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Teachta Dála

March 04, 2024

A Teachta Dála ( /ˌtjɒxtə ˈdɔːlə/ TYOKH-tə DAW-lə, Irish: [ˌtʲaxt̪ˠə ˈd̪ˠaːlˠa] ⓘ;[1] plural Teachtaí Dála), abbreviated as TD (plural TDanna in Irish,[2] TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as Member of Parliament (MP) or Member of Congress used in other countries. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil",[3] although a more literal translation is "Assembly Delegate".[4][failed verification]

Number of TDs edit

Ireland is divided into Dáil constituencies, each of which elects three, four, or five TDs. Under the Constitution, the total number of TDs must be fixed at one TD for each 20,000 to 30,000 of the population.[3] There are 160 TDs in the 33rd Dáil, elected at the 2020 general election under the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017. At the next general election, under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, there will be 174 TDs. The outgoing Ceann Comhairle is automatically returned unless they announce their retirement before the dissolution of the Dáil.

Qualification edit

A candidate for election as TD must be an Irish citizen and over 21 years of age. Members of the judiciary, the Garda Síochána, and the Defence Forces are disqualified from membership of the Dáil.[5]

History edit

The term was first used to describe those Irish parliamentarians[6] who were elected at the 1918 general election, and who, rather than attending the British House of Commons at Westminster, to which they had been elected, assembled instead in the Mansion House in Dublin on 21 January 1919 to create a new Irish parliament: the First Dáil Éireann. Initially, the term Feisire Dáil Eireann (F.D.E.) was mooted,[7] but 'Teachta' was used from the first meeting.[8] The term continued to be used after this First Dáil and was used to refer to later members of the Irish Republic's single-chamber Dáil Éireann (or 'Assembly of Ireland') (1919–1922), members of the Free State Dáil (1922–1937), and of the modern Dáil Éireann.

Style edit

The initials "TD" are placed after the surname of the elected TD. For example, the current Taoiseach (head of government) is "Leo Varadkar, TD". The style used to refer to individual TDs during debates in Dáil Éireann is the member's surname preceded by Deputy (Irish: an Teachta): for example, "Deputy McDonald", "an Teachta Ní Dhomhnaill/Bhean Úi Dhomhnaill"[9] or "an Teachta Ó Domhnaill".[10]

Salaries and expenses edit

The basic salary of a backbench TD is €107,376.[11] Cabinet ministers and junior ministers receive additional allowances. Office-holders (opposition party leaders, whips, the Ceann Comhairle, and Leas-Cheann Comhairle) also receive additional allowances.[12]

After controversy regarding alleged abuses of the Oireachtas expenses provisions, the system was simplified in 2009 and 2010 into two allowances:[13][14][15][16]

