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| Legislative body | Seanad Éireann | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||
| Term | 12 September 2002 – 4 July 2007 | ||||
| Government | 26th government of Ireland | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Cathaoirleach | Rory Kiely (FF) | ||||
| Leas-Chathaoirleach | Paddy Burke (FG) | ||||
| Leader of the Seanad | Mary O'Rourke (FF) | ||||
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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.
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.
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.
| OriginParty | Vocational panels | NUI | DU | Nominated | Total | ||||||
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| 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
| Party | 2002 | May 2007 | July 2007 | |
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| 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
Changes
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FF's Margaret Cox gives resignation letter". RTÉ News. 20 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FF Senator Brennan to switch to PDs". RTÉ News. 28 April 2004.
- ^ "PD Senator Kate Walsh passes away". RTÉ News. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "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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