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21st Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1997 to 2002

Field	Value
name	21st Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	17 September 1997
term_end	26 June 2002
before	[20th Seanad](20th-seanad)
after	[22nd Seanad](22nd-seanad)
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Brian Mullooly (FF)
chamber1_leader2_type	Leas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2	Liam T. Cosgrave (FG)
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3	Donie Cassidy (FF)
government	[25th government of Ireland](25th-government-of-ireland)

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad)

The 21st Seanad was in office from 1997 to 2002. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1997 general election to the 28th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 22nd Seanad at the end of July 2002.

Cathaoirleach

On 17 September 1997, Brian Mullooly (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Donie Cassidy (FF) and seconded by Michael Finneran (FF). He was elected without a division.

On 18 September 1997, Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Maurice Manning (FG) and seconded by Paddy Burke (FG). He was elected without a division.

Composition of the 21st Seanad

There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 21st Seanad first met on 17 September 1997.

Party	Vocational panels	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total	Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	Total	7
Fianna Fáil}}"	Fianna Fáil	3	6	3	5	6	0	0	6	29	Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"	Fine Gael	3	4	2	3	4	0	0	0	16	Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"	Labour Party		1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	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	3	3	1	7	Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

List of senators

Elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election Elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election Elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election Elected to Dáil at the 2002 general election

Changes

References

(17 September 1997). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 152 No. 1.
(18 September 1997). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 152 No. 2.
(13 March 1998). "Election of Member to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates. Vol. 154 No. 14.
(28 April 1998). "Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion". Seanad Debates. Vol. 155 No. 6.
(23 June 1998). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 156 No. 3.
(15 January 1999). "Independent joins Labour". [[The Irish Times]].
(12 October 1999). "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates. Vol. 160 No. 6.
(25 August 1999). "Labour senator Pat Gallagher resigns to take up senior council position". [[The Irish Times]].
(13 October 1999). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 160 No. 7.
(20 April 2000). "Issue of Writ: Motions". Seanad Debates. Vol. 163 No. 3.
(7 June 2000). "Election of Members". Seanad Debates. Vol. 163 No. 14.
(15 June 2000). "Keogh will not give up Seanad seat following defection to FG". [[The Irish Times]].
(3 July 2001). "Order of Business". Seanad Debates. Vol. 167 No. 10.
(8 November 2001). "Issue of Writ: Motion". Seanad Debates. Vol. 168 No. 11.
(18 December 2001). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 168 No. 26.
(4 April 2002). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 169 No. 18.
(26 June 2002). "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates. Vol. 169 No. 23.
(26 June 2002). "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates. Vol. 169 No. 23.

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