19th Dáil

TDs from 1969 to 1973 June 2009 July 2021 July 2021 19th Dáil Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Dáil Éireann Ireland Leinster House 1969 general election 13th government of Ireland 2 July 1969 5 February 1973 18th Dáil 20th Dáil 144 Ceann Comhairle Cormac Breslin Taoiseach Jack Lynch Tánaiste Erskine H. Childers Chief Whip David Andrews— Desmond O'Malleyuntil 7 May 1970 Leader of the Opposition Liam Cosgrave 2 July 1969 23 July 1969 22 October 1969 30 July 1970 28 October 1970 6 August 1971 20 October 1971 14 July 1972 25 October 1972 14 December 1972 The 19th Dáil was elected at the 1969 general election on 18 June 1969 and met on 2 July 1969. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 12th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas. On 5 February 1973, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil on the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 19th Dáil lasted 2 July 1969 5 Feb 1973. Composition of the 19th Dáil DAEFF2 #A2A9B1 13th government PartyJune 1969Feb. 1973Change Fianna Fáil 75 70 5 Fine Gael 50 50 Labour Party (Ireland) 18 17 1 Aontacht Éireann 1 1 Independent politician (Ireland) 1 3 2 Ceann Comhairle 1 1 Casual vacancy 2 2Total 144 comp Fianna Fáil formed the 13th government of Ireland led by Jack Lynch as Taoiseach. Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 19th Dáil from July 1969. This was not the official seating plan. 290px Ceann Comhairle On the meeting of the Dáil, Cormac Breslin (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle from November 1967, was proposed by Jack Lynch (FF) and seconded by Liam Cosgrave (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil) – Vol. 241 No. 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1969-07-02/2/ Houses of the Oireachtas 25 August 2022 2 April 1969 26 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220826063314/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1969-07-02/2/ live TDs by constituency The list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.TDs & Senators (19th Dáil) https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fdail%2F19 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 June 2022 5 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505101338/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=19&MemberID=1062&ConstID=26 live Members of the 19th Dáil Carlow–Kilkenny 5 Kieran Crotty Fine Gael Jim Gibbons Fianna Fáil Desmond Governey Fine Gael Tom Nolan Fianna Fáil Séamus Pattison Labour Party (Ireland) Cavan 3 Tom Fitzpatrick Fine Gael Patrick O'Reilly Fine Gael Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil Clare 3 Sylvester Barrett Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery Fianna Fáil Frank Taylor Fine Gael Clare–South Galway 3 Michael Carty Fianna Fáil Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins Fine Gael Bill Loughnane Fianna Fáil Cork City North-West 3 Liam Burke Fine Gael Seán French Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch Fianna Fáil Cork City South-East 3 Peter Barry Fine Gael Gus Healy Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse Fianna Fáil Cork Mid 4 Philip Burton Fine Gael Donal Creed Fine Gael Paddy Forde Fianna Fáil Thomas Meaney Fianna Fáil Cork North-East 4 Richard Barry Fine Gael Seán Brosnan Fianna Fáil Gerard Cott Fine Gael Jerry Cronin Fianna Fáil Cork South-West 3 Flor Crowley Fianna Fáil Michael Pat Murphy Labour Party (Ireland) John O'Sullivan Fine Gael Donegal–Leitrim 3 Joseph Brennan Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael Donegal North-East 3 Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham Fianna Fáil Paddy Harte Fine Gael Dublin Central 4 Frank Cluskey Labour Party (Ireland) Vivion de Valera Fianna Fáil Maurice E. Dockrell Fine Gael Tom Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil Dublin County North 4 Patrick Burke Fianna Fáil Mark Clinton Fine Gael Des Foley Fianna Fáil Justin Keating Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin County South 3 Kevin Boland Fianna Fáil Richard Burke Fine Gael Tom O'Higgins Fine Gael Dublin North-Central 4 Luke Belton Fine Gael George Colley Fianna Fáil Celia Lynch Fianna Fáil Michael O'Leary Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin North-East 4 Paddy Belton Fine Gael Charles Haughey Fianna Fáil Conor Cruise O'Brien Labour Party (Ireland) Eugene Timmons Fianna Fáil Dublin North-West 4 Hugh Byrne Fine Gael Richard Gogan Fianna Fáil David Thornley Labour Party (Ireland) Jim Tunney Fianna Fáil Dublin South-Central 4 Philip Brady Fianna Fáil Ben Briscoe Fianna Fáil John O'Donovan Labour Party (Ireland) Richie Ryan Fine Gael Dublin South-East 3 Noël Browne Labour Party (Ireland) Garret FitzGerald Fine Gael Seán Moore Fianna Fáil Dublin South-West 4 Joseph Dowling Fianna Fáil Seán Dunne Labour Party (Ireland) Noel Lemass Fianna Fáil John O'Connell Labour Party (Ireland) Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown 4 David Andrews Fianna Fáil Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael Barry Desmond Labour Party (Ireland) H. Percy Dockrell Fine Gael Galway North-East 3 John Donnellan Fine Gael Thomas Hussey Fianna Fáil Michael F. Kitt