Ceann Comhairle

Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
Incumbent Seán Ó Fearghaíl since 10 March 2016
Dáil Éireann
Status	Presiding officer
Member of	Council of State Presidential Commission Comhairle na Míre Gaile Commission for Public Service Appointments Committee of Parliamentary Privileges and Standards
Seat	Leinster House, Dublin
Nominator	At least seven TDs at start of a new term after a general election
Appointer	Dáil Éireann following election by secret ballot.
Term length	Until the end of the current Dáil. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Constituting instrument	Article 15 – Constitution of Ireland
Inaugural holder	Cathal Brugha
Formation	21 January 1919
Deputy	Leas-Cheann Comhairle
Salary	€227,448 annually[1]
Website	Official website

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The Ceann Comhairle (Irish: [ˌcaːn̪ˠ ˈkoːɾˠl̠ʲə] ^ⓘ; "Head of [the] Council"; plural usually Cinn Comhairle [ˌciːn̠ʲ ˈkoːɾˠl̠ʲə]) is the chairperson^[2] (or speaker)^[2] of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland. The person who holds the position is elected by members of the Dáil from among their number in the first session after each general election. The Ceann Comhairle since 10 March 2016 has been Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Fianna Fáil TD. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle since 23 July 2020 has been Catherine Connolly, Independent TD.