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A Teachta Dála (tʲaxtə dɑːlə) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament, the Oireachtas. The official translation of the charge in English is Deputy to the Dáil, that is to say, "Deputy of the Dáil", although a more literal translation would be Assembly Delegate, or "Delegate of the Assembly". In English, the initials TD are usually used, with TDs being the plural (Teachtaí Dála). History

The term Teachta Dála was used to refer to the Irish parliamentarians who were elected in the Irish general elections of 1918, and instead of attending the House of Commons in London, for which they were elected , met at the Mansion House in Dublin on January 21, 1919 to create a new Irish parliament, the Dáil Éireann. This term was further used after this "First Dáil" to refer to members of the single chamber of the Republic of Ireland, the Dáil Éireann or the Assembly of Ireland (1919-1922), members of the Dáil Éireann the Deputies ") of the Free State of Ireland (1922-1937) and those of the current Dáil Éireann (" House of Representatives ") of Ireland. Treatment

The initials "TD" are postponed to the TD surname. For example, the current Taoiseach (head of government) is "Enda Kenny, TD."

The treatment used to refer to a TD given during the sessions of the Dáil Éireann is the name of the member preceded by Deputy ("Deputy" in Irish an Teachta), eg "Deputy Kenny", "an Teachta Ó Cionnaith ".

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