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Members of the Seanad from 2011 to 2016

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::summary Members of the Seanad from 2011 to 2016 ::

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FieldValue
name24th Seanad
imageOireachtas logo.svg
image_size100px
bodySeanad Éireann
countryIreland
meeting_placeLeinster House
term_start25 May 2011
term_end9 February 2016
before23rd Seanad
after25th Seanad
government29th government of Ireland
membership160
chamber1_leader1_typeCathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1Paddy Burke (FG)
chamber1_leader2_typeLeas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2Denis O'Donovan (FF)
chamber1_leader3_type[Leader of the
Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad)
chamber1_leader3Maurice Cummins (FG)
chamber1_leader4_typeDeputy leader of the Seanad
chamber1_leader4Ivana Bacik (Lab)
chamber1_leader5_typeLeader of the
Opposition
chamber1_leader5Darragh O'Brien (FF)
session1_start25 May 2011
session1_end27 July 2011
session2_start14 September 2011
session2_end20 July 2012
session3_start19 September 2012
session3_end24 July 2013
session4_start20 August 2013
session4_end31 July 2014
session5_start17 September 2014
session5_end21 July 2015
session6_start23 September 2015
session6_end9 February 2016
::

|name = 24th Seanad |image = Oireachtas logo.svg |image_size = 100px |body = Seanad Éireann |country = Ireland |meeting_place = Leinster House |term_start = 25 May 2011 |term_end = 9 February 2016 |before = 23rd Seanad |after = 25th Seanad |government = 29th government of Ireland |membership1 = 60 |chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach |chamber1_leader1 = Paddy Burke (FG) |chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach |chamber1_leader2 = Denis O'Donovan (FF) |chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the Seanad |chamber1_leader3 = Maurice Cummins (FG) |chamber1_leader4_type = Deputy leader of the Seanad |chamber1_leader4 = Ivana Bacik (Lab) |chamber1_leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition |chamber1_leader5 = Darragh O'Brien (FF) |session1_start = 25 May 2011 |session1_end = 27 July 2011 |session2_start = 14 September 2011 |session2_end = 20 July 2012 |session3_start = 19 September 2012 |session3_end = 24 July 2013 |session4_start = 20 August 2013 |session4_end = 31 July 2014 |session5_start = 17 September 2014 |session5_end = 21 July 2015 |session6_start = 23 September 2015 |session6_end = 9 February 2016

The 24th Seanad was in office from 2011 to 2016. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2011 general election to the 31st Dáil on 25 February. There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians, for which polling closed on 26 April; 6 were elected in two university constituencies, for which polling closed on 27 April; and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach (Enda Kenny) on 20 May 2011. The 24th Seanad first met at Leinster House on 25 May 2011. It remained in office until the close of poll for the 25th Seanad in April 2016.

Cathaoirleach

On 25 May 2011, Paddy Burke (FG) was elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Seanad. On 1 June 2011, Denis O'Donovan (FF) was elected as Leas-Cathaoirleach.

Composition of the 24th Seanad

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

The following table shows the composition by party when the 24th Seanad first met on 25 May 2011.

::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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | Fine Gael}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Fianna Fáil}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Sinn Féin}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Effect of changes

This table shows the political composition of the 24th Seanad at the start and the end of its term. ::data[format=table]

May 2011Feb. 2016
1915
1410
1211
32
1
1
1213
7
Total60
::

