| 29th Dáil | |
| Term Start: | 6 June 2002 |
| Term End: | 26 April 2007 |
| Membership1: | 166 |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Michael McDowell — Mary Harney |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Tom Kitt — Mary Hanafin |
| Session1 Start: | 6 June 2002 |
| Session1 End: | 11 July 2002 |
| Session2 Start: | 4 September 2002 |
| Session2 End: | 12 July 2003 |
| Session3 Start: | 30 September 2003 |
| Session3 End: | 10 July 2004 |
| Session4 Start: | 29 September 2004 |
| Session4 End: | 14 July 2005 |
| Session5 Start: | 28 September 2005 |
| Session5 End: | 16 July 2006 |
| Session6 Start: | 27 September 2006 |
| Session6 End: | 26 April 2007 |
The 29th Dáil was elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and met on 6 June 2002. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 22nd Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 29th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 26 April 2007, at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. The 29th Dáil lasted days, the 3rd longest after the 10th Dáil and the 28th Dáil.
| Party | June 2002 | April 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 81 | 78 | |
| 31 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 21 | ||
| Progressive Democrats | 8 | 8 | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 14 | ||
| 0 | 1 | ||
Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, denoted with bullets, formed the 26th government of Ireland.
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 29th Dáil from June 2002. This was not the official seating plan.
On 6 June 2002, Rory O'Hanlon (FF) was proposed by Bertie Ahern for the position of Ceann Comhairle. O'Hanlon was approved without a vote.[1]
This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by party.[2] The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.