30th Dáil

Quality 0.50 · 1 view · Updated 2 months ago

TDs from 2007 to 2011

title: "30th Dáil" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["members-of-the-30th-dáil", "30th-dáil", "lists-of-teachtaí-dála-by-term"] description: "TDs from 2007 to 2011" topic_path: "general/members-of-the-30th-dail" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_Dáil" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary TDs from 2007 to 2011 ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox legislative term"]

Field	Value
name	30th Dáil
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Dáil Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
election	2007 general election
government
term_start	14 June 2007
term_end	1 February 2011
before	29th Dáil
after	31st Dáil
membership1	166
chamber1_leader1_type	Ceann Comhairle
chamber1_leader1	Séamus Kirk
— John O'Donoghue
until 13 October 2009
chamber1_leader2_type	Taoiseach
chamber1_leader2	Brian Cowen
— Bertie Ahern
until 7 May 2008
chamber1_leader3_type	Tánaiste
chamber1_leader3	Mary Coughlan
— Brian Cowen
until 7 May 2008
chamber1_leader4_type	Chief Whip
chamber1_leader4	John Curran
— Pat Carey
until 23 March 2010
— Tom Kitt
until 7 May 2008
chamber1_leader5_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader5	Enda Kenny
session1_start	14 June 2007
session1_end	5 July 2007
session2_start	26 September 2007
session2_end	10 July 2008
session3_start	24 September 2008
session3_end	10 July 2009
session4_start	16 September 2009
session4_end	8 July 2010
session5_start	29 September 2010
session5_end	1 February 2011
::

The 30th Dáil was elected at the 2007 general election on 24 May 2007 and met on 14 June 2007. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 23rd Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 30th Dáil lasted , and saw a change of Taoiseach from Bertie Ahern to Brian Cowen. The 30th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 1 February 2011, at the request of the Taoiseach Brian Cowen.

Composition of the 30th Dáil

27th, 28th government coalition parties ::data[format=table] | Party | May 2007 | Jan. 2011 | Change | Total | 166 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Fianna Fáil}}" | | Fianna Fáil | 78 | 71 | 7 | | | | 51 | 51 | | | | | | 20 | 20 | | | | | Green Party (Ireland)}}" | | Green | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | Progressive Democrats}}" | | Progressive Democrats | 2 | | 2 | | | | 5 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | ::

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 30th Dáil in January 2011, shortly before its dissolution. This was not the official seating plan.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Dáil_Éireann_composition_January_2011.svg"] ::

Ceann Comhairle

Ceann Comhairle:
- John O'Donoghue (Fianna Fáil), until 13 October 2009
- Séamus Kirk (Fianna Fáil), from 13 October 2009
Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Brendan Howlin (Labour Party), from 26 June 2007

On 14 June 2007, John O'Donoghue (FF) was proposed by Bertie Ahern for the position of Ceann Comhairle. Ruairi Quinn (Lab) was proposed by Pat Rabbitte and seconded by Enda Kenny. O'Donoghue was approved by a vote of 90 to 75.

On 13 October 2009, O'Donoghue resigned as Ceann Comhairle. Séamus Kirk was proposed by Brian Cowen and seconded by Mary Coughlan. Dinny McGinley (FG) was proposed by Enda Kenny and seconded by Pádraic McCormack. Kirk was approved by a vote of 87 to 51.

Political leadership

Government

Taoiseach:
- Bertie Ahern, until 7 May 2008
- Brian Cowen, from 7 May 2008
Tánaiste:
- Brian Cowen, until 7 May 2008
- Mary Coughlan, from 7 May 2008
Leader of Fianna Fáil:
- Bertie Ahern, until 7 May 2008
- Brian Cowen, until 22 January 2011
- Micheál Martin, from 26 January 2011
Leader of the Green Party:
- Trevor Sargent, until 17 July 2007
- John Gormley, from 17 July 2007(Left government on 23 January 2011)
Leader of the Progressive Democrats:
- Mary Harney, until 17 April 2008
- Ciarán Cannon, until 24 March 2009
- Noel Grealish, from 24 March 2009 to 20 November 2009

Opposition

Leader of the Opposition and Leader of Fine Gael: Enda Kenny
Leader of the Labour Party:
- Pat Rabbitte, until 6 September 2007
- Eamon Gilmore, from 6 September 2007
Leader of the Technical Group: Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Sinn Féin), from 10 December 2010

List of TDs

Changes

On 12 July 2010, Pearse Doherty was granted leave to bring judicial review against the government seeking a declaration that due to the length of the vacancy in Donegal South-West, the government was under a duty not to oppose a motion for a writ. On 3 November 2010, Nicholas Kearns, president of the High Court, made a declaration that there has been an unreasonable delay in moving the writ for the by-election in Donegal South-West. The writ was moved the following day. However, the moving of the writ was opposed for three remaining vacancies.

References

(14 June 2007). "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 637 No. 1.
(13 October 2009). "Statement by An Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 691 No. 3.
(13 October 2009). "Election of Ceann Comhairle". Dáil Debates – Vol. 691 No. 3.
(13 October 2009). "Kirk elected Ceann Comhairle". [[The Irish Times]].
"TDs & Senators (30th Dáil)".
(3 April 2008). "Beverly Flynn readmitted to FF". [[RTÉ News]].
(9 July 2008). "Tributes paid to Séamus Brennan". [[RTÉ News]].
(17 October 2008). "Full text of Joe Behan TD's resignation letter". [[The Irish Times]].
(2 January 2009). "Dublin TD Tony Gregory dies". [[RTÉ News]].
(9 June 2009). "Introduction of New Members". Dáil Debates – Vol. 684 No. 1.
(9 February 2010). "Resignation of Member". Dáil Debates – Vol. 701 No. 3.
(24 March 2010). "Resignation of Member". Dáil Debates – Vol. 705 No. 2.
(2 November 2010). "Resignation of Member". Dáil Debates – Vol. 720 No. 3.
(30 November 2010). "Introduction of New Member". Dáil Debates – Vol. 723 No. 3.
(14 January 2011). "Sligo's Scanlon Returned To Fianna Fáil Whip". Sligo Today.
(25 January 2011). "FF leadership candidates address party". [[RTÉ News]].
(1 February 2011). "Announcement of Business". Dáil Debates – Vol. 727 No. 6.
{{cite BAILII. (2010). (3 November 2010). High Court]]
(4 November 2010). "Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election". Dáil Debates – Vol. 721 No. 1.
(4 November 2010). "Issue of Writ: Dublin South By-election". Dáil Debates – Vol. 721 No. 1}}; {{cite web.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::