16th Dáil

TDs from 1957 to 1961 July 2021 July 2021 16th Dáil Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Dáil Éireann Ireland Leinster House 1957 general election 8th government of Ireland (1957–1959) 9th government of Ireland (1959–1961) 20 March 1957 1 September 1961 15th Dáil 17th Dáil 147 Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan Taoiseach Seán Lemass— Éamon de Valerauntil 23 June 1959 Tánaiste Seán MacEntee— Seán Lemassuntil 23 June 1959 Chief Whip Donnchadh Ó Briain Leader of the Opposition James Dillon— John A. Costellountil 21 October 1959 20 March 1957 4 July 1957 23 October 1957 17 July 1958 22 October 1958 23 July 1959 21 October 1959 20 July 1960 26 October 1960 1 September 1961 The 16th Dáil was elected at the 1957 general election on 5 March 1957 and met on 20 March 1957. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 9th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas. The 16th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Éamon de Valera to Seán Lemass in June 1959. On 8 September 1961, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Seán Lemass. The 16th Dáil lasted 20 Mar 1957 1 Sept 1961. Composition of the 16th Dáil DAEFF2 #A2A9B1 8th, 9th government PartyMar. 1957Sep. 1961Change Fianna Fáil 78 75 3 Fine Gael 40 41 1 Labour Party (Ireland) 12 11 1 Sinn Féin 4 4 Clann na Talmhan 3 3 Clann na Poblachta 1 1 National Progressive Democrats 2 2 Independent politician (Ireland) 9 7 2 Ceann Comhairle 1 1 Casual vacancy 2 2Total 147 In line with its policy of abstentionism, the Sinn Féin TDs did not take their seats. Fianna Fáil, denoted with a bullet formed the 8th government of Ireland led by Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach. Following de Valera's election as president of Ireland in June 1959, Seán Lemass formed the 9th government of Ireland. Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 16th Dáil from March 1957. This was not the official seating plan. 290px Ceann Comhairle On the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1951, was proposed by John A. Costello (FG) and seconded by Éamon de Valera (FF) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (16th Dáil) – Vol. 161 No. 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1957-03-20/3/ Houses of the Oireachtas 23 August 2022 20 March 1957 24 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624050627/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1957-03-20/3/ live TDs by constituency The list of the 147 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.TDs & Senators (16th Dáil) https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fdail%2F16 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2022 5 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505112634/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=16&MemberID=68&ConstID=98 live Members of the 16th Dáil Carlow–Kilkenny 5 Patrick Crotty Fine Gael Jim Gibbons Fianna Fáil Joseph Hughes Fine Gael Francis Humphreys Fianna Fáil Martin Medlar Fianna Fáil Cavan 4 Patrick O'Reilly Fine Gael Michael Sheridan Fianna Fáil Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil John Tully Clann na Poblachta Clare 4 Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery Fianna Fáil Patrick Hogan Labour Party (Ireland) William Murphy Fine Gael Cork Borough 5 Stephen Barrett Fine Gael Seán Casey Labour Party (Ireland) John Galvin Fianna Fáil Gus Healy Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch Fianna Fáil Cork East 3 Richard Barry Fine Gael Martin Corry Fianna Fáil John Moher Fianna Fáil Cork North 3 Batt Donegan Fianna Fáil Patrick McAuliffe Labour Party (Ireland) Denis O'Sullivan Fine Gael Cork South 3 Dan Desmond Labour Party (Ireland) Seán McCarthy Fianna Fáil Tadhg Manley Fine Gael Cork West 3 Edward Cotter Fianna Fáil Michael Pat Murphy Labour Party (Ireland) Florence Wycherley Independent politician (Ireland) Donegal East 4 Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham Fianna Fáil Daniel McMenamin Fine Gael William Sheldon Independent politician (Ireland) Donegal West 3 Joseph Brennan Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael Dublin County 3 Kevin Boland Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke Fianna Fáil Éamon Rooney Fine Gael Dublin North-Central 3 Vivion de Valera Fianna Fáil Colm Gallagher Fianna Fáil Patrick McGilligan Fine Gael Dublin North-East 5 Jack Belton Fine Gael Patrick Byrne Fine Gael Charles Haughey Fianna Fáil Denis Larkin Labour Party (Ireland) Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil Dublin North-West 3 Thomas Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) Declan Costello Fine Gael Richard Gogan Fianna Fáil Dublin South-Central 5 Philip Brady Fianna Fáil Maurice E. Dockrell Fine Gael Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil Celia Lynch Fianna Fáil Jack Murphy Independent politician (Ireland) Dublin South-East 3 Noël Browne Independent politician (Ireland) John A. Costello Fine Gael Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil Dublin South-West 5 Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler Fianna Fáil James Carroll Independent politician (Ireland) Noel Lemass Fianna Fáil Michael O'Higgins Fine Gael Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown 3 Lionel Booth Fianna Fáil Seán Brady Fianna Fáil Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael