17th Dáil
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The 17th Dáil was elected at the 1961 general election on 4 October 1961 and met on 11 October 1961. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 10th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||
Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
Term | 11 October 1961 – 11 March 1965 | ||||||||
Election | 1961 general election | ||||||||
Government | 10th government of Ireland | ||||||||
Members | 144 | ||||||||
Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan | ||||||||
Taoiseach | Seán Lemass | ||||||||
Tánaiste | Seán MacEntee | ||||||||
Chief Whip | Joseph Brennan | ||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | James Dillon | ||||||||
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On 18 March 1965 President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Seán Lemass. The 17th Dáil lasted 1,255 days.