29th Dáil

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TDs from 2002 to 2007

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::summary TDs from 2002 to 2007 ::

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Field	Value
name	29th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	2002 general election
government	26th government of Ireland
term_start	6 June 2002
term_end	26 April 2007
before	28th Dáil
after	30th Dáil
membership1	166
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Rory O'Hanlon
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Bertie Ahern
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Michael McDowell
— Mary Harney
until 13 September 2006
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	Tom Kitt
— Mary Hanafin
until 29 September 2004
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Enda Kenny
session1_start	6 June 2002
session1_end	11 July 2002
session2_start	4 September 2002
session2_end	12 July 2003
session3_start	30 September 2003
session3_end	10 July 2004
session4_start	29 September 2004
session4_end	14 July 2005
session5_start	28 September 2005
session5_end	16 July 2006
session6_start	27 September 2006
session6_end	26 April 2007
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The 29th Dáil was elected at the 2002 general election on 17 May 2002 and met on 6 June 2002. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 22nd Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 29th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 26 April 2007, at the request of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. The 29th Dáil lasted , the third longest after the 10th Dáil and the 28th Dáil.

Composition of the 29th Dáil

26th government coalition parties ::data[format=table] | Party | June 2002 | April 2007 | Change | Total | 166 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Fianna Fáil}}" | | Fianna Fáil | 81 | 78 | 3 | | | | 31 | 32 | 1 | | | | | 21 | 21 | | | | | Progressive Democrats}}" | | Progressive Democrats | 8 | 8 | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 11 | 13 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | ::

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 29th Dáil from June 2002. This was not the official seating plan.

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Ceann Comhairle

On 6 June 2002, Rory O'Hanlon (FF) was proposed by Bertie Ahern for the position of Ceann Comhairle. O'Hanlon was approved without a vote.

List of TDs

This is a list of the 166 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election, sorted by party. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the 29th Dáil.

