17th Seanad

17th Seanad
17th Seanad
Overview
Legislative body	Seanad Éireann
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Meeting place	Leinster House
Term	23 February 1983 – 3 April 1987
Government	17th government
Members	60
Cathaoirleach	Patrick J. Reynolds (FG)
Leas-Chathaoirleach	Tras Honan (FF)
Leader of the; Seanad	James Dooge

The 17th Seanad was in office from 1983 to 1987. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the November 1982 general election to the 24th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 18th Seanad.

Cathaoirleach

On 23 February 1983, Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Seán O'Leary (FG). He was elected without a division.^[1]

On 9 March 1983, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Mick Lanigan (FF) and seconded by Thomas Hussey (FF). She was elected without a division.^[2]

Composition of the 17th 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 17th Seanad first met on 23 February 1983.

Origin Party		Vocational panels					NUI	DU	Nominated	Total
Origin Party		Admin	Agri	Cult & Educ	Ind & Comm	Labour	NUI	DU	Nominated	Total
	Fine Gael	3	5	2	4	5	1	0	5	25
	Fianna Fáil	3	5	2	4	5	0	0	0	19
	Labour Party	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	10
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	6
Total		7	11	5	9	11	3	3	11	60

List of senators

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

Name	Panel		Notes
Luke Belton	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Katharine Bulbulia	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Tras Honan	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Patrick Kennedy	Administrative Panel	Fine Gael
Michael Lynch	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987^[3]
Martin O'Donoghue	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil
Flor O'Mahony	Administrative Panel	Labour
Ulick Burke	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
John Ellis	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil	Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987^[3]
Michael Ferris	Agricultural Panel	Labour
Richard Hourigan	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Thomas Hussey	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Rory Kiely	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Joseph Lennon	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Charles McDonald	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
Martin O'Toole	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Michael Quealy	Agricultural Panel	Fine Gael
William Ryan	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil
Séamus de Brún	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil
Brian Fleming	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Joachim Loughrey	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fine Gael
Helena McAuliffe-Ennis	Cultural and Educational Panel	Labour	Joined the Progressive Democrats in 1986^[4]
Michael Smith	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil	Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987^[3]
Timmy Conway	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour	Joined the Progressive Democrats in 1986^[5]
Jack Daly	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Seán Fallon	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Alexis FitzGerald	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Jack Fitzsimons	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Michael Howard	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Mick Lanigan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Patrick J. Reynolds	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fine Gael
Eoin Ryan	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Fianna Fáil
Donie Cassidy	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Denis Cregan	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Des Hanafin	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Jack Harte	Labour Panel	Labour
Jim Higgins	Labour Panel	Fine Gael	Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987^[3]
Brian Hillery	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Peter Kelleher	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Mark Killilea	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Larry McMahon	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
Brian Mullooly	Labour Panel	Fianna Fáil
Andy O'Brien	Labour Panel	Fine Gael
James Dooge	National University of Ireland	Fine Gael	Leader of the Seanad
Michael D. Higgins	National University of Ireland	Labour	Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987^[3]
Brendan Ryan	National University of Ireland	Independent
Catherine McGuinness	Dublin University	Independent
Mary Robinson	Dublin University	Labour
Shane Ross	Dublin University	Independent
John Browne	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
John Connor	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
Jimmy Deenihan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael	Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987^[3]
Patrick Durcan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
Brendan Howlin	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour	Elected to the 25th Dáil at the general election on 17 February 1987^[3]
Christy Kirwan	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour
Pat Magner	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour
Stephen McGonagle	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Seán O'Leary	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael
John Robb	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Bríd Rodgers	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Independent
Nuala Fennell	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael	Nominated on 20 February 1987 to fill vacancy after the general election^[6]
Paddy O'Toole	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael	Nominated on 20 February 1987 to fill vacancy after the general election^[6]

Changes

Date	Panel			Note
9 February 1983	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil	Independent	Martin O'Donoghue resigns from parliamentary party after opposition to leader emerged from Irish phone tapping scandal^[7]
18 November 1985	Dublin University	Labour	Independent	Mary Robinson resigns in disagreement over Anglo-Irish Agreement^[8]
4 January 1986	Cultural and Educational Panel	Labour	Progressive Democrats	Helena McAuliffe-Ennis changes party^[4]^[9]
17 April 1986	Industrial and Commercial Panel	Labour	Progressive Democrats	Timmy Conway changes party^[5]
January 1987	Administrative Panel	Independent	Progressive Democrats	Martin O'Donoghue joins party^[10]
17 February 1987	Administrative Panel	Fianna Fáil		Michael Lynch elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election^[3]
17 February 1987	Agricultural Panel	Fianna Fáil		John Ellis elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election^[3]
17 February 1987	Cultural and Educational Panel	Fianna Fáil		Michael Smith elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election^[3]
17 February 1987	Labour Panel	Fine Gael		Jim Higgins elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election^[3]
17 February 1987	National University	Labour		Michael D. Higgins elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election^[3]
17 February 1987	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Fine Gael		Jimmy Deenihan elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election^[3]
17 February 1987	Nominated by the Taoiseach	Labour		Brendan Howlin elected to the 25th Dáil at the 1987 general election^[3]
20 February 1987	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael	Nuala Fennell nominated to fill vacancy after the general election^[6]
20 February 1987	Nominated by the Taoiseach		Fine Gael	Paddy O'Toole nominated to fill vacancy after the general election^[6]

References

^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 100 No. 1. 23 February 1983. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 100 No. 2. 9 March 1983. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 115 No. 15. 3 April 1987. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament: Ireland 1918–2000. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.
^ ^a ^b Cooney, John (18 April 1986). "Labour senator defects to PDs". The Irish Times. p. 5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates – Vol. 115 No. 15. 3 April 1987. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ Coghlan, Denis (10 February 1983). "O'Donoghue resigns from parliamentary party". The Irish Times. p. 10.
^ Coghlan, Denis (19 November 1985). "Robinson resigns over agreement". The Irish Times. pp. 1, 7.
^ Coghlan, Denis (7 January 1986). "Membership bid by Burke and O'Leary may fail". The Irish Times. p. 7.
^ "Homan to run for PDs". The Irish Times. 19 January 1987. p. 7.

External links

"17th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
"17th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[1] "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 100 No. 1. 23 February 1983. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[2] "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 100 No. 2. 9 March 1983. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[dail-feb87-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 115 No. 15. 3 April 1987. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[McAuliffe-4] McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament: Ireland 1918–2000. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.

[conway-5] Cooney, John (18 April 1986). "Labour senator defects to PDs". The Irish Times. p. 5.

[nom-feb87-6] "Nomination of Members". Seanad Debates – Vol. 115 No. 15. 3 April 1987. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[7] Coghlan, Denis (10 February 1983). "O'Donoghue resigns from parliamentary party". The Irish Times. p. 10.

[8] Coghlan, Denis (19 November 1985). "Robinson resigns over agreement". The Irish Times. pp. 1, 7.

[9] Coghlan, Denis (7 January 1986). "Membership bid by Burke and O'Leary may fail". The Irish Times. p. 7.

[10] "Homan to run for PDs". The Irish Times. 19 January 1987. p. 7.

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