Holidays for Dáil Éireann Members

JP Liz

How many days/weeks/months off per year?

Riskymove

to clarify

are you asking how many days does the Dail sit?

or how much leave a TD gets officially?

JP Liz

leave a TD gets officially

Riskymove

then I have no idea sorry

I have an inckling that their system does not really work like a normal annual leave system

ninty9er

I don't think there's any technical holiday entitlement...but they probably receive statutory which is about 4 weeks.

burnaby

TDs are free to take as much leave as they wish, subject to the following considerations

1. As a generalisation, their constituents are unlikely to re-elect them if they don't attend sittings of the Dail - most TDs absolutely crave re-election;
2. The party / whip system requires most of them to attend and vote along party lines, and
3. Most of them actually want to represent their electorate and participate in the legislative process

Legally, however, TDs are free to remain absent from the Dail as frequently as they wish, and apart form losing some of their expense allowances, no other sanction can be applied to them

With a few dishonourable exceptions, most members of the current Dail have a good attendance record.

Zoe zebra

According to recent media reports some of them even manage to "attend" while they are out of the country...........!!!!!!!!

Valetta

Zoe zebra wrote: »

According to recent media reports some of them even manage to "attend" while they are out of the country...........!!!!!!!!

Don't believe all you read or hear from the media.

Zoe zebra

I think I might believe them faster than I'd believe a politician !!!;)

Son Of A Vidic

Zoe zebra wrote: »

According to recent media reports some of them even manage to "attend" while they are out of the country...........!!!!!!!!

Probably the Dáil bar.