The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs.

On 20 January 1987, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.

Fine Gael and the Labour Party, denoted with bullets (●), formed the 19th government of Ireland.

Labour left the government on 20 January 1987, after which FitzGerald sought a dissolution of the Dáil.

John O'Connell (Ind), who had served in the position in the previous two Dála, was proposed by Neil Blaney (IFF) and seconded by Charles Haughey (FF).