  • Travel and accommodation allowance – ranging from €9,000 for TDs less than 25 km from Leinster House to €34,065 for those more than 360 km away.[16]
  • Public Representation Allowance – for maintaining a constituency office; €20,350 for backbench TDs, less for ministers.[16] All expenses must be vouched, except for a "petty cash" allowance of €100 per month. Until December 2012 TDs could choose between a €25,000 vouched allowance or €15,000 unvouched.[17]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ See e.g. (PDF) (in English and Irish). Dublin: Office of the President. 2012. pp. 3, 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013. Empower local Government so that our national representatives TDs don't engage in parochial politics./Cumhacht a thabhairt don Rialtas áitiúil ionas nach mbeidh ár gcuid ionadaithe náisiúnta, na TDanna, i mbun na polaitíochta paróistí.
  3. ^ a b "Dáil Éireann". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ "The inaugural public meeting of Dáil Éireann". Dáil 100. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. ^ Electoral Act 1992, s. 41: Disqualification for membership of Dáil (No. 23 of 1992, s. 41). Enacted on 5 November 1992. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  6. ^ 73 out of 105 seats won in Ireland at the 1918 general election were by Sinn Féin members. Unionist and Irish Parliamentary Party members refused to recognise the Dáil, and so did not attend.
  7. ^ e.g.
    • Phillips, Walter Alison (1922). "Ireland". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.). p. 573. Retrieved 21 October 2016. The victorious group assumed the title of the Irish Republican party, and styled themselves not M.P., but F.D.E. (Feisire Dail Eireann, i.e. members of the Assembly of Ireland).
    • Cork Examiner, 21 January 1919, "The M.P.s, or F.D.Es (Feisire Dáil Eireann) as they will be known in future, [etc.]" (cited in Ferris, Lisa (September 2008). Irish Views on Old Austria and Austrian Views on the Irish Question, 1848–1918 (PDF) (Thesis). University of Vienna. p. 609. Retrieved 21 October 2016.)
  8. ^ "Prelude". First Dáil proceedings (in Irish). Oireachtas. 21 January 1919. c.9. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Tháinig na Teachtaí I gceann a chéile I nÁrus Árd-Mhéire Bhaile Átha Cliath ar a 3.30 iar nóin.
  9. ^ Ms McDonald/Mrs McDonald
  10. ^ "Dáil Éireann". Houses of the Oireachtas.
  11. ^ "TDs and Senators salaries". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Allowances for additional responsibilities payable to Members of Dáil Éireann". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  13. ^ . Department of Finance, Government of Ireland. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  14. ^ Murphy, Cormac (21 January 2009). "Lavish expenses for Oireachtas face overhaul". Evening Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  15. ^ "Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 2009". Irish Statute Book. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  16. ^ a b c "Parliamentary Standard Allowance (PSA) – Travel and Accommodation and Public Representation Allowances". Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  17. ^ Kelly, Fiach (6 December 2012). "Finally, TDs must provide receipts but no full reform". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

