Ireland
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Data on women
Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.
Current representation
Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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160
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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37
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Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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23.1%
Speaker
No information available
Secretary general
No information available
Chairs of specialized bodies
| Specialized body | Theme | Name | Sex | Age |
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| Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration | Gender equality | Kathleen Funchion | Female | 42 |
Data on age at the start of the legislature
Number of members, by age (2020-02)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| Male | 0 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| Female | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 6 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 41 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| Total <= 45: 66 | Total >= 46: 94 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 3.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | |
| 18.8% | 13% | 5.6% | |
| 41.3% | 32% | 9.4% |
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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No
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
Notes: Legislated candidate quotas. Part 6 of the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act of 2012 provides that political parties will face a cut of half their State funding received under the Electoral Act 1997 if they do not have at least 30% women and 30% men candidates at the next general election (2016). Seven years from the general election where this provision first applies, the Act makes provision for this figure to rise to 40% in respect of each gender, commencing at the general election held next after that.
Sources: cf. Part 6 of the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012.
First woman in parliament
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Year of first woman in parliament
Year in which the first woman entered parliament
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1918
Notes: 1918: total seats according to Wikipedia; first (revolutionary Dial)
First woman speaker
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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.
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1982
Women’s suffrage
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Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.
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1918
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Restricted
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Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
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Women over 30 who were graduates or owned property
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Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.
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1922
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Universal
Notes: 1922 Free State Constitution
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Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election. More than one year may be displayed based on the status of the right: restricted or universal and shifts to the status.
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1918
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Restricted or universal
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
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Universal
Notes: Qualification of Women Act (UK Legislation)
Women's caucus
Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.