section_path: Composition/Number of members
section_name: Number of members
paragraph_text: Number of members
  
  There are currently 174 TDs in the Dáil. This figure was provided by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 and has been in place since the 2024 general election. This follows a recommendation of the Electoral Commission in August 2023. This gives an average representation of 29,593 people per TD, based on the 2022 census.