March 04, 2024
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A Teachta Dala ˌ t j ɒ x t e ˈ d ɔː l e TYOKH te DAW le Irish ˌtʲaxt ˠe ˈd ˠaːlˠa 1 plural Teachtai Dala abbreviated as TD plural TDanna in Irish 2 TDs in English is a member of Dail Eireann the lower house of the Oireachtas the Irish Parliament It is the equivalent of terms such as Member of Parliament MP or Member of Congress used in other countries The official translation of the term is Deputy to the Dail 3 although a more literal translation is Assembly Delegate 4 failed verification Contents 1 Number of TDs 2 Qualification 3 History 4 Style 5 Salaries and expenses 6 See also 7 ReferencesNumber of TDs editIreland is divided into Dail constituencies each of which elects three four or five TDs Under the Constitution the total number of TDs must be fixed at one TD for each 20 000 to 30 000 of the population 3 There are 160 TDs in the 33rd Dail elected at the 2020 general election under the Electoral Amendment Dail Constituencies Act 2017 At the next general election under the Electoral Amendment Act 2023 there will be 174 TDs The outgoing Ceann Comhairle is automatically returned unless they announce their retirement before the dissolution of the Dail Qualification editA candidate for election as TD must be an Irish citizen and over 21 years of age Members of the judiciary the Garda Siochana and the Defence Forces are disqualified from membership of the Dail 5 History editThe term was first used to describe those Irish parliamentarians 6 who were elected at the 1918 general election and who rather than attending the British House of Commons at Westminster to which they had been elected assembled instead in the Mansion House in Dublin on 21 January 1919 to create a new Irish parliament the First Dail Eireann Initially the term Feisire Dail Eireann F D E was mooted 7 but Teachta was used from the first meeting 8 The term continued to be used after this First Dail and was used to refer to later members of the Irish Republic s single chamber Dail Eireann or Assembly of Ireland 1919 1922 members of the Free State Dail 1922 1937 and of the modern Dail Eireann Style editThe initials TD are placed after the surname of the elected TD For example the current Taoiseach head of government is Leo Varadkar TD The style used to refer to individual TDs during debates in Dail Eireann is the member s surname preceded by Deputy Irish an Teachta for example Deputy McDonald an Teachta Ni Dhomhnaill Bhean Ui Dhomhnaill 9 or an Teachta o Domhnaill 10 Salaries and expenses editThe basic salary of a backbench TD is 107 376 11 Cabinet ministers and junior ministers receive additional allowances Office holders opposition party leaders whips the Ceann Comhairle and Leas Cheann Comhairle also receive additional allowances 12 After controversy regarding alleged abuses of the Oireachtas expenses provisions the system was simplified in 2009 and 2010 into two allowances 13 14 15 16 Travel and accommodation allowance ranging from 9 000 for TDs less than 25 km from Leinster House to 34 065 for those more than 360 km away 16 Public Representation Allowance for maintaining a constituency office 20 350 for backbench TDs less for ministers 16 All expenses must be vouched except for a petty cash allowance of 100 per month Until December 2012 TDs could choose between a 25 000 vouched allowance or 15 000 unvouched 17 See also editMembers of the 1st Dail Records of members of the OireachtasReferences edit Teachta Dala Lexico UK English Dictionary Oxford University Press Archived from the original on 2 September 2022 See e g Take Charge of Change PDF in English and Irish Dublin Office of the President 2012 pp 3 7 Archived from the original PDF on 28 March 2013 Retrieved 14 August 2013 Empower local Government so that our national representatives TDs don t engage in parochial politics Cumhacht a thabhairt don Rialtas aitiuil ionas nach mbeidh ar gcuid ionadaithe naisiunta na TDanna i mbun na polaitiochta paroisti a b Dail Eireann Houses of the Oireachtas Retrieved 28 February 2020 The inaugural public meeting of Dail Eireann Dail 100 Retrieved 28 February 2020 Electoral Act 1992 s 41 Disqualification for membership of Dail No 23 of 1992 s 41 Enacted on 5 November 1992 Act of the Oireachtas Retrieved from Irish Statute Book 73 out of 105 seats won in Ireland at the 1918 general election were by Sinn Fein members Unionist and Irish Parliamentary Party members refused to recognise the Dail and so did not attend e g Phillips Walter Alison 1922 Ireland Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 31 12th ed p 573 Retrieved 21 October 2016 The victorious group assumed the title of the Irish Republican party and styled themselves not M P but F D E Feisire Dail Eireann i e members of the Assembly of Ireland Cork Examiner 21 January 1919 The M P s or F D Es Feisire Dail Eireann as they will be known in future etc cited in Ferris Lisa September 2008 Irish Views on Old Austria and Austrian Views on the Irish Question 1848 1918 PDF Thesis University of Vienna p 609 Retrieved 21 October 2016 Prelude First Dail proceedings in Irish Oireachtas 21 January 1919 c 9 Retrieved 21 October 2016 Thainig na Teachtai I gceann a cheile I nArus Ard Mheire Bhaile Atha Cliath ar a 3 30 iar noin Ms McDonald Mrs McDonald Dail Eireann Houses of the Oireachtas TDs and Senators salaries Houses of the Oireachtas 1 January 2018 Retrieved 22 December 2022 Allowances for additional responsibilities payable to Members of Dail Eireann Houses of the Oireachtas Retrieved 6 June 2013 Revised system of expense allowances for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas Department of Finance Government of Ireland 10 February 2010 Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 6 June 2013 Murphy Cormac 21 January 2009 Lavish expenses for Oireachtas face overhaul Evening Herald Retrieved 6 June 2013 Oireachtas Allowances to Members and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 2009 Irish Statute Book 21 July 2009 Retrieved 6 June 2013 a b c Parliamentary Standard Allowance PSA Travel and Accommodation and Public Representation Allowances Oireachtas Retrieved 5 January 2024 Kelly Fiach 6 December 2012 Finally TDs must provide receipts but no full reform Irish Independent Retrieved 6 June 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teachta Dala amp oldid 1201377789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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