List of senators

| firstname = Martin | lastname = Conway | articlename = Martin Conway (Irish politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mark | lastname = Daly | articlename = Mark Daly (politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Lost the Fianna Fáil party whip in December 2014. Re-gained the party whip in February 2015. | firstname = Michael W. | lastname = D'Arcy | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2016 general election | firstname = John | lastname = Kelly | articlename = John Kelly (Roscommon politician) | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Denis | lastname = Landy | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Tom | lastname = Sheahan | articlename = | panel = Administrative Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | 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 = Lost the Fine Gael party whip in July 2013. Joined Renua in March 2015. | firstname = Paddy | lastname = Burke | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Comiskey | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = James | lastname = Heffernan | articlename = James Heffernan (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Lost the Labour Party whip in December 2012. Joined the Social Democrats in September 2015. | firstname = Paschal | lastname = Mooney | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Trevor | lastname = Ó Clochartaigh | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Sinn Féin | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Brian | lastname = Ó Domhnaill | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Denis | lastname = O'Donovan | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Susan | lastname = O'Keeffe | articlename = | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Pat | lastname = O'Neill | articlename = Pat O'Neill (Kilkenny politician) | panel = Agricultural Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jim | lastname = Walsh | articlename = Jim Walsh (Irish politician) | panel = Agricultural | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Resigned the Fianna Fáil party whip in March 2015 | firstname = Thomas | lastname = Byrne | articlename = Thomas Byrne (Meath politician) | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2016 general election | firstname = Deirdre | lastname = Clune | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Resigned from the Seanad in May 2014 after being elected to the European Parliament | firstname = John | lastname = Gilroy | articlename = John Gilroy (politician) | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Michael | lastname = Mullins | articlename = Michael Mullins (politician) | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Labhrás | lastname = Ó Murchú | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Gerard | lastname = Craughwell | articlename = | panel = Cultural and Educational Panel | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected in a by-election on 10 October 2014, replacing Deirdre Clune | firstname = Colm | lastname = Burke | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Paul | lastname = Coghlan | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jimmy | lastname = Harte | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Resigned from the Seanad in September 2015 | firstname = Imelda | lastname = Henry | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Marc | lastname = MacSharry | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2016 general election | firstname = Catherine | lastname = Noone | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Averil | lastname = Power | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Resigned from Fianna Fáil in May 2015 | firstname = Kathryn | lastname = Reilly | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Sinn Féin | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mary | lastname = White | articlename = Mary White (Fianna Fáil politician) | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Máiría | lastname = Cahill | articlename = | panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Elected in a by-election on 13 November 2015, replacing Jimmy Harte. | firstname = Terry | lastname = Brennan | articlename = Terry Brennan (politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = David | lastname = Cullinane | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Sinn Féin | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2016 general election | firstname = Maurice | lastname = Cummins | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Fidelma | lastname = Healy Eames | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = Lost the Fine Gael party whip in July 2013 | firstname = Cáit | lastname = Keane | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Terry | lastname = Leyden | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Marie | lastname = Moloney | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Tony | lastname = Mulcahy | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Darragh | lastname = O'Brien | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2016 general election | firstname = Ned | lastname = O'Sullivan | articlename = | panel = Labour Panel | party = Fianna Fáil | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Whelan | articlename = John Whelan (Irish politician) | panel = Labour Panel | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = John | lastname = Crown | articlename = | panel = National University of Ireland | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Rónán | lastname = Mullen | 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 = Ivana | lastname = Bacik | articlename = Ivana Bacik | panel = Dublin University | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Sean | lastname = Barrett | articlename = Sean Barrett (economist) | 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 = Eamonn | lastname = Coghlan | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Joined Fine Gael on 7 February 2012 | firstname = Jim | lastname = D'Arcy | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Aideen | lastname = Hayden | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Lorraine | lastname = Higgins | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Fiach | lastname = Mac Conghail | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Martin | lastname = McAleese | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Resigned from the Seanad on 5 February 2013 | firstname = Mary | lastname = Moran | articlename = Mary Moran (politician) | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Labour Party (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Mary Ann | lastname = O'Brien | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Marie-Louise | lastname = O'Donnell | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Jillian | lastname = van Turnhout | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = | firstname = Katherine | lastname = Zappone | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Independent politician (Ireland) | filledvacancy = | notes = Elected to Dáil at the 2016 general election | firstname = Hildegarde | lastname = Naughton | articlename = | panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fine Gael | filledvacancy = yes | notes = Appointed on 19 July 2013, replacing Martin McAleese. Elected to Dáil at the 2016 general election

