sentences:  11 Senators are nominated directly by the Taoiseach.A Member of Dáil Éireann is known as a Teachta Dála (TD) or "Deputy to the Dáil", and addressed as "Teachta" (Deputy), while a Member of the Seanad is known and addressed as Seanadóir (Senator).These titles are used much more commonly in English than the official Irish.