Galway North 3 Michael Donnellan Clann na Talmhan Mark Killilea Snr Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt Fianna Fáil Galway South 3 Patrick Beegan Fianna Fáil Michael Carty Fianna Fáil Brigid Hogan Fine Gael Galway West 3 Gerald Bartley Fianna Fáil Fintan Coogan Fine Gael Johnny Geoghegan Fianna Fáil Kerry North 4 Patrick Finucane Independent politician (Ireland) Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil Daniel Moloney Fianna Fáil Dan Spring Labour Party (Ireland) Kerry South 3 Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil Patrick Palmer Fine Gael John Joe Rice Sinn Féin Kildare 3 Patrick Dooley Fianna Fáil William Norton Labour Party (Ireland) Gerard Sweetman Fine Gael Leix–Offaly 5 Kieran Egan Fianna Fáil Nicholas Egan Fianna Fáil Oliver J. Flanagan Fine Gael Peadar Maher Fianna Fáil Tom O'Higgins Fine Gael Limerick East 4 John Carew Fine Gael Paddy Clohessy Fianna Fáil Donogh O'Malley Fianna Fáil Ted Russell Independent politician (Ireland) Limerick West 3 James Collins Fianna Fáil Denis Jones Fine Gael Donnchadh Ó Briain Fianna Fáil Longford–Westmeath 5 Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil Charles Fagan Fine Gael Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil Seán Mac Eoin Fine Gael Ruairí Ó Brádaigh Sinn Féin Louth 3 Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil George Coburn Fine Gael Pádraig Faulkner Fianna Fáil Mayo North 3 Phelim Calleary Fianna Fáil Seán Doherty Fianna Fáil Patrick Lindsay Fine Gael Mayo South 4 Joseph Blowick Clann na Talmhan Seán Flanagan Fianna Fáil Henry Kenny Fine Gael Mícheál Ó Móráin Fianna Fáil Meath 3 Patrick Giles Fine Gael James Griffin Fianna Fáil Michael Hilliard Fianna Fáil Monaghan 3 James Dillon Fine Gael Patrick Mooney Fianna Fáil Eighneachán Ó hAnnluain Sinn Féin Roscommon 4 John Beirne Clann na Talmhan James Burke Fine Gael Gerald Boland Fianna Fáil Jack McQuillan Independent politician (Ireland) Sligo–Leitrim 5 Stephen Flynn Fianna Fáil Eugene Gilbride Fianna Fáil John Joe McGirl Sinn Féin Mary Reynolds Fine Gael Patrick Rogers Fine Gael Tipperary North 3 John Fanning Fianna Fáil Mary Ryan Fianna Fáil Patrick Tierney Labour Party (Ireland) Tipperary South 4 Dan Breen Fianna Fáil Michael Davern Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman Fianna Fáil Richard Mulcahy Fine Gael Waterford 4 William Kenneally Fianna Fáil Thomas Kyne Labour Party (Ireland) Thaddeus Lynch Fine Gael John Ormonde Fianna Fáil Wexford 5 Denis Allen Fianna Fáil Seán Browne Fianna Fáil Brendan Corish Labour Party (Ireland) Anthony Esmonde Fine Gael James Ryan Fianna Fáil Wicklow 3 Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil James Everett Labour Party (Ireland) James O'Toole Fianna Fáil Changes 20 March 1957 Clare Ceann Comhairle Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Hogan takes office as Ceann Comhairle 26 June 1957 Dublin North-Central Fianna Fáil Death of Colm Gallagher 14 November 1957 Dublin North-Central Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Sherwin wins seat vacated by the death of Gallagher 1957 Dublin North-Central by-election 2 February 1958 Galway South Fianna Fáil Death of Patrick Beegan 16 May 1958 Dublin South-East National Progressive Democrats Independent politician (Ireland) Noël Browne co-founds the National Progressive Democrats 16 May 1958 Roscommon National Progressive Democrats Independent politician (Ireland) Jack McQuillan co-founds the National Progressive Democrats 30 May 1958 Galway South Fianna Fáil Anthony Millar holds seat vacated by the death of Beegan 1958 Galway South by-election 13 May 1958 Dublin South-Central Independent politician (Ireland) Resignation of Jack MurphyResignation of Member – Dáil Éireann (16th Dáil) – Vol. 168 No. 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1958-05-13/41/ Houses of the Oireachtas 23 August 2022 13 May 1958 23 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220823174312/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1958-05-13/41/ live 25 June 1958 Dublin South-Central Fianna Fáil Patrick Cummins wins seat vacated by the resignation of Murphy 1958 Dublin South-Central by-election 13 March 1959 Dublin South-West Fianna Fáil Death of Bernard Butler 22 March 1959 Meath Fianna Fáil Death of James Griffin 17 June 1959 Clare Fianna Fáil Election of Éamon de Valera as president of Ireland 22 July 1959 Dublin South-West Fine Gael Richie Ryan wins seat vacated by the death of Butler 1959 Dublin South-West by-election 22 July 1959 Meath Fianna Fáil Henry Johnston holds seat vacated by the death of Griffin 1959 Meath by-election 22 July 1959 Clare Fianna Fáil Seán Ó Ceallaigh holds seat vacated by de Valera 1959 Clare by-election 20 January 1960 Carlow–Kilkenny Fine Gael Death of Joseph Hughes 23 June 1960 Carlow–Kilkenny Fianna Fáil Patrick Teehan wins seat vacated by the death of Hughes 1960 Carlow–Kilkenny by-election 24 November 1960 Sligo–Leitrim Fianna Fáil Death of Stephen Flynn 1 March 1961 Sligo–Leitrim Fine Gael Joseph McLoughlin wins seat vacated by the death of Flynn 1961 Sligo–Leitrim by-election 29 March 1961 Wexford Fianna Fáil Death of Denis Allen 19 April 1961 Carlow–Kilkenny Fianna Fáil Death of Francis Humphreys References External links Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 16th Dáil Category:Lists of Teachtaí Dála by term