Rules
You are disqualified from membership of Dáil Eireann if:
- You are not a citizen of Ireland
- You have not yet reached 21 years of age
- You are a member of a local
authority
- You are a senior official of an institution of the European Union, for
example, a member of the European Commission or a judge, advocate general
or registrar of the European Court of Justice or a member of the Court of
Auditors of the European Community
- You are a member of the Garda Siochana
- You are a full-time member of the Defence Forces
- You are a civil servant and it does not specifically state in your
contract of employment that you may be a member of the Dáil
- You are a person of unsound mind
- You are presently in prison serving a term greater than 6 months
- You are an undischarged bankrupt
- You are the President, a member of the Seanad, the Comptroller and
Auditor General or a Judge.
