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23rd Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 2007 to 2011

Field	Value
name	23rd Seanad
image	Oireachtas logo.svg
image_size	100px
body	Seanad Éireann
country	Ireland
meeting_place	Leinster House
term_start	13 September 2007
term_end	20 April 2011
before	[22nd Seanad](22nd-seanad)
after	[24th Seanad](24th-seanad)
membership1	60
chamber1_leader1_type	Cathaoirleach
chamber1_leader1	Pat Moylan (FF)
chamber1_leader2_type	Leas-Chathaoirleach
chamber1_leader2	Paddy Burke (FG)
chamber1_leader3_type	Leader of the
Seanad
chamber1_leader3	Donie Cassidy (FF)
government
session1_start	13 September 2007
session1_end	10 July 2008
session2_start	30 September 2008
session2_end	15 July 2009
session3_start	23 September 2009
session3_end	14 July 2010
session4_start	29 September 2010
session4_end	20 April 2011

Seanad](leader-of-the-seanad)

The 23rd Seanad was in office from 2007 to 2011. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) took place in July 2007, following the 2007 general election to the 30th Dáil on 24 May. There are 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels by serving politicians; 6 were elected in two university constituencies; and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach. Under the Constitution of Ireland, a general election for the Seanad was required within 90 days of the dissolution of the 29th Dáil on 30 April 2007. Polls closed on 24 July 2007, and the Taoiseach's nominees were announced by Bertie Ahern on 3 August 2007. The 23rd Seanad first met at Leinster House on 13 September 2007. The term of the 23rd Seanad was from 13 September 2007 to 20 April 2011, remaining in session until the close of poll for the 24th Seanad.

Cathaoirleach

On 13 September 2007, Pat Moylan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Donie Cassidy (FF) and seconded by Dan Boyle (GP). He was elected without a division. On 26 September 2007, Paddy Burke (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Frances Fitzgerald (FG) and seconded by Maurice Cummins (FG).

Composition of the 23rd Seanad

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

The following table shows the composition by party when the 23rd Seanad first met on 13 September 2007.

Party	Vocational panels	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total	Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	Total	7
Fianna Fáil}}"	Fianna Fáil	4	5	3	5	5	0	0	6	28	Fianna Fáil}}"
Fine Gael}}"	Fine Gael	2	4	1	3	4	0	0	0	14	Fine Gael}}"
Labour Party (Ireland)}}"	Labour Party		1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	6	Labour Party (Ireland)}}"
Green Party (Ireland)}}"	Green Party	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	Green Party (Ireland)}}"
Progressive Democrats}}"	Progressive Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	Progressive Democrats}}"
Sinn Féin}}"	Sinn Féin	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	Sinn Féin}}"
Independent politician (Ireland)}}"	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	7	Independent politician (Ireland)}}"

Effect of changes

Party	1]]	2]]	3]]
Fianna Fáil	28	25	26
Fine Gael	14	15	6
Labour Party	6	6	2
Green Party	2	3	3
Sinn Féin	1	0	0
Progressive Democrats	2	0	0
Independent	7	9	8
Vacant	0	2	15
Total	60

;Notes

^ The 2007 column refers to the state of parties when 23rd Seanad first met in 2007.
^ The November 2010 column refers to the state of parties on the dissolution of the 30th Dáil.
^ The March 2011 column refers to the state of parties after the 2011 Dáil election.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 23rd Seanad in January 2011.

Note: This was not the official seating plan.

List of senators

Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 23 November 2010 Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 23 November 2010 Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 19 October 2010 Rejoined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on 23 November 2010 Elected to Dáil at the 2011 general election

Changes

Fourteen senators were elected to the 31st Dáil at the general election on 25 February 2011.

References

(2008). "Seanad General Election, July 2007". Government of Ireland.
(4 September 2007). "Iris Oifigiúil".
(13 September 2007). "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 187 No. 1.
(13 September 2007). "Moylan elected as new Cathaoirleach". Breakingnews.ie.
(26 September 2007). "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 187 No. 2.
(25 August 2010). "Boyle urges Callely to resign from Seanád". [[RTÉ News]].
(24 March 2009). "Cannon formally joins Fine Gael". [[RTÉ News]].
(22 April 2009). "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates. Vol. 195 No. 1.
(9 June 2009). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 195 No. 15.
"Ms. Ivana Bacik". Oireachtas Members Database.
(13 October 2009). "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates. Vol. 197 No. 6.
(15 October 2009). "Issue of Writ: Motions". Seanad Debates. Vol. 197 No. 6.
(25 November 2009). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 198 No. 7.
"Ms. Fiona O'Malley". Oireachtas Members Database.
(15 December 2009). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 199 No. 7.
(12 November 2009). "Issue of Writ: Motion". Seanad Debates. Vol. 198 No. 3.
(19 January 2010). "Mooney re-elected to Seanad". [[The Irish Times]].
(20 January 2010). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 200 No. 1.
(12 February 2010). "Déirdre de Búrca's statement of resignation". [[RTÉ News]].
(16 February 2010). "Resignation of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 200 No. 12.
(23 February 2010). "Green councillor nominated to Seanad". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
(23 February 2010). "Election of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 201 No. 1.
(26 May 2010). "Senator Kieran Phelan dies suddenly". [[RTÉ News]].
(17 November 2010). "Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates. Vol. 205 No. 13.
(5 June 2010). "Ivor Callely resigns FF party whip". [[RTÉ News]].
(7 July 2010). "FF senators in row over Civil Partnership Bill". [[RTÉ News]].
(20 October 2010). "Fianna Fáil boycott of RTÉ's 'Frontline' proposed". [[The Irish Times]].
(23 November 2010). "Cowen remains as FF leader after meeting". [[RTÉ News]].
(26 November 2010). "Live updates: Donegal by-election count". [[RTÉ News]].
(30 November 2010). "Election of Member to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates. Vol. 206 No. 1.
(8 March 2011). "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates. Vol. 207 No. 10.
(8 March 2011). "Nomination of Member". Seanad Debates. Vol. 207 No. 10.

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