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14th Seanad

The14th Seanadwas in office from 1977 to 1981. An election toSeanad Éireann,theSenateof theOireachtas(Irish parliament), followed the1977 general electionto the21st Dáil.The senators served until the close of poll for the15th Seanadin 1981.

14th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term27 October 1977 – 16 July 1981
Government
Members60
CathaoirleachSéamus Dolan(FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachJoe McCartin(FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		Eoin Ryan

Composition of the 14th Seanad

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There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on fivevocational panels,6 were elected from twouniversity constituenciesand 11 werenominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 14th Seanad first met on 27 October 1977.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 4 5 2 4 5 0 0 9 29
Fine Gael 3 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 18
Labour Party 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 6
Independent 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 7
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

List of senators

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  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown initalics
Name Panel Party Notes
LiamBurke Administrative Panel Fine Gael Elected to21st Dáilat aby-electionon 6 November 1979[1]
MicheálCranitch Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil
JackGarrett Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Died on 11 September 1977[2]
TrasHonan Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil
ThomasKilbride Administrative Panel Fine Gael
Michael P.Kitt Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
MylesStaunton Administrative Panel Fine Gael
MichaelDonnelly Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 7 December 1977, following the death ofJack Garrett[4]
JimDoolan Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to Seanad at a by-election in April 1980, following the election ofLiam Burketo the Dáil[5]
PierceButler Agricultural Panel Fine Gael
PaulConnaughton Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
JohnEllis Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
JustinKeating Agricultural Panel Labour
RoryKiely Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil
GerardLynch Agricultural Panel Fine Gael
JoeMcCartin Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected asLeas-Chathaoirleachon 2 November 1977[6]
Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
CharlesMcDonald Agricultural Panel Fine Gael
PatrickMcGowan Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil
MartinO'Toole Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil
WilliamRyan Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil
RichardConroy Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil
PatrickCooney Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
FlorCrowley Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
TimothyMcAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel Labour
DavidMolony Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
RuairíBrugha Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil
AlexisFitzGerald Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael
DesmondGoverney Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
MichaelHoward Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael
LiamHyland Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
MickLanigan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil
MichaelMoynihan Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
Patrick J.Reynolds Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael
EoinRyan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil
JohnBlennerhassett Labour Panel Fine Gael
SéamusDolan Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Elected asCathaoirleachon 27 October 1977[6]
JosephDowling Labour Panel Fianna Fáil
DesHanafin Labour Panel Fianna Fáil
JackHarte Labour Panel Labour
TonyHerbert Labour Panel Fianna Fáil
BrianHillery Labour Panel Fianna Fáil
FintanKennedy Labour Panel Labour
MichaelLyons Labour Panel Fine Gael
BernardMarkey Labour Panel Fine Gael Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
AndyO'Brien Labour Panel Fine Gael
GemmaHussey National University of Ireland Independent
AugustineMartin National University of Ireland Independent
John A.Murphy National University of Ireland Independent
Conor CruiseO'Brien Dublin University Independent Resigned from the Seanad on 13 June 1979[7]
CatherineMcGuinness Dublin University Independent Elected at a by-election on 11 December 1979, following the resignation ofConor Cruise O'Brien[8]
MaryRobinson Dublin University Labour
TrevorWest Dublin University Independent
SéamusBrennan Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
Séamus deBrún Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil
EileenCassidy Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil
ValerieGoulding Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil
MaryHarney Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to the22nd Dáilat thegeneral electionon 11 June 1981[3]
ValentineJago Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil
GordonLambert Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent
P. J.Mara Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Nominated on 16 July 1981 to fill vacancy after1981 general election[9]
BernardMcGlinchey Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil
NoelMulcahy Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil
JosephO'Neill Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Nominated on 16 July 1981 to fill vacancy after1981 general election[9]
JimRuttle Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Nominated on 20 June 1980 to fill vacancy created by the resignation ofMichael Yeats[10]
T. K.Whitaker Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent
MichaelYeats Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Resigned from the Seanad on 12 March 1980[11]

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
11 September 1977 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Death ofJack Garrett[2]
7 December 1977 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Michael Donnellyelected to Seanad at a by-election after death ofJack Garrett[4]
13 June 1979 Dublin University Independent Resignation ofConor Cruise O'Brien[7]
6 November 1979 Administrative Panel Fine Gael Liam Burkeelected to21st Dáilat aby-election[1]
11 December 1979 Dublin University Independent Catherine McGuinnesselected to Seanad at a by-election to replaceConor Cruise O'Brien[8]
12 March 1980 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Resignation ofMichael Yeats[11]
16 April 1980 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Jim Doolanelected at a by-election to replaceLiam Burke[5]
20 June 1980 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Jim Ruttlenominated to repalaceMichael Yeats[10]
11 June 1981 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Michael P. Kittelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Paul Connaughtonelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil John Elliselected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Joe McCartinelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Patrick Cooneyelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Flor Crowleyelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael David Molonyelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Desmond Governeyelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Liam Hylandelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Michael Moynihanelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Séamus Dolanelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Labour Panel Fine Gael Bernard Markeyelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Séamus Brennanelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
11 June 1981 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Mary Harneyelected to the22nd Dáilat the1981 general election[3]
16 July 1981 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil P. J. Maranominated to fill vacancy after the1981 general election[9]
16 July 1981 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Joseph O'Neillnominated to fill vacancy after the1981 general election[9]

Sources

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  • "14th Seanad".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved2 February2008.
  • "14th Seanad".Oireachtas Debates.
  • "Senate election results".The Irish Times.20 August 1977. p. 5.Retrieved2 February2008.
  • "Taoiseach takes chance with FF majority in Senate".The Irish Times.26 August 1977. p. 1.Retrieved2 February2008.
  • "Taoiseach's Senate nominees join Fianna Fáil".The Irish Times.20 October 1977. p. 18.Retrieved2 February2008.Two senators who were nominated by the Taoiseach, Lady Valerie Goulding and Mrs. Eileen Cassidy, have joined the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party

Notes and references

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  1. ^ab"Mr. Liam Burke".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved12 December2011.
  2. ^ab"Mr. Jack Garrett".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved23 February2008.
  3. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaa"Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 95, 17 June 1981: Election of Members to Dáil Éireann".Oireachtas. Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2011.Retrieved23 February2008.
  4. ^ab"Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 87, 7 December 1977: Administrative Panel".Oireachtas. Archived fromthe originalon 30 April 2005.Retrieved23 February2008.
  5. ^ab"Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 94, 16 April 1980: Election of Member".Oireachtas. Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2007.Retrieved23 February2008.
  6. ^ab"Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 87, 27 October 1977: Election of Cathaoirleach".Oireachtas.Archived fromthe originalon 17 August 2007.Retrieved19 February2008.
  7. ^ab"Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved24 February2008.
  8. ^ab"Ms. Catherine McGuinness".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved24 February2008.
  9. ^abcd"Official Report (Seanad Éireann) Volume 95, 16 July 1981: Nomination of Members".Oireachtas. Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2012.Retrieved7 February2008.
  10. ^ab"Official Report (Seanad Éireann) Volume 94, 24 June 1980: Nomination of Members".Oireachtas. Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2012.Retrieved7 February2008.
  11. ^ab"Official Report (Seanad Éireann) Volume 93, 12 March 1980: Resignation of Member".Oireachtas. Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2012.Retrieved7 February2008.
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