30th Dáil

OverviewLegislative bodyDáil ÉireannJurisdictionIrelandMeeting placeLeinster HouseTerm14 June 2007 –
1 February 2011Election2007 general electionGovernmentMembers166Ceann ComhairleSéamus Kirk
— John O'Donoghue
until 13 October 2009TaoiseachBrian Cowen
— Bertie Ahern
until 7 May 2008TánaisteMary Coughlan
— Brian Cowen
until 7 May 2008Chief WhipJohn Curran
— Pat Carey
until 23 March 2010
— Tom Kitt
until 7 May 2008Leader of the OppositionEnda KennySessions

The 30th Dáil was elected at the 2007 general election on 24 May 2007 and met on 14 June 2007. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 23rd Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 30th Dáil lasted 3 years, 232 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Bertie Ahern to Brian Cowen. The 30th Dáil was dissolved by PresidentMary McAleese on 1 February 2011, at the request of the Taoiseach Brian Cowen.