Members of the 31st Dáil
| 31st Dáil Éireann | |||||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Dáil Éireann | ||||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Leinster House | ||||||||||||
| Term | 9 March 2011 – 3 February 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Election | 2011 general election | ||||||||||||
| Government | Government of the 31st Dáil | ||||||||||||
| Members | 166 | ||||||||||||
| Ceann Comhairle | Seán Barrett | ||||||||||||
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny | ||||||||||||
| Tánaiste |
Joan Burton — Eamon Gilmore until 4 July 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Chief Whip | Paul Kehoe | ||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Micheál Martin | ||||||||||||
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The 31st Dáil Éireann constituted the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland following the 2011 general election of TDs (Members of Parliament) on 25 February 2011. On the advice of President Mary McAleese, the newly elected Dáil Éireann convened at midday on 9 March 2011 in Leinster House.[1] It was dissolved by President Michael D. Higgins on the request of Taoiseach Enda Kenny on 3 February 2016.[2]
The 2011 election saw 17 Dáil constituencies return 3 TDs each, 15 constituencies return 4 TDs each and 11 constituencies return 5 TDs each, for a total of 166. Fine Gael, led by Enda Kenny, became the largest party for the first time, though without an overall majority. A coalition government was then formed with the Labour Party, led by Eamon Gilmore, who had achieved their highest number of seats in the party's history. In July 2014, Joan Burton won a Labour Party leadership election to become the Leader of the Labour Party and Tánaiste. Seán Barrett was elected as Ceann Comhairle in the first sitting of the Dáil.
Fianna Fáil secured 20 seats, the lowest in the party's history, thereby becoming the largest party in opposition. The leader of the party, Micheál Martin became the Leader of the Opposition. Gerry Adams as leader of Sinn Féin became the second opposition leader. A technical group was formed following the election composed of 16 independent politicians and members of the United Left Alliance, who failed to win enough seats to gain speaking rights.[3]
Almost half of the members of the 30th Dáil were absent from the 31st: 31 members retired before the poll and a further 45 sitting TDs lost their seats at the election. 76 new TDs were elected to the Dáil, 46% of the total.[4]
Composition of the 31st Dáil
| Party | Feb. 2011[na 1] | Jan. 2016[na 2] | |
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| • | Fine Gael | 76 | 66[na 3] |
| • | Labour Party | 37 | 33 |
| Fianna Fáil | 19[na 4] | 21 | |
| Sinn Féin | 14 | 14 | |
| Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit | N/A | 4 | |
| Renua Ireland | N/A | 3 | |
| Social Democrats | N/A | 3 | |
| Workers and Unemployed Action | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 14 | 19 | |
| Ceann Comhairle[5] | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 166 | ||
Government coalition parties denoted with bullet points (•)
- Notes
- ↑ February 2011 column refers to the state of parties after the 2011 general election.
- ↑ January 2016 column refers to the state of parties after Brian Walsh resigned from the Dáil.
- ↑ Seán Barrett was elected as Ceann Comhairle, and so is not counted as a member of the Fine Gael parliamentary party.
- ↑ Fianna Fáil's total at the 2011 general election does not include the outgoing Ceann Comhairle Séamus Kirk, who was re-elected automatically.
Graphical representation
The following illustrates the composition of the 31st Dáil at the time of its first sitting on 9 March 2011 (after Seán Barrett (Fine Gael) had replaced Séamus Kirk (Fianna Fáil) as Ceann Comhairle).
The following illustrates the composition at the time of its dissolution in February 2016.
- Fianna Fáil
- Sinn Féin
- Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit
- Renua Ireland
- Social Democrats
- Workers and Unemployed Action Group (later Workers and Unemployed Action)
- Independent
- Vacant seat
- Notes
- The Socialist Party, People Before Profit Alliance, Workers and Unemployed Action Group and some independent politicians sat together as a technical group, which was later joined by Renua Ireland and the Social Democrats.
- This is not the official seating plan of the Dáil Éireann. The government parties sit to the left of the Ceann Comhairle and opposition parties sit to the right.
