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28th Dáil
TDs from 1997 to 2002
TDs from 1997 to 2002
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 28th Dáil |
| image | Oireachtas logo.svg |
| image_size | 100px |
| body | Dáil Éireann |
| country | Ireland |
| meeting_place | Leinster House |
| election | [1997 general election](1997-irish-general-election) |
| government | [25th government of Ireland](25th-government-of-ireland) |
| term_start | 26 June 1997 |
| term_end | 25 April 2002 |
| before | [27th Dáil](27th-dail) |
| after | [29th Dáil](29th-dail) |
| membership1 | 166 |
| chamber1_leader1_type | Ceann Comhairle |
| chamber1_leader1 | Séamus Pattison |
| chamber1_leader2_type | Taoiseach |
| chamber1_leader2 | Bertie Ahern |
| chamber1_leader3_type | Tánaiste |
| chamber1_leader3 | Mary Harney |
| chamber1_leader4_type | Chief Whip |
| chamber1_leader4 | Séamus Brennan |
| chamber1_leader5_type | Leader of the Opposition |
| chamber1_leader5 | Michael Noonan |
| — John Bruton | |
| until 9 February 2001 | |
| session1_start | 26 June 1997 |
| session1_end | 10 July 1997 |
| session2_start | 10 September 1997 |
| session2_end | 3 July 1998 |
| session3_start | 2 September 1998 |
| session3_end | 2 July 1999 |
| session4_start | 29 September 1999 |
| session4_end | 30 June 2000 |
| session5_start | 3 October 2000 |
| session5_end | 6 July 2001 |
| session6_start | 18 September 2001 |
| session6_end | 25 April 2002 |
— John Bruton until 9 February 2001
The 28th Dáil was elected at the 1997 general election on 6 June 1997 and met on 26 June 1997. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 21st Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 28th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 25 April 2002, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The 28th Dáil lasted , the second longest after the 10th Dáil.
Composition of the 28th Dáil
- 25th government coalition parties
| Party | June 1997 | Apr. 2002 | Change | Total | 166 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil}}" | Fianna Fáil | 77 | 73 | 4 | ||
| 54 | 54 | |||||
| 17 | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Progressive Democrats}}" | Progressive Democrats | 4 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 1 |
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 28th Dáil from June 1997. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
On 26 June 1997, Séamus Pattison (Lab) was proposed by Dick Spring and seconded by Mary O'Rourke for the position of Ceann Comhairle. Pattison was approved without a vote.
List of TDs
This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1997 general election, arranged by party. This table is a record of the 1997 general election results. The Changes table below records all changes in membership and party affiliation.
| Party | Name | Constituency | Fianna Fáil}}" | Fine Gael}}" | Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | Democratic Left (Ireland)}}" | Progressive Democrats}}" | Green Party (Ireland)}}" | Independent Fianna Fáil}}" | Sinn Féin}}" | Socialist Party (Ireland)}}" | Independent politician}}" | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil (77) | Bertie Ahern | Dublin Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dermot Ahern | Louth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Noel Ahern | Dublin North-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Ahern | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Andrews | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Ardagh | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liam Aylward | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Brady | Meath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Brady | Dublin North-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Brennan | Sligo–Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Séamus Brennan | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Briscoe | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Browne | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Burke | Dublin North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Byrne | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivor Callely | Dublin North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Carey | Dublin North-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael J. Collins | Limerick West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Coughlan | Donegal South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Cowen | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Cullen | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Daly | Clare | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Noel Davern | Tipperary South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Noel Dempsey | Meath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Dennehy | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Síle de Valera | Clare | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Doherty | Longford–Roscommon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ellis | Sligo–Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Fahey | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Fleming | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Flood | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beverley Flynn | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Denis Foley | Kerry North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Hanafin | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Haughey | Dublin North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Jacob | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cecilia Keaveney | Donegal North-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Kenneally | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Kelleher | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Killeen | Clare | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Séamus Kirk | Louth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael P. Kitt | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Kitt | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liam Lawlor | Dublin West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Lenihan | Dublin West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Conor Lenihan | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Micheál Martin | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie McCreevy | Kildare North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim McDaid | Donegal North-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marian McGennis | Dublin Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John McGuinness | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Moffatt | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Moloney | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donal Moynihan | Cork North-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Moynihan | Cork North-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Éamon Ó Cuív | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie O'Dea | Limerick East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John O'Donoghue | Kerry South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Noel O'Flynn | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rory O'Hanlon | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batt O'Keeffe | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ned O'Keeffe | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael O'Kennedy | Tipperary North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary O'Rourke | Westmeath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Power | Kildare South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Reynolds | Longford–Roscommon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Roche | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eoin Ryan | Dublin South-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Smith | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Smith | Tipperary North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Noel Treacy | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Wade | Limerick East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dan Wallace | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Wallace | Meath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Walsh | Cork South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G. V. Wright | Dublin North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Woods | Dublin North-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fine Gael (54) | Theresa Ahearn | Tipperary South | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Allen | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seán Barrett | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monica Barnes | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Louis Belton | Longford–Roscommon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Bradford | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Browne | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Bruton | Meath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Bruton | Dublin North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Boylan | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liam Burke | Cork North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulick Burke | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donal Carey | Clare | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deirdre Clune | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Connaughton Snr | Galway East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Joe Cosgrave | Dublin North-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Coveney | Cork South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seymour Crawford | Cavan–Monaghan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Creed | Cork North-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Currie | Dublin West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael D'Arcy | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Deasy | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Deenihan | Kerry North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Dukes | Kildare South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Durkan | Kildare North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Enright | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Farrelly | Meath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Finucane | Limerick West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frances Fitzgerald | Dublin South-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Flanagan | Laois–Offaly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Hayes | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Higgins | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Hogan | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Enda Kenny | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gay Mitchell | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Mitchell | Dublin Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivia Mitchell | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan McGahon | Louth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinny McGinley | Donegal South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul McGrath | Westmeath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pádraic McCormack | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Denis Naughten | Longford–Roscommon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dan Neville | Limerick West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Noonan | Limerick East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim O'Keeffe | Cork South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Owen | Dublin North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Perry | Sligo–Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Reynolds | Sligo–Leitrim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Ring | Mayo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Shatter | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P. J. Sheehan | Cork South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Stanton | Cork East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Timmins | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Yates | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour Party (17) | Michael Bell | Louth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Broughan | Dublin North-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Ferris | Tipperary South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael D. Higgins | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Howlin | Wexford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Kemmy | Limerick East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek McDowell | Dublin North-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Breeda Moynihan-Cronin | Kerry South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian O'Shea | Waterford | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Séamus Pattison | Carlow–Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Penrose | Westmeath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruairi Quinn | Dublin South-East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Róisín Shortall | Dublin North-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Spring | Kerry North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Emmet Stagg | Kildare North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Upton | Dublin South-Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Wall | Kildare South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic Left (4) | Proinsias De Rossa | Dublin North-West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eamon Gilmore | Dún Laoghaire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liz McManus | Wicklow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Rabbitte | Dublin South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Progressive Democrats (4) | Mary Harney | Dublin South-West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Molloy | Galway West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liz O'Donnell | Dublin South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond O'Malley | Limerick East | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Party (2) | John Gormley | Dublin South-East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Sargent | Dublin North | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent Fianna Fáil (1) | Harry Blaney | Donegal North-East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sinn Féin (1) | Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | Cavan–Monaghan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist Party (1) | Joe Higgins | Dublin West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent (5) | Mildred Fox | Wicklow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Gildea | Donegal South-West | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Gregory | Dublin Central | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Healy-Rae | Kerry South | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Lowry | Tipperary North |
Changes
References
References
- (26 June 1997). "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Vol. 480 No. 1".
- "TDs & Senators (28th Dáil)".
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