10th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1961 to 1965 October 2021 October 2021 10th Seanad Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Seanad Éireann Ireland Leinster House 14 December 1961 28 July 1965 9th Seanad 11th Seanad 60 Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leas-Chathaoirleach Patrick Lindsay (FG) Leader of theSeanad Thomas Mullins (FF) 10th government of Ireland The 10th Seanad was in office from 1961 to 1965. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1961 general election to the 19th Dáil. The senators served until the close of the poll for the 11th Seanad in 1965. Cathaoirleach On 14 December 1961, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Eamon Kissane (FF). He was elected unopposed.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1961-12-14/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 1 Election of Cathaoirleach 14 December 1961 On 3 January 1962, in the election for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach, Patrick Lindsay was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Edward McGuire (Ind). Mary Davidson (Lab) was proposed by Dominick Murphy and seconded by Patrick Crowley. Lindsay was elected by a vote of 19 to 7, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1962-01-03/10/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 2 Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach 3 January 1962 Composition of the 10th 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.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F10 10th Seanad Oireachtas Members Database 26 December 2023 6 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180506100940/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=10&MemberID=1155&ConstID=210 live The following table shows the composition by party when the 10th Seanad first met on 14 December 1961. rowspan="2" colspan="2" Party Origin Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated TotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabour Fianna Fáil 3 5 3 4 5 0 0 8 28 Fine Gael 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 11 Labour Party 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 Independent 1 2 0 2 1 3 3 3 15 Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60 List of senators Liam Ahern Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Brady Seán Brady (senator) Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Cornelius Desmond Cornelius Desmond (Irish politician) Administrative Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (Cavan politician) Administrative Panel Fine Gael Patrick Fitzsimons Patrick Fitzsimons (politician) Administrative Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Gerry L'Estrange Administrative Panel Fine Gael Thomas Ruane Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Batt Donegan Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil yes Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963,succeeding John Donnelly Sheridan Jack Fitzgerald Jack Fitzgerald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Daniel Hogan Daniel Hogan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Robert Lahiffe Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil John Mannion John Mannion Snr Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Charles McDonald Charles McDonald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly Patrick O'Reilly (Longford politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Timothy O'Sullivan Timothy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Micheál Prendergast Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Patrick W. Ryan Agricultural Panel Independent politician (Ireland) William Ryan William Ryan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil John Donnelly Sheridan Agricultural Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Died on 5 April 1963 Michael Hayes Michael Hayes (politician) Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Eamon Kissane Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Timothy McAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel Labour Party (Ireland) John J. Nash Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Liam Ó Buachalla Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Cathaoirleach Gerald Boland Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil John Costelloe John Costelloe (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil yes Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963,succeeding Daniel Moloney Mary Davidson Mary Davidson (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Thomas Flanagan Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick Lindsay Patrick Lindsay (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Bernard McGlinchey Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Edward McGuire Edward McGuire (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Daniel Moloney Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Died on 26 June 1963 Joseph Quigley Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Eoin Ryan Eoin Ryan Snr Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Brosnahan Labour Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Seán Browne Labour Panel Fianna Fáil John Butler John Butler (Irish politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael Victor Carton Labour Panel Fine Gael Patrick Crowley Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) James Dooge Labour Panel Fine Gael Joseph Farrell Joseph Farrell (politician) Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Hayes Seán Hayes (Tipperary politician) Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Mark Killilea Snr Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Dominick Murphy Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Yeats Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Dónall Ó Conalláin National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) George O'Brien George O'Brien (Irish politician) National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick Quinlan Patrick Quinlan (politician) National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) William J. E. Jessop Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) John N. Ross Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) William Bedell Stanford Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Kit Ahern Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated on 25 November 1964 succeeding Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha John J. Brennan John Brennan (Irish senator) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil John Copeland Cole Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Gus Healy Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Joe Mooney Joe Mooney (politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Thomas Mullins Thomas Mullins (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Tom Nolan Tom Nolan (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Nora Connolly O'Brien Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Seán O'Donovan Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Died on 19 November 1964 Margaret Mary Pearse Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil William Sheldon William Sheldon (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Changes Panel 5 April 1963 Agricultural Panel Independent politician (Ireland) Death of John Donnelly Sheridanhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-04-24/2/ Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 10 24 April 1963 26 June 1963 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Death of Daniel Moloneyhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-07-03/2/ Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 15 3 July 1963 28 November 1963 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Batt Donegan elected at a by-election to succeed John Donnelly Sheridanhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-12-04/2/ Election of Senators Seanad Debates – Vol. 57 No. 3 4 December 1963https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-07-31/3/ Vacancies in Seanad Membership: Motions Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 22 31 July 1963 28 November 1963 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil John Costelloe elected at a by-election to succeed Daniel Moloney 19 November 1964 Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Death of Pádraig Ó Siochfhradhahttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1964-12-02/2/ Bás Seanadóra: Rún Comhbhróin Irish Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2 2 December 1964 28 October 2024 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221182103/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1964-12-02/2/ live 25 November 1964 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Kit Ahern nominated to succeed Pádraig Ó Siochfhradhahttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1964-12-02/7/ Nomination of Senator Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2 2 December 1964 References External links https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F10 10th Seanad Oireachtas Debates 10