15th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1981 to 1982 October 2021 January 2022 15th Seanad Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Seanad Éireann Ireland Leinster House 8 October 1981 16 April 1982 14th Seanad 16th Seanad 60 Cathaoirleach Charles McDonald (FG) Leas-Chathaoirleach Séamus Dolan (FF) Leader of theSeanad Gemma Hussey (FG) 17th government of Ireland The 15th Seanad was in office from 1981 to 1982. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 16th Seanad. Cathaoirleach On 8 October 1981, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Gemma Hussey (FG) and seconded by Michael Ferris (Lab). He was elected without a division.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1981-10-08/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 96 No. 1 Election of Cathaoirleach 8 October 1981 On 9 October 1981, Séamus Dolan (FF) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by William Ryan (FF). He was elected without a division.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1981-10-09/3/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 96 No. 2 Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach 9 October 1981 Composition of the 15th Seanad There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach. The following table shows the composition by party when the 15th Seanad first met on 8 October 1981. rowspan="2" colspan="2" Party Origin Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated TotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabour Fianna Fáil 3 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 19 Fine Gael 3 5 2 4 5 1 0 6 26 Labour Party 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 10 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60 List of senators Katharine Bulbulia Administrative Panel Fine Gael Micheál Cranitch Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Tras Honan Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick Kennedy Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician) Administrative Panel Fine Gael Jimmy Leonard Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Flor O'Mahony Administrative Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Myles Staunton Administrative Panel Fine Gael Richard Bruton Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Pierce Butler Pierce Butler (Irish politician, born 1922) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Michael Ferris Michael Ferris (politician) Agricultural Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Tom Fitzgerald Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey Thomas Hussey (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Rory Kiely Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil John Mannion John Mannion Jnr Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Charles McDonald Charles McDonald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Liam Naughten Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Martin O'Toole Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil William Ryan William Ryan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Patsy Lawlor Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Maurice Manning Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Timothy McAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Mary O'Rourke Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh Joe Walsh (Irish politician) Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Deirdre Bolger Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Barry Cogan Barry Cogan (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Fallon Seán Fallon (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Alexis FitzGerald Alexis FitzGerald Jnr Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Michael Howard Michael Howard (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Mick Lanigan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Ruairi Quinn Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Patrick J. Reynolds Patrick J. Reynolds (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Eoin Ryan Eoin Ryan Snr Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil John Blennerhassett John Blennerhassett (1930–2013) Labour Panel Fine Gael Toddie Byrne Labour Panel Fine Gael Donal Carey Labour Panel Fine Gael Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 Séamus Dolan Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Des Hanafin Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Jack Harte Jack Harte (politician) Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Brian Hillery Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Brian Mullooly Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Andy O'Brien Andy O'Brien (politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael Maurice O'Connell Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael Gemma Hussey National University of Ireland Fine Gael Elected to 23rd Dáil at general election on 18 February 1982 John A. Murphy National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Brendan Ryan Brendan Ryan (Cork politician) National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Catherine McGuinness Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Robinson Dublin University Labour Party (Ireland) Shane Ross Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Ulick Burke Ulick Burke (politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael John F. Carroll John Carroll (trade unionist) Nominated by the Taoiseach Labour Party (Ireland) Timmy Conway Nominated by the Taoiseach Labour Party (Ireland) James Dooge Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael Patrick Dunne Paddy Dunne (politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Labour Party (Ireland) Robert Fausset Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael Jim Higgins Jim Higgins (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael Miriam Kearney Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael Pat Magner Nominated by the Taoiseach Labour Party (Ireland) Seán O'Leary Nominated by the Taoiseach Fine Gael T. K. Whitaker Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Changes Panel 18 February 1982 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Jimmy Leonard elected to 23rd Dáil at general electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-03-26/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 97 No. 4 Election of Members to Dáil Éireann 26 March 1982 22 December 2024 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221234114/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-03-26/2/ live 18 February 1982 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Richard Bruton elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Liam Naughten elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Maurice Manning elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Joe Walsh elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Alexis FitzGerald elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Ruairi Quinn elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 Labour Panel Fine Gael Donal Carey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Séamus Dolan elected to 23rd Dáil at general election 18 February 1982 National University Fine Gael Gemma Hussey elected to 23rd Dáil at general election References External links http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=15&disp=mem 15th Seanad Oireachtas Members Database 23 February 2008 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F15 15th Seanad Oireachtas Debates 20 December 2023 15