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Members of the Seanad from 2002 to 2007

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::summary Members of the Seanad from 2002 to 2007 ::

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FieldValue
name22nd Seanad
imageOireachtas logo.svg
image_size100px
bodySeanad Éireann
countryIreland
meeting_placeLeinster House
term_start12 September 2002
term_end4 July 2007
before21st Seanad
after23rd Seanad
membership160
chamber1_leader1_typeCathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1Rory Kiely (FF)
chamber1_leader2_typeLeas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2Paddy Burke (FG)
chamber1_leader3_type[Leader of the
Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad)
chamber1_leader3Mary O'Rourke (FF)
government26th government of Ireland
::

|name = 22nd Seanad |image = Oireachtas logo.svg |image_size = 100px |body = Seanad Éireann |country = Ireland |meeting_place = Leinster House |term_start = 12 September 2002 |term_end = 4 July 2007 |before = 21st Seanad |after = 23rd Seanad |membership1 = 60 |chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach |chamber1_leader1 = Rory Kiely (FF) |chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach |chamber1_leader2 = Paddy Burke (FG) |chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the Seanad |chamber1_leader3 = Mary O'Rourke (FF) |government = 26th government of Ireland

The 22nd Seanad was in office from 2002 to 2007. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2002 general election to the 29th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 23rd Seanad, which was 23 July 2007 for panel members and 24 July 2007 for university members.

Cathaoirleach

Rory Kiely (FF) was elected as Cathaoirleach. This followed a vote of Fianna Fáil senators, in which Kiely was one of four candidates for nomination to the position.

On 13 September 2002, Paddy Burke (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Jim Higgins (FG) and seconded by Michael Finucane (FG). He was elected without a division.

Composition of the 22nd Seanad

There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the vocational panels, 6 elected by universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 22nd Seanad first met on 12 September 2002.

::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 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | Fianna Fáil}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Fine Gael}}" | | Fine Gael | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Fine Gael}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | Labour Party | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Progressive Democrats}}" | | Progressive Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Progressive Democrats}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Effect of changes

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Party2002changes-ref11May 2007changes-ref22July 2007changes-ref33
302724
15159
554
455
688
0010
Total60
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;Notes

  1. changes-fn1^ The 2002 column indicates the state of parties when 22nd Seanad first met in 2002
  2. changes-fn2^ The May 2007 column indicates the state of parties on the dissolution of the 29th Dáil
  3. changes-fn3^ The July 2007 column indicates the state of parties when the Seanad reassembled after the 2007 Dáil election, when 14 senators were elected to the 30th Dáil, including 4 senators who had been nominated by the Taoiseach, who were replaced by 4 new nominees.

