Ireland
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Jerry
Buttimer
(Male)
Year of birth
1967
Additional information
Elected on 16 Dec. 2022.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Martin
Groves
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 31 January 2017.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Click for historical data
See historical data for this field.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Kathryn Reilly (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
75
Oldest member
Feargal Quinn (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
1
31-40
46-50
8
51-60
61-70
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 16 | Total >= 46: 43 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
34
Number of women elected
15
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
30.61%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Indirectly Elected
15
Women Appointed
9
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
36
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
24
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Mark
Daly
(Male)
Political party
Fianna Fáil
Date of election
29.06.2020
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1918
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Women over 30 who were graduates or owned property
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Voting age for men 21 with no restriction.
Representation of the People Act (UK legislation)
Representation of the People Act (UK legislation)
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1922
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
1922 Free State Constitution
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1918
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Qualification of Women Act (UK Legislation)
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1918
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
1982
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Irish Women’s Parliamentary Caucus
(July 2017)
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
Every current and previous woman member of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann will be a member of the Women’s Caucus unless she opts out.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
The mission of the Women’s Caucus is to work purposefully, promoting and supporting women’s participation in politics, nationally and locally; to develop and advocate for legislation, policy and other initiatives that address issues affecting women and society. To advance the agreed agenda of the Caucus within political parties and other spheres of influence
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2, D01 XR20
Phone
+353-016183507
E-mail