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16th Seanad

The 16th Seanad was in office from 1982 to 1983. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 17th Seanad.

16th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term13 May 1982 – 21 December 1982
Government18th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachTras Honan (FF)
Leas-ChathaoirleachCharles McDonald (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad		Eoin Ryan (FF)

Cathaoirleach

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On 13 May 1982, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Eoin Ryan (FF) and seconded by Séamus de Brún (FF). She was elected without a division.[1] Honan was the first female Cathaoirleach of the Seanad.

On 19 May 1982, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by James Dooge (FG) and seconded by Patrick J. Reynolds (FG). He was elected without a division.[2]

Composition of the 16th Seanad

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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 16th Seanad first met on 13 May 1982.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 4 5 2 4 5 0 0 8 28
Fine Gael 2 5 2 4 5 1 0 0 19
Labour Party 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 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 in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Luke Belton Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Katharine Bulbulia Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Sean Conway Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Micheál Cranitch Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Tras Honan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Billy Kenneally Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Flor O'Mahony Administrative Panel   Labour  
Bernard Durkan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
Michael Ferris Agricultural Panel   Labour  
Tom Fitzgerald Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Richard Hourigan Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Thomas Hussey Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Joseph Lennon Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
John Mannion Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Charles McDonald Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Martin O'Toole Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
William Ryan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Michael Smith Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Séamus de Brún Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Joachim Loughrey Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Timothy McAuliffe Cultural and Educational Panel   Labour  
Mary O'Rourke Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
Madeleine Taylor Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
Deirdre Bolger Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Timmy Conway Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour  
Jack Daly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael  
Seán Fallon Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Willie Farrell 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  
Monica Barnes Labour Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
Toddie Byrne Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Donie Cassidy Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Denis Cregan Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Dick Dowling Labour Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
Des Hanafin Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Harte Labour Panel   Labour  
Tony Herbert Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Mark Killilea Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Brian Mullooly Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Maurice O'Connell Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
James Dooge National University of Ireland   Fine Gael  
John A. Murphy National University of Ireland   Independent  
Brendan Ryan National University of Ireland   Independent  
Mary Robinson Dublin University   Labour  
Shane Ross Dublin University   Independent  
Trevor West Dublin University   Independent  
Paudge Brennan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
Flor Crowley Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Aidan Eames Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election[4]
Camilla Hannon Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
James Larkin Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Fianna Fáil  
Seamus Mallon Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
P. J. Mara Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Bernard McGlinchey Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
M. J. Nolan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
Seán O'Connor Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election[4]
Ned O'Keeffe Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982[3]
John Robb Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Frank Wall Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election[4]
G. V. Wright Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
24 November 1982 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael   Bernard Durkan elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
24 November 1982 Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil   Mary O'Rourke elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
24 November 1982 Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael   Madeleine Taylor elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
24 November 1982 Labour Panel Fine Gael   Monica Barnes elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
24 November 1982 Labour Panel Fine Gael   Dick Dowling elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
24 November 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Paudge Brennan elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
24 November 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   M. J. Nolan elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
24 November 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Ned O'Keeffe elected to 24th Dáil at general election[3]
13 December 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Aidan Eames nominated to fill vacancy after the general election[4]
13 December 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Seán O'Connor nominated to fill vacancy after the general election[4]
13 December 1982 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Frank Wall nominated to fill vacancy after the general election[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Election of Cathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 1. 13 May 1982.
  2. ^ "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 2. 19 May 1982.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4. 21 December 1982.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach". Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4. 21 December 1982.
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  • "16th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  • "16th Seanad". Oireachtas Debates. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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