| 22nd Dáil | |
| Term Start: | 30 June 1981 |
| Term End: | 27 January 1982 |
| Membership1: | 166 |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Fergus O'Brien — Gerry L'Estrange |
| Session1 Start: | 30 June 1981 |
| Session1 End: | 23 July 1981 |
| Session2 Start: | 20 October 1981 |
| Session2 End: | 27 January 1982 |
The 22nd Dáil was elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and met on 30 June 1981. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 15th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
On 27 January 1982, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. The 22nd Dáil is the second shortest Dáil in history, lasting days. There were no by-elections during the 22nd Dáil.
| Party | June 1981 | Jan. 1982 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 78 | 78 | |
| Fine Gael | 65 | 65 | |
| Labour Party | 15 | 15 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 22nd Dáil from June 1981. This was not the official seating plan.
On the meeting of the Dáil, John O'Connell (Ind) was proposed by Peter Barry (FG) and seconded by James Tully (Lab) for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was elected without a vote.[1]
The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
On 21 October 1981, a motion to move the writ for the vacancy in Cavan–Monaghan was rejected on a vote of 78 to 80.[3] On 26 January 1982, a second motion in the same terms was defeated on a vote of 78 to 81.[4] The Dáil was dissolved on the following day following the defeat of the budget.[5]