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Fine Gael (67) * Labour Party (33) Opposition * Fianna Fáil (21) * Sinn Féin (14) * AAA–PBP (4)}} * Renua Ireland (3) * Social Democrats (3) * WUA (1) * Independent (19) Chairperson * Ceann Comhairle (1) | voting_system1 = Single transferable vote | last_election1 = 25 February 2011 | next_election1 = No later than 3 April 2016 | meeting_place = Dáil chamber Leinster House, Dublin | website = }} Dáil Éireann (; lit. ''Assembly of Ireland'') is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).〔Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall consist of the President and two Houses, viz.: a House of Representatives to be called Dáil Éireann and a Senate to be called Seanad Éireann."〕 It is directly elected at least once every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (STV). Its powers are similar to those of lower houses under many other bicameral parliamentary systems and it is by far the dominant branch of the Oireachtas. Subject to the limits imposed by the Constitution of Ireland, it has power to pass any law it wishes, and to nominate and remove the Taoiseach (head of government). Since 1922, it has met in Leinster House in Dublin. ==Title== The name ''Dáil Éireann'' is taken from the Irish language but is the official title of the body in both English and Irish, including both language versions of the Irish constitution. Since the Dáil was first established in 1919, it has also been described variously as a "National Assembly", a "Chamber of Deputies" and a "House of Representatives". A ''dáil'' means an assembly or parliament, so a literal translation of ''Dáil Éireann'' is "Assembly of Ireland". Article 15 of Ireland's constitution describes the body as "a House of Representatives to be called Dáil Éireann" (''Teach Ionadóirí ar a dtugtar Dáil Éireann'').〔〔(Constitution of Ireland ) (in English and Irish)〕 In common usage, the word ''Dáil'' is accompanied by the definite article, but ''Dáil Éireann'' is not. So one speaks of "the Dáil" but not "the Dáil Éireann". The plural ''Dálaí''〔http://www.teanglann.ie/en/gram/d%C3%A1il〕 is used when referring to the Dáil as constituted following different elections; for example, when referring to the First and Second Dálaí. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dáil Éireann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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