::data[format=table] | Party | Name | Constituency | Fianna Fáil}}" | | Fine Gael}}" | | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | | Progressive Democrats}}" | | Green Party (Ireland)}}" | | Sinn Féin}}" | | Socialist Party (Ireland)}}" | | Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Fianna Fáil (81) | Bertie Ahern | Dublin Central | | | | | | | | | | Dermot Ahern | Louth | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Ahern | Cork East | | | | | | | | | | | Noel Ahern | Dublin North-West | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Andrews | Dún Laoghaire | | | | | | | | | | | Seán Ardagh | Dublin South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Liam Aylward | Carlow–Kilkenny | | | | | | | | | | | Johnny Brady | Meath | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Brady | Dublin North-East | | | | | | | | | | | Séamus Brennan | Dublin South | | | | | | | | | | | John Browne | Wexford | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Callanan | Galway East | | | | | | | | | | | Ivor Callely | Dublin North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Pat Carey | Dublin North-West | | | | | | | | | | | John Carty | Mayo | | | | | | | | | | | Donie Cassidy | Westmeath | | | | | | | | | | | Michael J. Collins | Limerick West | | | | | | | | | | | Mary Coughlan | Donegal South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Brian Cowen | Laois–Offaly | | | | | | | | | | | John Cregan | Limerick West | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Cullen | Waterford | | | | | | | | | | | John Curran | Dublin Mid-West | | | | | | | | | | | Noel Davern | Tipperary South | | | | | | | | | | | Síle de Valera | Clare | | | | | | | | | | | Noel Dempsey | Meath | | | | | | | | | | | Tony Dempsey | Wexford | | | | | | | | | | | John Dennehy | Cork South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy Devins | Sligo–Leitrim | | | | | | | | | | | John Ellis | Sligo–Leitrim | | | | | | | | | | | Frank Fahey | Galway West | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Finneran | Longford–Roscommon | | | | | | | | | | | Dermot Fitzpatrick | Dublin Central | | | | | | | | | | | Seán Fleming | Laois–Offaly | | | | | | | | | | | Beverley Flynn | Mayo | | | | | | | | | | | Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | Donegal South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Jim Glennon | Dublin North | | | | | | | | | | | Mary Hanafin | Dún Laoghaire | | | | | | | | | | | Seán Haughey | Dublin North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Máire Hoctor | Tipperary North | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Jacob | Wicklow | | | | | | | | | | | Cecilia Keaveney | Donegal North-East | | | | | | | | | | | Billy Kelleher | Cork North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Kelly | Longford–Roscommon | | | | | | | | | | | Tony Killeen | Clare | | | | | | | | | | | Séamus Kirk | Louth | | | | | | | | | | | Tom Kitt | Dublin South | | | | | | | | | | | Brian Lenihan | Dublin West | | | | | | | | | | | Conor Lenihan | Dublin South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Micheál Martin | Cork South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Charlie McCreevy | Kildare North | | | | | | | | | | | Jim McDaid | Donegal North-East | | | | | | | | | | | Tom McEllistrim | Kerry North | | | | | | | | | | | John McGuinness | Carlow–Kilkenny | | | | | | | | | | | John Moloney | Laois–Offaly | | | | | | | | | | | Donal Moynihan | Cork North-West | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Moynihan | Cork North-West | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Mulcahy | Dublin South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | M. J. Nolan | Carlow–Kilkenny | | | | | | | | | | | Éamon Ó Cuív | Galway West | | | | | | | | | | | Charlie O'Connor | Dublin South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Willie O'Dea | Limerick East | | | | | | | | | | | John O'Donoghue | Kerry South | | | | | | | | | | | Denis O'Donovan | Cork South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Seán Ó Fearghaíl | Kildare South | | | | | | | | | | | Noel O'Flynn | Cork North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Rory O'Hanlon | Cavan–Monaghan | | | | | | | | | | | Batt O'Keeffe | Cork South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Ned O'Keeffe | Cork East | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Power | Limerick East | | | | | | | | | | | Seán Power | Kildare South | | | | | | | | | | | Dick Roche | Wicklow | | | | | | | | | | | Eoin Ryan | Dublin South-East | | | | | | | | | | | Brendan Smith | Cavan–Monaghan | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Smith | Tipperary North | | | | | | | | | | | Noel Treacy | Galway East | | | | | | | | | | | Dan Wallace | Cork North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Mary Wallace | Meath | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Walsh | Cork South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Ollie Wilkinson | Waterford | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Woods | Dublin North-East | | | | | | | | | | | G. V. Wright | Dublin North | | | | | | | | | | | Fine Gael (31) | Bernard Allen | Cork North-Central | | | | | | | | | | Pat Breen | Clare | | | | | | | | | | | John Bruton | Meath | | | | | | | | | | | Richard Bruton | Dublin North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Paul Connaughton Snr | Galway East | | | | | | | | | | | Simon Coveney | Cork South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Seymour Crawford | Cavan–Monaghan | | | | | | | | | | | John Deasy | Waterford | | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy Deenihan | Kerry North | | | | | | | | | | | Bernard Durkan | Kildare North | | | | | | | | | | | Damien English | Meath | | | | | | | | | | | Olwyn Enright | Laois–Offaly | | | | | | | | | | | Tom Hayes | Tipperary South | | | | | | | | | | | Phil Hogan | Carlow–Kilkenny | | | | | | | | | | | Paul Kehoe | Wexford | | | | | | | | | | | Enda Kenny | Mayo | | | | | | | | | | | Pádraic McCormack | Galway West | | | | | | | | | | | Dinny McGinley | Donegal South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Paul McGrath | Westmeath | | | | | | | | | | | Gay Mitchell | Dublin South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Olivia Mitchell | Dublin South | | | | | | | | | | | Gerard Murphy | Cork North-West | | | | | | | | | | | Dan Neville | Limerick West | | | | | | | | | | | Denis Naughten | Longford–Roscommon | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Noonan | Limerick East | | | | | | | | | | | Fergus O'Dowd | Louth | | | | | | | | | | | Jim O'Keeffe | Cork South-West | | | | | | | | | | | John Perry | Sligo–Leitrim | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Ring | Mayo | | | | | | | | | | | David Stanton | Cork East | | | | | | | | | | | Billy Timmins | Wicklow | | | | | | | | | | | Labour Party (21) | Tommy Broughan | Dublin North-East | | | | | | | | | | Joan Burton | Dublin West | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Costello | Dublin Central | | | | | | | | | | | Breeda Moynihan-Cronin | Kerry South | | | | | | | | | | | Eamon Gilmore | Dún Laoghaire | | | | | | | | | | | Michael D. Higgins | Galway West | | | | | | | | | | | Brendan Howlin | Wexford | | | | | | | | | | | Kathleen Lynch | Cork North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Liz McManus | Wicklow | | | | | | | | | | | Brian O'Shea | Waterford | | | | | | | | | | | Jan O'Sullivan | Limerick East | | | | | | | | | | | Séamus Pattison | Carlow–Kilkenny | | | | | | | | | | | Willie Penrose | Westmeath | | | | | | | | | | | Ruairi Quinn | Dublin South-East | | | | | | | | | | | Pat Rabbitte | Dublin South-West | | | | | | | | | | | Seán Ryan | Dublin North | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Sherlock | Cork East | | | | | | | | | | | Róisín Shortall | Dublin North-West | | | | | | | | | | | Emmet Stagg | Kildare North | | | | | | | | | | | Mary Upton | Dublin South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Jack Wall | Kildare South | | | | | | | | | | | Progressive Democrats (8) | Noel Grealish | Galway West | | | | | | | | | | Mary Harney | Dublin Mid-West | | | | | | | | | | | Michael McDowell | Dublin South-East | | | | | | | | | | | Liz O'Donnell | Dublin South | | | | | | | | | | | Fiona O'Malley | Dún Laoghaire | | | | | | | | | | | Tim O'Malley | Limerick East | | | | | | | | | | | Tom Parlon | Laois–Offaly | | | | | | | | | | | Mae Sexton | Longford–Roscommon | | | | | | | | | | | Green Party (6) | Dan Boyle | Cork South-Central | | | | | | | | | | Ciarán Cuffe | Dún Laoghaire | | | | | | | | | | | Paul Gogarty | Dublin Mid-West | | | | | | | | | | | John Gormley | Dublin South-East | | | | | | | | | | | Eamon Ryan | Dublin South | | | | | | | | | | | Trevor Sargent | Dublin North | | | | | | | | | | | Sinn Féin (5) | Seán Crowe | Dublin South-West | | | | | | | | | | Martin Ferris | Kerry North | | | | | | | | | | | Arthur Morgan | Louth | | | | | | | | | | | Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | Cavan–Monaghan | | | | | | | | | | | Aengus Ó Snodaigh | Dublin South-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Socialist Party (1) | Joe Higgins | Dublin West | | | | | | | | | | Independent (13) | Niall Blaney | Donegal North-East | | | | | | | | | | James Breen | Clare | | | | | | | | | | | Paudge Connolly | Cavan–Monaghan | | | | | | | | | | | Jerry Cowley | Mayo | | | | | | | | | | | Mildred Fox | Wicklow | | | | | | | | | | | Tony Gregory | Dublin Central | | | | | | | | | | | Marian Harkin | Sligo–Leitrim | | | | | | | | | | | Séamus Healy | Tipperary South | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Lowry | Tipperary North | | | | | | | | | | | Finian McGrath | Dublin North-Central | | | | | | | | | | | Paddy McHugh | Galway East | | | | | | | | | | | Jackie Healy-Rae | Kerry South | | | | | | | | | | | Liam Twomey | Wexford | | | | | | | | | | ::

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References

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