Members of the 22nd Dáil

TDs from June 1981 to January 1982

22nd Dáil

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Overview
Legislative body| Dáil Éireann
Jurisdiction| Ireland
Meeting place| Leinster House
Term| 30 June 1981 – 27 January 1982
Election| 1981 general election
Government| 17th Government of Ireland
Members| 166
Ceann Comhairle| John O'Connell
Taoiseach| Garret FitzGerald
Tánaiste| Michael O'Leary
Chief Whip| Fergus O'Brien
— Gerry L'Estrange
until 11 November 1981
Leader of the Opposition| Charles Haughey
Sessions
| 1st| 30 June 1981 – 23 July 1981

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2nd| 20 October 1981 – 27 January 1982

The 22nd Dáil was elected at the 1981 general election on 11 June 1981 and met on 30 June 1981. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. On 27 January 1982, President Patrick Hillery dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. The 22nd Dáil is the second shortest Dáil in history, lasting 212 days. There were no by-elections during the 22nd Dáil.

## Composition of the 22nd Dáil[edit]

Party | June 1981 | Jan. 1982

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| Fianna Fáil | 78 | 78
● | Fine Gael | 65 | 65
● | Labour Party | 15 | 15
| Anti H-Block | 2 | 1
| Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | 1 | 1
| Socialist Labour | 1 | 1
| Independent Fianna Fáil | 1 | 1
| Independent | 3 | 2
| Ceann Comhairle | — | 1
| Vacant | — | 1

Fine Gael and the Labour Party, denoted with bullets (●), formed the 17th Government of Ireland.

### Graphical representation[edit]

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 22nd Dáil from June 1981. This was not the official seating plan.

## Ceann Comhairle[edit]

On the meeting of the Dáil, John O'Connell (Ind) was proposed by Peter Barry (FG) and seconded by James Tully (Lab) for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was elected without a vote.[1]

## TDs by constituency[edit]

The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]

