15th Seanad
Members of the Seanad from 1981 to 1982
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::summary Members of the Seanad from 1981 to 1982 ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox legislative term"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 15th Seanad |
| image | Oireachtas logo.svg |
| image_size | 100px |
| body | Seanad Éireann |
| country | Ireland |
| meeting_place | Leinster House |
| term_start | 8 October 1981 |
| term_end | 16 April 1982 |
| before | 14th Seanad |
| after | 16th Seanad |
| membership1 | 60 |
| chamber1_leader1_type | Cathaoirleach |
| chamber1_leader1 | Charles McDonald (FG) |
| chamber1_leader2_type | Leas-Chathaoirleach |
| chamber1_leader2 | Séamus Dolan (FF) |
| chamber1_leader3_type | [Leader of the |
| Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad) | |
| chamber1_leader3 | Gemma Hussey (FG) |
| government | 17th government of Ireland |
| :: |
|name = 15th Seanad |image = Oireachtas logo.svg |image_size = 100px |body = Seanad Éireann |country = Ireland |meeting_place = Leinster House |term_start = 8 October 1981 |term_end = 16 April 1982 |before = 14th Seanad |after = 16th Seanad |membership1 = 60 |chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach |chamber1_leader1 = Charles McDonald (FG) |chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach |chamber1_leader2 = Séamus Dolan (FF) |chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the Seanad |chamber1_leader3 = Gemma Hussey (FG) |government = 17th government of Ireland The 15th Seanad was in office from 1981 to 1982. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 16th Seanad.
Cathaoirleach
On 8 October 1981, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Gemma Hussey (FG) and seconded by Michael Ferris (Lab). He was elected without a division.
On 9 October 1981, Séamus Dolan (FF) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by William Ryan (FF). He was elected without a division.
Composition of the 15th Seanad
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach.
The following table shows the composition by party when the 15th Seanad first met on 8 October 1981.
::data[format=table] | Party|Origin}} | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | Admin | Agri | Cult & Educ | Ind & Comm | Labour | Total | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 60 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Fianna Fáil}}" | | Fianna Fáil | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | Fianna Fáil}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Fine Gael}}" | | Fine Gael | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | Fine Gael}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | ::
List of senators
| firstname = Katharine | lastname = Bulbulia | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Micheál | lastname = Cranitch | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Tras | lastname = Honan | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Kennedy | articlename = Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jimmy | lastname = Leonard | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Flor | lastname = O'Mahony | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Myles | lastname = Staunton | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Richard | lastname = Bruton | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Pierce | lastname = Butler | articlename = Pierce Butler (Irish politician, born 1922) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Ferris | articlename = Michael Ferris (politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Tom | lastname = Fitzgerald | articlename = Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Hussey | articlename = Thomas Hussey (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Rory | lastname = Kiely | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Mannion | articlename = John Mannion Jnr | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Charles | lastname = McDonald | articlename = Charles McDonald (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Liam | lastname = Naughten | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Martin | lastname = O'Toole | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = William | lastname = Ryan | articlename = William Ryan (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patsy | lastname = Lawlor | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Maurice | lastname = Manning | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Timothy | lastname = McAuliffe | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mary | lastname = O'Rourke | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Joe | lastname = Walsh | articlename = Joe Walsh (Irish politician) | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Deirdre | lastname = Bolger | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Barry | lastname = Cogan | articlename = Barry Cogan (politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Seán | lastname = Fallon | articlename = Seán Fallon (politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Alexis | lastname = FitzGerald | articlename = Alexis FitzGerald Jnr | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Michael | lastname = Howard | articlename = Michael Howard (Irish politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mick | lastname = Lanigan | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Ruairi | lastname = Quinn | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Patrick J. | lastname = Reynolds | articlename = Patrick J. Reynolds (politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Eoin | lastname = Ryan | articlename = Eoin Ryan Snr | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Blennerhassett | articlename = John Blennerhassett (1930–2013) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Toddie | lastname = Byrne | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Donal | lastname = Carey | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = Séamus | lastname = Dolan | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Des | lastname = Hanafin | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jack | lastname = Harte | articlename = Jack Harte (politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Brian | lastname = Hillery | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Dan | lastname = Kiely | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Brian | lastname = Mullooly | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Andy | lastname = O'Brien | articlename = Andy O'Brien (politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Maurice | lastname = O'Connell | articlename = Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Gemma | lastname = Hussey | articlename = | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 | firstname = John A. | lastname = Murphy | articlename = | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Brendan | lastname = Ryan | articlename = Brendan Ryan (Cork politician) | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Catherine | lastname = McGuinness | articlename = | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mary | lastname = Robinson | articlename = | panel = Dublin University | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Shane | lastname = Ross | articlename = | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Ulick | lastname = Burke | articlename = Ulick Burke (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John F. | lastname = Carroll | articlename = John Carroll (trade unionist) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Timmy | lastname = Conway | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James | lastname = Dooge | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Patrick | lastname = Dunne | articlename = Paddy Dunne (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Robert | lastname = Fausset | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jim | lastname = Higgins | articlename = Jim Higgins (Irish politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Miriam | lastname = Kearney | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Pat | lastname = Magner | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Seán | lastname = O'Leary | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = T. K. | lastname = Whitaker | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes =
Changes
|date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Jimmy Leonard elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Richard Bruton elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Liam Naughten elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Maurice Manning elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Joe Walsh elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Alexis FitzGerald elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = |loss = Labour Party (Ireland) |note = Ruairi Quinn elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Labour Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Donal Carey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = Labour Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Séamus Dolan elected to 23rd Dáil at general election |date = 18 |month = February |year = 1982 |con = National University |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Gemma Hussey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election
References
References
- (8 October 1981). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 96 No. 1.
- (9 October 1981). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 96 No. 2.
- (26 March 1982). "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 97 No. 4.
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