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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).
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TDs are the elected members of Dáil Éireann, the most powerful part of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament). TD stands for Teachta Dála, or Member of Parliament. They meet to debate and pass laws in Leinster House on Kildare Street in Dublin. To understand more of the terms used in Irish politics read our Simple Guide to Irish Politics.
The upper house of the Oireachtas is the Seanad. The elected members of Dáil Éireann are called TDs – Teachta Dála (or Deputies). TDs are elected directly to the Dáil in a general election. If a vacancy occurs at the Dáil, the seat will be filled by a bye-election.
It consists of 160 members, each known as a Teachta Dála (plural Teachtaí Dála, commonly abbreviated as TDs). TDs represent 39 constituencies and are directly elected for terms not exceeding five years, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
It means that nearly all TDs, especially government back-benchers, think in terms of one day being promoted to government, not in terms of the Dáil as an independent scrutiniser of government as might be the case in the Netherlands (where ministers cannot simultaneously be MPs), for example.
Dáil Éireann is the principal Chamber of the Oireachtas and has 158 Members at present. A Member's official Irish title is "Teachta Dála" (TD), which in English means "Deputy to the Dáil". By law, a general election to Dáil Éireann must be held at least once every five years.