballot.
- Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Fianna Fáil)
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (Fianna Fáil)
Government
- Taoiseach
- Enda Kenny (6 May 2016 – 14 June 2017)
- Leo Varadkar (14 June 2017 – 14 January 2020)
- Tánaiste
- Frances Fitzgerald (6 May 2016 – 28 November 2017)
- Simon Coveney (30 November 2017 – 14 January 2020)
Opposition
- Opposition Front Bench
- Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fianna Fáil: Micheál Martin
- Leader of Sinn Féin: Gerry Adams (2016–2018), Mary Lou McDonald (2018–2020)
- Leader of the Labour Party: Brendan Howlin
- Leader of the Green Party: Eamon Ryan
- Leader of the Social Democrats: Catherine Murphy & Róisín Shortall
Oireachtas Committees
| Committee | Position | Name | Party | |
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| Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Chair | Pat Deering | Fine Gael | |
| Budgetary Oversight | Chair | John Paul Phelan | Fine Gael | |
| Children and Youth Affairs | Chair | Alan Farrell | Fine Gael | |
| Communications, Climate Action and the Environment | Chair | Hildegarde Naughton | Fine Gael | |
| Education and Social Protection | Chair | Fiona O'Loughlin | Fianna Fáil | |
| European Union Affairs | Chair | Michael Healy-Rae | Independent | |
| Vice Chair | Terry Leyden | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach | Chair | John McGuinness | Fianna Fáil | |
| Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defense | Chair | Brendan Smith | Fianna Fáil | |
| Vice Chair | Maureen O'Sullivan | Independent | ||
| Future of Healthcare | Chair | Róisín Shortall | Social Democrats | |
| Health | Chair | Michael Harty | Independent | |
| Housing, Planning and Local Government | Chair | Noel Rock | Fine Gael | |
| Housing and Homelessness | Chair | John Curran | Fianna Fáil | |
| Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement | Chair | Kathleen Funchion | Sinn Féin | |
| Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands | Chair | Catherine Connolly | Independent | |
| Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | Chair | Mary Butler | Fianna Fáil | |
| Justice and Equality | Chair | Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | Sinn Féin | |
| Members' Interests of Dáil Éireann | Chair | Maria Bailey | Fine Gael | |
| Petitions | Chair | Seán Sherlock | Labour Party | |
| Procedure and Privileges (Dáil) | Chair | Seán Ó Fearghaíl | Fianna Fáil | |
| – Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform | Chair | Seán Ó Fearghaíl | Fianna Fáil | |
| Public Accounts Committee | Chair | Seán Fleming | Fianna Fáil | |
| Vice Chair | Alan Kelly | Labour Party | ||
| Rural Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht | Chair | Peadar Tóibín | Sinn Féin | |
| Social Protection | Chair | John Curran | Fianna Fáil | |
| Transport, Tourism and Sport | Chair | Brendan Griffin | Fine Gael | |
List of TDs
This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2016 general election. The Changes table below records changes in membership and party affiliation.