15th Dáil
The 15th Dáil was elected at the 1954 general election on 14 May 1954 and met on 2 June 1954. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. On 12 February 1957, President Seán T. O'Kelly dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello on 4 February. The 15th Dáil lasted 987 days.
| 15th Dáil | |||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||
| Term | 2 June 1954 – 12 February 1957 | ||||||||
| Election | 1954 general election | ||||||||
| Government | 7th government of Ireland | ||||||||
| Members | 147 | ||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Patrick Hogan | ||||||||
| Taoiseach | John A. Costello | ||||||||
| Tánaiste | William Norton | ||||||||
| Chief Whip | Denis J. O'Sullivan | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Éamon de Valera | ||||||||
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