Changes

|date = 7 |month = February |year = 2012 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Fine Gael |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Eamonn Coghlan joins Fine Gael |date = 21 |month = December |year = 2012 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Labour Party (Ireland) |note = James Heffernan loses the parliamentary Labour Party whip |date = 5 |month = February |year = 2013 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Martin McAleese resigns from the Seanad |date = 16 |month = July |year = 2013 |con = Labour Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Fine Gael |note = Fidelma Healy Eames loses the Fine Gael party whip for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 |date = 16 |month = July |year = 2013 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Fine Gael |note = Paul Bradford loses the Fine Gael party whip for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 |date = 19 |month = July |year = 2013 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = Fine Gael |loss = |note = Hildegarde Naughton appointed to replace Martin McAleese |date = 27 |month = May |year = 2014 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Deirdre Clune resigns from the Seanad after being elected to the European Parliament. |date = 10 |month = October |year = 2014 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = |note = Gerard Craughwell wins by-election to replace Deirdre Clune |date = 21 |month = December |year = 2014 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Mark Daly loses the Fianna Fáil party whip on Water Services Bill |date = 3 |month = February |year = 2015 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = Fianna Fáil |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Mark Daly re-gains the Fianna Fáil party whip |date = 13 |month = March |year = 2015 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = Renua |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Paul Bradford joins Renua on its foundation |date = 26 |month = March |year = 2015 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Jim Walsh resigns the Fianna Fáil party whip in opposition to the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015 and the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015 |date = 25 |month = May |year = 2015 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = Independent politician (Ireland) |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Averil Power resigns from Fianna Fáil |date = 3 |month = September |year = 2015 |con = Agricultural Panel |gain = Social Democrats (Ireland) |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = James Heffernan joins the Social Democrats |date = 23 |month = September |year = 2015 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = |loss = Labour Party (Ireland) |note = Jimmy Harte resigns from the Seanad |date = 13 |month = November |year = 2015 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |loss = |gain = Labour Party (Ireland) |note = Máiría Cahill elected in by-election |date = 26 |month = February |year = 2016 |con = Cultural and Educational Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Thomas Byrne elected to the 32nd Dáil |date = 26 |month = February |year = 2016 |con = Labour Panel |gain = |loss = Sinn Féin |note = David Cullinane elected to the 32nd Dáil |date = 26 |month = February |year = 2016 |con = Administrative Panel |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Michael D'Arcy elected to the 32nd Dáil |date = 26 |month = February |year = 2016 |con = Industrial and Commercial Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Marc MacSharry elected to the 32nd Dáil |date = 26 |month = February |year = 2016 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Fine Gael |note = Hildegarde Naughton elected to the 32nd Dáil |date = 26 |month = February |year = 2016 |con = Labour Panel |gain = |loss = Fianna Fáil |note = Darragh O'Brien elected to the 32nd Dáil |date = 26 |month = February |year = 2016 |con = Nominated by the Taoiseach |gain = |loss = Independent politician (Ireland) |note = Katherine Zappone elected to the 32nd Dáil

References

References

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  7. (9 March 2011). "Election of Leas-Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 208 No. 2.
  8. "Result of election and transfer of votes. Seanad Éireann election held on 27th April 2011. Constituency of National University of Ireland". NUI Returning Office.
  9. (7 February 2012). "Former Olympic athlete Eamonn Coghlan joins Fine Gael". TheJournal.ie.
  10. (1 February 2013). "Martin McAleese to resign from Seanad". [[RTÉ News]].
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  12. (16 July 2013). "Seanad passes abortion legislation second stage". [[RTÉ News]].
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  15. (4 June 2014). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 231 No. 12.
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  28. (17 November 2015). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 243 No. 7.

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