List of senators

| firstname = Timmy | lastname = Dooley | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Frank | lastname = Feighan | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Camillus | lastname = Glynn | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Tony | lastname = Kett | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Joe | lastname = McHugh | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Joanna | lastname = Tuffy | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Diarmuid | lastname = Wilson | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Paul | lastname = Bradford | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Paddy | lastname = Burke | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Ulick | lastname = Burke | articlename = Ulick Burke (politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Peter | lastname = Callanan | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Rory | lastname = Kiely | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Cathaoirleach | firstname = Martin | lastname = Mansergh | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Francis | lastname = O'Brien | articlename = Francis O'Brien (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Kathleen | lastname = O'Meara | articlename = Kathleen O'Meara (politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John Paul | lastname = Phelan | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Eamon | lastname = Scanlon | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Jim | lastname = Walsh | articlename = Jim Walsh (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | changes = | firstname = Noel | lastname = Coonan | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Brian | lastname = Hayes | articlename = Brian Hayes (politician) | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Paschal | lastname = Mooney | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Labhrás | lastname = Ó Murchú | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Ann | lastname = Ormonde | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James | lastname = Bannon | articlename = James Bannon (Irish politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Eddie | lastname = Bohan | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Paul | lastname = Coghlan | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Margaret | lastname = Cox | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Party whip removed on 4 April 2007; thereafter sat as an independent | firstname = Marc | lastname = MacSharry | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Derek | lastname = McDowell | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Kieran | lastname = Phelan | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sheila | lastname = Terry | articlename = Sheila Terry (politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mary | lastname = White | articlename = Mary White (Fianna Fáil politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Fergal | lastname = Browne | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Maurice | lastname = Cummins | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Brendan | lastname = Daly | articlename = Brendan Daly (politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Geraldine | lastname = Feeney | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Finucane | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Liam | lastname = Fitzgerald | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Left Fianna Fáil on 28 March 2007; thereafter sat as an independent | firstname = John | lastname = Hanafin | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jim | lastname = Higgins | articlename = Jim Higgins (Irish politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Terry | lastname = Leyden | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Don | lastname = Lydon | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = McCarthy | articlename = Michael McCarthy (politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Joe | lastname = O'Toole | articlename = | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Feargal | lastname = Quinn | 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 = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mary | lastname = Henry | articlename = Mary Henry (doctor) | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = David | lastname = Norris | articlename = David Norris (politician) | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Shane | lastname = Ross | articlename = | panel = Dublin University | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Cyprian | lastname = Brady | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Michael | lastname = Brennan | articlename = Michael Brennan (Progressive Democrats politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Joined the Progressive Democrats on 29 April 2004 | firstname = John | lastname = Dardis | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Progressive Democrats | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Maurice | lastname = Hayes | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Brendan | lastname = Kenneally | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Michael | lastname = Kitt | articlename = Michael P. Kitt | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007 | firstname = John | lastname = Minihan | articlename = John Minihan (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Progressive Democrats | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Tom | lastname = Morrissey | articlename = Tom Morrissey (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Progressive Democrats | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Pat | lastname = Moylan | articlename = Pat Moylan (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mary | lastname = O'Rourke | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Leader of the Seanad until her election to 30th Dáil on 24 May 2007 | firstname = Kate | lastname = Walsh | articlename = Kate Walsh (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Progressive Democrats | filledvacancy = | notes = Died on 24 April 2007 | firstname = Colm | lastname = O'Gorman | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Progressive Democrats | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Nominated on 3 May 2007 to replace Kate Walsh | firstname = Donie | lastname = Cassidy | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Mary O'Rourke, who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007. | firstname = Seán | lastname = Dorgan | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Michael Kitt, who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007. | firstname = Peter | lastname = Sands | articlename = Peter Sands (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Brendan Kenneally, who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007. | firstname = Chris | lastname = Wall | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Cyprian Brady, who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007.

Changes

|month = April |date = 29 |year = 2004 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Progressive Democrats |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Michael Brennan joined the Progressive Democrats |month = March |date = 28 |year = 2007 |con = Labour Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Liam Fitzgerald resigned from Fianna Fáil |month = April |date = 4 |year = 2007 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Margaret Cox resigned from Fianna Fáil |month = April |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Progressive Democrats |note = Death of Kate Walsh |month = May |date = 3 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Progressive Democrats |loss = |note = Colm O'Gorman nominated to replace Kate Walsh |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Timmy Dooley elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Frank Feighan elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Joe McHugh elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = |loss = Labour Party (Ireland) |note = Joanna Tuffy elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Ulick Burke elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Martin Mansergh elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Eamon Scanlon elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Noel Coonan elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Brian Hayes elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = James Bannon elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Mary O'Rourke elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Cyprian Brady elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Michael Kitt elected to the 30th Dáil |month = May |date = 24 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Brendan Kenneally elected to the 30th Dáil |month = June |date = 23 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Fianna Fáil |loss = |note = Donie Cassidy nominated to fill vacancy |month = June |date = 23 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Fianna Fáil |loss = |note = Chris Wall nominated to fill vacancy |month = June |date = 23 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Fianna Fáil |loss = |note = Seán Dorgan nominated to fill vacancy |month = June |date = 23 |year = 2007 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Fianna Fáil |loss = |note = Peter Sands nominated to fill vacancy

References

References

  1. (3 September 2002). "Kiely set to be next Cathaoirleach". [[The Irish Times]].
  2. (13 September 2002). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 170 No. 2.
  3. (28 April 2004). "FF Senator Brennan to switch to PDs".
  4. Collins, Stephen. (29 March 2007). "FF conflict as two senators rebel". [[The Irish Times]].
  5. (20 April 2007). "FF's Margaret Cox gives resignation letter".
  6. (26 April 2007). "PD Senator Kate Walsh passes away".
  7. (25 April 2007). "Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 22.
  8. (3 July 2007). "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 26.
  9. (8 May 2007). "Nomination of Member of Seanad Éireann". [[Iris Oifigiúil]].
  10. (3 May 2007). "PD candidate appointed to Seanad".
  11. (3 July 2007). "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 26.

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