| 17th Dáil | |
| Term Start: | 11 October 1961 |
| Term End: | 11 March 1965 |
| Membership1: | 144 |
| Session1 Start: | 11 October 1961 |
| Session1 End: | 26 July 1962 |
| Session2 Start: | 30 October 1962 |
| Session2 End: | 19 July 1963 |
| Session3 Start: | 23 October 1963 |
| Session3 End: | 1 July 1964 |
| Session4 Start: | 3 November 1964 |
| Session4 End: | 11 March 1965 |
The 17th Dáil was elected at the 1961 general election on 4 October 1961 and met on 11 October 1961. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 10th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
On 18 March 1965 President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Seán Lemass. The 17th Dáil lasted days.
| Party | Oct. 1961 | March 1965 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 71 | ||
| 47 | 48 | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 2 | |||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 5 | ||
| 1 | |||
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 17th Dáil from October 1961. This was not the official seating plan.
On the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1951, was proposed by Seán Lemass (FF) and seconded by James Dillon (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1]
The list of the 144 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]