ENSIKLOPEDIA

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

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

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
Origin Party		Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total
	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

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

^ The 2002 column indicates the state of parties when 22nd Seanad first met in 2002
^ The May 2007 column indicates the state of parties on the dissolution of the 29th Dáil
^ 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

Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics

Name	Panel		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

Date	Panel			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

↑ Brennock, Mark (3 September 2002). "Kiely set to be next Cathaoirleach". The Irish Times.
↑ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates. Vol. 170 No. 2. 13 September 2002.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "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.
1 2 "FF's Margaret Cox gives resignation letter". RTÉ News. 20 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
1 2 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.
1 2 "FF Senator Brennan to switch to PDs". RTÉ News. 28 April 2004.
1 2 "PD Senator Kate Walsh passes away". RTÉ News. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 26. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
↑ "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.
↑ "Nomination of Member of Seanad Éireann" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2007 (37): 466. 8 May 2007.
↑ "PD candidate appointed to Seanad". RTÉ News. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

External links

"Find a Senator: 22nd Seanad". Oireachtas.
"Seanad Debates: 22nd Seanad". Oireachtas.

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