Members of the 22nd Dáil

Constituency  | Name  | Party
Carlow–Kilkenny | Liam Aylward |  |  Fianna Fáil
Kieran Crotty |  |  Fine Gael
Desmond Governey |  |  Fine Gael
Tom Nolan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Séamus Pattison |  |  Labour
Cavan–Monagahan | John Conlan |  |  Fine Gael
Kieran Doherty |  |  Anti H-Block
Tom Fitzpatrick |  |  Fine Gael
Rory O'Hanlon |  |  Fianna Fáil
John Wilson |  |  Fianna Fáil
Clare | Sylvester Barrett |  |  Fianna Fáil
Brendan Daly |  |  Fianna Fáil
Bill Loughnane |  |  Fianna Fáil
Madeline Taylor |  |  Fine Gael
Cork East | Myra Barry |  |  Fine Gael
Patrick Hegarty |  |  Fine Gael
Carey Joyce |  |  Fianna Fáil
Joe Sherlock |  |  Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Cork North-Central | Bernard Allen |  |  Fine Gael
Liam Burke |  |  Fine Gael
Seán French |  |  Fianna Fáil
Denis Lyons |  |  Fianna Fáil
Toddy O'Sullivan |  |  Labour
Cork North-West | Donal Creed |  |  Fine Gael
Frank Crowley |  |  Fine Gael
Thomas Meaney |  |  Fianna Fáil
Cork South-Central | Peter Barry |  |  Fine Gael
Hugh Coveney |  |  Fine Gael
Eileen Desmond |  |  Labour
Gene Fitzgerald |  |  Fianna Fáil
Pearse Wyse |  |  Fianna Fáil
Cork South-West | Flor Crowley |  |  Fianna Fáil
Jim O'Keeffe |  |  Fine Gael
P. J. Sheehan |  |  Fine Gael
Donegal North-East | Neil Blaney |  |  Independent Fianna Fáil
Hugh Conaghan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Paddy Harte |  |  Fine Gael
Donegal South-West | Clement Coughlan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher |  |  Fianna Fáil
James White |  |  Fine Gael
Dublin Central | Bertie Ahern |  |  Fianna Fáil
George Colley |  |  Fianna Fáil
Alice Glenn |  |  Fine Gael
Michael Keating |  |  Fine Gael
Michael O'Leary |  |  Labour
Dublin North | Ray Burke |  |  Fianna Fáil
John Boland |  |  Fine Gael
Nora Owen |  |  Fine Gael
Dublin North-Central | George Birmingham |  |  Fine Gael
Vincent Brady |  |  Fianna Fáil
Noël Browne |  |  Socialist Labour
Charles Haughey |  |  Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-East | Michael Joe Cosgrave |  |  Fine Gael
Liam Fitzgerald |  |  Fianna Fáil
Seán Loftus |  |  Independent
Michael Woods |  |  Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-West | Michael Barrett |  |  Fianna Fáil
Hugh Byrne |  |  Fine Gael
Mary Flaherty |  |  Fine Gael
Jim Tunney |  |  Fianna Fáil
Dublin South | Niall Andrews |  |  Fianna Fáil
Séamus Brennan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Nuala Fennell |  |  Fine Gael
John Kelly |  |  Fine Gael
Alan Shatter |  |  Fine Gael
Dublin South-Central | Ben Briscoe |  |  Fianna Fáil
Tom Fitzpatrick |  |  Fianna Fáil
Gay Mitchell |  |  Fine Gael
Fergus O'Brien |  |  Fine Gael
John O'Connell |  |  Independent
Dublin South-East | Gerard Brady |  |  Fianna Fáil
Garret FitzGerald |  |  Fine Gael
Seán Moore |  |  Fianna Fáil
Richie Ryan |  |  Fine Gael
Dublin South-West | Mary Harney |  |  Fianna Fáil
Larry McMahon |  |  Fine Gael
Mervyn Taylor |  |  Labour
Seán Walsh |  |  Fianna Fáil
Dublin West | Richard Burke |  |  Fine Gael
Brian Fleming |  |  Fine Gael
Eileen Lemass |  |  Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Jim Mitchell |  |  Fine Gael
Dún Laoghaire | David Andrews |  |  Fianna Fáil
Seán Barrett |  |  Fine Gael
Liam T. Cosgrave |  |  Fine Gael
Barry Desmond |  |  Labour
Martin O'Donoghue |  |  Fianna Fáil
Galway East | Johnny Callanan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Paul Connaughton Snr |  |  Fine Gael
Michael P. Kitt |  |  Fianna Fáil
Galway West | John Donnellan |  |  Fine Gael
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |  |  Fianna Fáil
Michael D. Higgins |  |  Labour
Mark Killilea Jnr |  |  Fianna Fáil
Bobby Molloy |  |  Fianna Fáil
Kerry North | Denis Foley |  |  Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim |  |  Fianna Fáil
Dick Spring |  |  Labour
Kerry South | Michael Begley |  |  Fine Gael
Michael Moynihan |  |  Labour
John O'Leary |  |  Fianna Fáil
Kildare | Joseph Bermingham |  |  Labour
Bernard Durkan |  |  Fine Gael
Alan Dukes |  |  Fine Gael
Charlie McCreevy |  |  Fianna Fáil
Paddy Power |  |  Fianna Fáil
Laois–Offaly | Ger Connolly |  |  Fianna Fáil
Bernard Cowen |  |  Fianna Fáil
Tom Enright |  |  Fine Gael
Oliver J. Flanagan |  |  Fine Gael
Liam Hyland |  |  Fianna Fáil
Limerick East | Peadar Clohessy |  |  Fianna Fáil
Jim Kemmy |  |  Independent
Michael Noonan |  |  Fine Gael
Tom O'Donnell |  |  Fine Gael
Desmond O'Malley |  |  Fianna Fáil
Limerick West | Gerry Collins |  |  Fianna Fáil
Michael J. Noonan |  |  Fianna Fáil
William O'Brien |  |  Fine Gael
Longford–Westmeath | Patrick Cooney |  |  Fine Gael
Seán Keegan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Gerry L'Estrange |  |  Fine Gael
Albert Reynolds |  |  Fianna Fáil
Louth | Paddy Agnew |  |  Anti H-Block
Pádraig Faulkner |  |  Fianna Fáil
Eddie Filgate |  |  Fianna Fáil
Bernard Markey |  |  Fine Gael
Mayo East | Seán Calleary |  |  Fianna Fáil
P. J. Morley |  |  Fianna Fáil
Paddy O'Toole |  |  Fine Gael
Mayo West | Pádraig Flynn |  |  Fianna Fáil
Denis Gallagher |  |  Fianna Fáil
Enda Kenny |  |  Fine Gael
Meath | John Bruton |  |  Fine Gael
Brendan Crinion |  |  Fianna Fáil
John Farrelly |  |  Fine Gael
Jim Fitzsimons |  |  Fianna Fáil
James Tully |  |  Labour
Roscommon | John Connor |  |  Fine Gael
Seán Doherty |  |  Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden |  |  Fianna Fáil
Sligo–Leitrim | John Ellis |  |  Fianna Fáil
Joe McCartin |  |  Fine Gael
Ray MacSharry |  |  Fianna Fáil
Ted Nealon |  |  Fine Gael
Tipperary North | David Molony |  |  Fine Gael
John Ryan |  |  Labour
Michael Smith |  |  Fianna Fáil
Tipperary South | Carrie Acheson |  |  Fianna Fáil
Brendan Griffin |  |  Fine Gael
Seán McCarthy |  |  Fianna Fáil
Seán Treacy |  |  Labour
Waterford | Edward Collins |  |  Fine Gael
Austin Deasy |  |  Fine Gael
Jackie Fahey |  |  Fianna Fáil
Billy Kenneally |  |  Fianna Fáil
Wexford | Lorcan Allen |  |  Fianna Fáil
Hugh Byrne |  |  Fianna Fáil
Brendan Corish |  |  Labour
Michael D'Arcy |  |  Fine Gael
Ivan Yates |  |  Fine Gael
Wicklow | Paudge Brennan |  |  Fianna Fáil
Liam Kavanagh |  |  Labour
Ciarán Murphy |  |  Fianna Fáil
Godfrey Timmins |  |  Fine Gael

## Changes[edit]

Date  | Constituency  |  | Loss  |  | Gain  | Note

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30 June 1981  | Dublin South-Central |  |  Independent |  |  Ceann Comhairle | John O'Connell takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1]
2 August 1981  | Cavan–Monaghan |  |  Anti H-Block |  | Kieran Doherty dies on hunger strike[3]

On 21 October 1981, a motion to move the writ for the vacancy in Cavan–Monaghan was rejected on a vote of 78 to 80.[4] On 26 January 1982, a second motion in the same terms was defeated on a vote of 78 to 81.[5] The Dáil was dissolved on the following day.

## See also[edit]

* Members of the 15th Seanad

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 329 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 30 June 1981. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
2. ^ "TDs & Senators (22nd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. ^ "Expressions of Sympathy – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 330 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 20 October 1981. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
4. ^ "Issue of Writ: Motion – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 330 No. 2". Houses of the Oireachtas. 21 October 1981. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
5. ^ "Issue of Writ: Cavan-Monaghan By-Election – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 332 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 26 January 1982. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 22nd Dáil

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