26th Dáil
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The 26th Dáil was elected at the 1989 general election on 15 June 1989 and met on 29 June 1989. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 19th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||
Term | 29 June 1989 – 5 November 1992 | ||||||||||
Election | 1989 general election | ||||||||||
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Members | 166 | ||||||||||
Ceann Comhairle | Seán Treacy | ||||||||||
Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds — Charles Haughey until 11 February 1992 | ||||||||||
Tánaiste | John Wilson — Brian Lenihan until 31 October 1990 | ||||||||||
Chief Whip | Noel Dempsey — Dermot Ahern until 11 February 1992 — Vincent Brady until 14 November 1991 | ||||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | John Bruton — Alan Dukes until 20 November 1990 | ||||||||||
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The 26th Dáil lasted 1,226 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Charles Haughey to Albert Reynolds. The 26th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary Robinson on 5 November 1992, at the request of the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds. There were no by-elections during the 26th Dáil.