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22nd Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term12 September 2002 – 4 July 2007
Government26th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachRory Kiely (FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachPaddy Burke (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		Mary O'Rourke (FF)

The 22nd Seanad was in office from 2002 to 2007. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 2002 general election to the 29th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 23rd Seanad, which was 23 July 2007 for panel members and 24 July 2007 for university members.

Cathaoirleach

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Rory Kiely (FF) was elected as Cathaoirleach. This followed a vote of Fianna Fáil senators, in which Kiely was one of four candidates for nomination to the position.[1]

On 13 September 2002, Paddy Burke (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Jim Higgins (FG) and seconded by Michael Finucane (FG). He was elected without a division.[2]

Composition of the 22nd Seanad

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There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the vocational panels, 6 elected by universities and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 22nd Seanad first met on 12 September 2002.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 4 6 3 5 6 0 0 6 30
Fine Gael 2 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 15
Labour Party 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
Progressive Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 6
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

Effect of changes

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Party 20021 May 20072 July 20073
Fianna Fáil 30 27 24
Fine Gael 15 15 9
Labour 5 5 4
Progressive Democrats 4 5 5
Independent 6 8 8
Vacant 0 0 10
Total 60
Notes
  1. ^ The 2002 column indicates the state of parties when 22nd Seanad first met in 2002
  2. ^ The May 2007 column indicates the state of parties on the dissolution of the 29th Dáil
  3. ^ The July 2007 column indicates the state of parties when the Seanad reassembled after the 2007 Dáil election, when 14 senators were elected to the 30th Dáil, including 4 senators who had been nominated by the Taoiseach, who were replaced by 4 new nominees.

List of senators

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  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Timmy Dooley Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Frank Feighan Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Camillus Glynn Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Tony Kett Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Joe McHugh Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Joanna Tuffy Administrative Panel   Labour Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Diarmuid Wilson Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Paul Bradford Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Paddy Burke Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Ulick Burke Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Peter Callanan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Rory Kiely Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Cathaoirleach
Martin Mansergh Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Francis O'Brien Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Kathleen O'Meara Agricultural Panel   Labour  
John Paul Phelan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Eamon Scanlon Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Jim Walsh Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Noel Coonan Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Brian Hayes Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Paschal Mooney Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Labhrás Ó Murchú Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Ann Ormonde Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
James Bannon Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Eddie Bohan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Paul Coghlan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Margaret Cox Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil Party whip removed on 4 April 2007; thereafter sat as an independent[4]
Marc MacSharry Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Derek McDowell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour  
Kieran Phelan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Sheila Terry Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Mary White Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Fergal Browne Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Maurice Cummins Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Brendan Daly Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Geraldine Feeney Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Finucane Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Liam Fitzgerald Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil Left Fianna Fáil on 28 March 2007; thereafter sat as an independent[5]
John Hanafin Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jim Higgins Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Terry Leyden Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Don Lydon Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael McCarthy Labour Panel   Labour  
Joe O'Toole National University of Ireland   Independent  
Feargal Quinn National University of Ireland   Independent  
Brendan Ryan National University of Ireland   Labour  
Mary Henry Dublin University   Independent  
David Norris Dublin University   Independent  
Shane Ross Dublin University   Independent  
Cyprian Brady Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Michael Brennan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Joined the Progressive Democrats on 29 April 2004[6]
John Dardis Nominated by the Taoiseach   Progressive Democrats  
Maurice Hayes Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Brendan Kenneally Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
Michael Kitt Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 30th Dáil at general election on 24 May 2007[3]
John Minihan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Progressive Democrats  
Tom Morrissey Nominated by the Taoiseach   Progressive Democrats  
Pat Moylan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Mary O'Rourke Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Leader of the Seanad until her election to 30th Dáil on 24 May 2007
Kate Walsh Nominated by the Taoiseach   Progressive Democrats Died on 24 April 2007[7]
Colm O'Gorman Nominated by the Taoiseach   Progressive Democrats Nominated on 3 May 2007 to replace Kate Walsh[8]
Donie Cassidy Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Mary O'Rourke,
who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007.[8]
Seán Dorgan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Michael Kitt,
who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007.[8]
Peter Sands Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Brendan Kenneally,
who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007.[8]
Chris Wall Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace Cyprian Brady,
who was elected to the 30th Dáil at the general election on 24 May 2007.[8]

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
29 April 2004 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Progressive Democrats Michael Brennan joined the Progressive Democrats[6]
28 March 2007 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Independent Liam Fitzgerald resigned from Fianna Fáil[5]
4 April 2007 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Independent Margaret Cox resigned from Fianna Fáil[4]
24 April 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach Progressive Democrats   Death of Kate Walsh[7][9]
3 May 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Progressive Democrats Colm O'Gorman nominated to replace Kate Walsh[8][10][11]
24 May 2007 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil   Timmy Dooley elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Administrative Panel Fine Gael   Frank Feighan elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Administrative Panel Fine Gael   Joe McHugh elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Administrative Panel Labour   Joanna Tuffy elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael   Ulick Burke elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Martin Mansergh elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Eamon Scanlon elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Noel Coonan elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Brian Hayes elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael   James Bannon elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Mary O'Rourke elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Cyprian Brady elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Michael Kitt elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
24 May 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Brendan Kenneally elected to the 30th Dáil[3]
23 June 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Donie Cassidy nominated to fill vacancy[8]
23 June 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Chris Wall nominated to fill vacancy[8]
23 June 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Seán Dorgan nominated to fill vacancy[8]
23 June 2007 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Peter Sands nominated to fill vacancy[8]

References

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  1. ^ Brennock, Mark (3 September 2002). "Kiely set to be next Cathaoirleach". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 170 No. 2. 13 September 2002.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 26. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b "FF's Margaret Cox gives resignation letter". RTÉ News. 20 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b Collins, Stephen (29 March 2007). "FF conflict as two senators rebel". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b "FF Senator Brennan to switch to PDs". RTÉ News. 28 April 2004.
  7. ^ a b "PD Senator Kate Walsh passes away". RTÉ News. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 26. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 22. 25 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Nomination of Member of Seanad Éireann" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2007 (37): 466. 8 May 2007.
  11. ^ "PD candidate appointed to Seanad". RTÉ News. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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