16th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1982 to 1983 October 2021 October 2021 16th Seanad Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Seanad Éireann Ireland Leinster House 13 May 1982 21 December 1982 15th Seanad 17th Seanad 60 Cathaoirleach Tras Honan (FF) Leas-Chathaoirleach Charles McDonald (FG) Leader of theSeanad Eoin Ryan (FF) 18th government of Ireland The 16th Seanad was in office from 1982 to 1983. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 17th Seanad. Cathaoirleach On 13 May 1982, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by Séamus de Brún (FF). She was elected without a division.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-13/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 1 Election of Cathaoirleach 13 May 1982 18 December 2023 29 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231129132533/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-13/2/ live Honan was the first female Cathaoirleach of the Seanad. On 19 May 1982, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Patrick J. Reynolds (FG). He was elected without a division.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-19/4/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 2 Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach 19 May 1982 18 December 2023 22 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201222011625/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-19/4/ live Composition of the 16th 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 16th Seanad first met on 13 May 1982. rowspan="2" colspan="2" Party Origin Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated TotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabour Fianna Fáil 4 5 2 4 5 0 0 8 28 Fine Gael 2 5 2 4 5 1 0 0 19 Labour Party 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 7 Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60 List of senators Luke Belton Administrative Panel Fine Gael Katharine Bulbulia Administrative Panel Fine Gael Sean Conway Sean Conway (Irish politician) Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Micheál Cranitch Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Tras Honan Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Billy Kenneally Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Flor O'Mahony Administrative Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Bernard Durkan Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 Michael Ferris Michael Ferris (politician) Agricultural Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Tom Fitzgerald Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Richard Hourigan Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Thomas Hussey Thomas Hussey (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Joseph Lennon Agricultural Panel Fine Gael John Mannion John Mannion Jnr Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Charles McDonald Charles McDonald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Martin O'Toole Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil William Ryan William Ryan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Michael Smith Michael Smith (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Séamus de Brún Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Joachim Loughrey Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Timothy McAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Mary O'Rourke Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 Madeleine Taylor Madeleine Taylor-Quinn Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 Deirdre Bolger Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Timmy Conway Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Jack Daly Jack Daly (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Seán Fallon Seán Fallon (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Willie Farrell Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Michael Howard Michael Howard (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Mick Lanigan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Reynolds Patrick J. Reynolds (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Eoin Ryan Eoin Ryan Snr Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Monica Barnes Labour Panel Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 Toddie Byrne Labour Panel Fine Gael Donie Cassidy Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Denis Cregan Labour Panel Fine Gael Dick Dowling Labour Panel Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 Des Hanafin Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Jack Harte Jack Harte (politician) Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Tony Herbert Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Mark Killilea Mark Killilea Jnr Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Brian Mullooly Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Maurice O'Connell Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael James Dooge National University of Ireland Fine Gael John A. Murphy National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Brendan Ryan Brendan Ryan (Cork politician) National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Robinson Dublin University Labour Party (Ireland) Shane Ross Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Trevor West Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Paudge Brennan Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 Flor Crowley Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Aidan Eames Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election Camilla Hannon Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil James Larkin James Larkin (Independent Fianna Fáil) Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent Fianna Fáil Seamus Mallon Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party P. J. Mara Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil M. J. Nolan Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 Seán O'Connor Seán O'Connor (businessman) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election Ned O'Keeffe Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982 John Robb John Robb (surgeon) Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Wall Frank Wall (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election G. V. Wright Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Changes Panel 24 November 1982 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Bernard Durkan elected to 24th Dáil at general electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4 Election of Members to Dáil Éireann 21 December 1982 18 December 2023 7 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210607113159/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/2/ live 24 November 1982 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Mary O'Rourke elected to 24th Dáil at general election 24 November 1982 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Madeleine Taylor elected to 24th Dáil at general election 24 November 1982 Labour Panel Fine Gael Monica Barnes elected to 24th Dáil at general election 24 November 1982 Labour Panel Fine Gael Dick Dowling elected to 24th Dáil at general election 24 November 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan elected to 24th Dáil at general election 24 November 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil M. J. Nolan elected to 24th Dáil at general election 24 November 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Ned O'Keeffe elected to 24th Dáil at general election 13 December 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Aidan Eames nominated to fill vacancy after the general electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/3/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4 Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach 21 December 1982 18 December 2023 29 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210629152217/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/3/ live 13 December 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Seán O'Connor nominated to fill vacancy after the general election 13 December 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Frank Wall nominated to fill vacancy after the general election References External links http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=16&disp=mem 16th Seanad Oireachtas Members Database 22 February 2008 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F16 16th Seanad Oireachtas Debates 18 December 2023 16