Fianna Fáil Galway West 3 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael Johnny Geoghegan Fianna Fáil Bobby Molloy Fianna Fáil Kerry North 3 Gerard Lynch Fine Gael Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil Dan Spring Labour Party (Ireland) Kerry South 3 Michael Begley Fine Gael Timothy O'Connor Fianna Fáil John O'Leary Fianna Fáil Kildare 3 Terence Boylan Fianna Fáil Paddy Power Fianna Fáil Gerard Sweetman Fine Gael Laois–Offaly 5 Ger Connolly Fianna Fáil Bernard Cowen Fianna Fáil Tom Enright Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan Fine Gael Patrick Lalor Fianna Fáil Limerick East 4 Stephen Coughlan Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Herbert Fianna Fáil Tom O'Donnell Fine Gael Desmond O'Malley Fianna Fáil Limerick West 3 Gerry Collins Fianna Fáil Michael J. Noonan Fianna Fáil Denis Jones Fine Gael Longford–Westmeath 4 Frank Carter Fianna Fáil Patrick Lenihan Fianna Fáil Gerry L'Estrange Fine Gael Joe Sheridan Independent politician (Ireland) Louth 3 Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil Paddy Donegan Fine Gael Pádraig Faulkner Fianna Fáil Mayo East 3 Martin Finn Fine Gael Seán Flanagan Fianna Fáil Thomas O'Hara Fine Gael Mayo West 3 Henry Kenny Fine Gael Joseph Lenehan Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin Fianna Fáil Meath 3 John Bruton Fine Gael Michael Hilliard Fianna Fáil James Tully Labour Party (Ireland) Monaghan 3 Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil John Conlan Fine Gael Billy Fox Fine Gael Roscommon–Leitrim 3 Joan Burke Fine Gael Hugh Gibbons Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Fianna Fáil Sligo–Leitrim 3 James Gallagher Fianna Fáil Joseph McLoughlin Fine Gael Ray MacSharry Fianna Fáil Tipperary North 3 Thomas Dunne Fine Gael Michael O'Kennedy Fianna Fáil Michael Smith Fianna Fáil Tipperary South 4 Noel Davern Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey Fianna Fáil Patrick Hogan Fine Gael Seán Treacy Labour Party (Ireland) Waterford 3 Fad Browne Fianna Fáil Edward Collins Fine Gael Billy Kenneally Fianna Fáil Wexford 4 Lorcan Allen Fianna Fáil Seán Browne Fianna Fáil Brendan Corish Labour Party (Ireland) Anthony Esmonde Fine Gael Wicklow 3 Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil Liam Kavanagh Labour Party (Ireland) Godfrey Timmins Fine Gael Changes 25 June 1969 Dublin South-West Labour Party (Ireland) Death of Seán Dunne 2 July 1969 Donegal–Leitrim Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin takes office as Ceann Comhairle 28 January 1970 Kildare Fine Gael Death of Gerard Sweetman 4 March 1970 Dublin South-West Fianna Fáil Seán Sherwin wins seat vacated by the death of Seán Dunne 1970 Dublin South-West by-election 11 March 1970 Longford–Westmeath Fianna Fáil Death of Patrick Lenihan 14 April 1970 Kildare Fine Gael Patrick Malone holds seat vacated by the death of Sweetman 1970 Kildare by-election 14 April 1970 Longford–Westmeath Fine Gael Patrick Cooney wins seat vacated by the death of Lenihan 1970 Longford–Westmeath by-election 4 October 1970 Donegal–Leitrim Fine Gael Death of Patrick O'Donnell 4 November 1970 Dublin County South Fianna Fáil Resignation of Kevin BolandElection of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil) – Vol. 249 No. 4 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1970-11-04/49/ Houses of the Oireachtas 25 August 2022 4 November 1970 15 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211115171156/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1970-11-04/49/ live 2 December 1970 Donegal–Leitrim Fianna Fáil Patrick Delap wins seat vacated by the death of O'Donnell 1970 Donegal–Leitrim by-election 2 December 1970 Dublin County South Fine Gael Larry McMahon wins seat vacated by the resignation of Boland 1970 Dublin County South by-election 19 September 1971 Dublin South-West Aontacht Éireann Fianna Fáil Seán Sherwin joins new partyhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1971/0917/Pg001.html#Ar00102 T.D. to resign from Fianna Fáil and join Boland's new party Kilfeather Frank 17 September 1971 The Irish Times 1 22 June 2009 subscription 15 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121015133259/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1971/0917/Pg001.html#Ar00102 live 17 November 1971 Donegal North-East Independent politician (Ireland) Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney expelled from Fianna Fáil parliamentary partyhttps://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1971/1118/Pg001.html Blaney and Brennan by party 18 November 1971 The Irish Times 1 16 November 2021 subscription 17 November 1971 Wicklow Independent politician (Ireland) Fianna Fáil Paudge Brennan expelled from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party 13 May 1972 Cork Mid Fianna Fáil Death of Paddy Forde 2 August 1972 Cork Mid Fianna Fáil Gene Fitzgerald holds seat vacated by the death of Forde 1972 Cork Mid by-election 5 October 1972 Tipperary South Fine Gael Death of Patrick Hogan 6 January 1973 Clare Fianna Fáil Resignation of Patrick Hillery on appointment as European Commissioner References External links Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 19th Dáil 19