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Running for dail eireann?

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  • 05-10-2009 10:17pm
    #1
    bazkennedy
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭


    Do you have to be an irish citizen to run for the dail or could we have a british or polish td?


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    mikemac
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    To be eligible for membership of the Dáil:

    You must be a citizen of Ireland
    You must be over 21 years of age and
    You must not be disqualified from election to the Dáil
    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 member of the European Commission or are a judge, advocate general or registrar of the European Court of Justice
    you are 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.

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/government-in-ireland/national-government/houses-of-the-oireachtas/eligibility_for_membership_of_dail_eireann


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