Leadership
- Ceann Comhairle: Seán Barrett (Fine Gael)
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Michael Kitt (Fianna Fáil)
Government
Opposition
Committees
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Andrew Doyle (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pat Deering (Fine Gael)
- Chairwoman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection: Joanna Tuffy (Labour Party)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Labour Party)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Michael McCarthy (Labour Party)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Noel Coonan (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs: Dominic Hannigan (Labour Party)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs: Dara Murphy (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Ciarán Lynch (Labour Party)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Pat Breen (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Bernard Durkan (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children: Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children: Ciara Conway (Labour Party)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Joe McHugh (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee of Inquiry: Ciarán Lynch (Labour Party)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Féin)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Derek Nolan (Labour Party)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Damien English (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: John Lyons (Labour Party)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Select Committee on Members' Interests of Dáil Éireann: Thomas Pringle (Independent)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Select Committee on Procedure and Privileges (Dáil): Seán Barrett (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Sub-Committee on Administration: Joe Carey (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Privileges: Emmet Stagg (Labour Party)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee: John McGuinness (Fianna Fáil)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee: Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: John O'Mahony (Fine Gael)
- Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)
- Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Standing Orders (Private Business): Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fáil) - Senator
TDs by party
This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2011 general election, sorted by party.
TDs by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Changes
| Date | Constituency | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
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| 9 March 2011 | Louth | Fianna Fáil | Ceann Comhairle | Séamus Kirk stands down as Ceann Comhairle. | ||
| 9 March 2011 | Dún Laoghaire | Ceann Comhairle | Fine Gael | Seán Barrett is elected as Ceann Comhairle. | ||
| 10 June 2011 | Dublin West | Fianna Fáil | Death of Brian Lenihan.[6] | |||
| 7 July 2011 | Roscommon–South Leitrim | Independent | Fine Gael | Denis Naughten loses the Fine Gael party whip for opposing closure of Roscommon County Hospital emergency department.[7] | ||
| 29 October 2011 | Dublin West | Labour Party | Patrick Nulty takes the seat vacated by the death of Brian Lenihan.[8] | |||
| 15 November 2011 | Longford–Westmeath | Independent | Labour Party | Willie Penrose resigns the Labour Party whip over the closure of an army barracks.[9] | ||
| 1 December 2011 | Dublin North–East | Independent | Labour Party | Tommy Broughan loses the Labour Party whip after voting against the Government on a vote relating to the Bank Guarantee Scheme.[10] | ||
| 6 December 2011 | Dublin West | Independent | Labour Party | Patrick Nulty loses the Labour Party whip after voting against the VAT increase in the 2012 budget.[11] | ||
| 31 August 2012 | Dublin North | Independent | Socialist Party | Clare Daly resigns from the Socialist Party.[12] | ||
| 26 September 2012 | Dublin North–West | Independent | Labour Party | Róisín Shortall resigns as Minister of State for Primary Care and the Labour Party whip.[13] | ||
| 13 December 2012 | Galway East | Independent | Labour Party | Colm Keaveney loses the Labour Party whip after voting against part of the 2013 budget.[14] | ||
| 21 December 2012 | Meath East | Fine Gael | Death of Shane McEntee.[15] | |||
| 27 March 2013 | Meath East | Fine Gael | Helen McEntee takes the seat vacated by the death of Shane McEntee.[16] | |||
| 25 April 2013 | Dublin South–Central | Independent | People Before Profit | Joan Collins leaves the People Before Profit Alliance and forms the United Left, while remaining an independent TD.[17] | ||
| 2 July 2013 | Dublin South | Independent | Fine Gael | Peter Mathews loses the Fine Gael party whip for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.[18] | ||
| 2 July 2013 | Wicklow | Independent | Fine Gael | Billy Timmins loses the Fine Gael party whip for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.[18] | ||
| 2 July 2013 | Galway West | Independent | Fine Gael | Brian Walsh loses the Fine Gael party whip for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.[18] | ||
| 2 July 2013 | Dublin North–East | Independent | Fine Gael | Terence Flanagan loses the Fine Gael party whip for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.[18] | ||
| 11 July 2013 | Dublin South–East | Independent | Fine Gael | Lucinda Creighton loses the Fine Gael party whip for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.[19] | ||
| 12 July 2013 | Meath West | Independent | Sinn Féin | Peadar Tóibín is suspended from the Sinn Féin parliamentary party for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.[20] | ||
| 7 October 2013 | Longford–Westmeath | Labour Party | Independent | Willie Penrose rejoins the parliamentary Labour Party.[21] | ||
| 3 December 2013 | Galway East | Fianna Fáil | Independent | Colm Keaveney joins Fianna Fáil.[22] | ||
| 12 January 2014 | Meath West | Sinn Féin | Independent | Peadar Tóibín rejoins the Sinn Féin parliamentary party after a six month suspension for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013. | ||
| 22 March 2014 | Dublin West | Independent | Resignation of Patrick Nulty.[23] | |||
| 25 March 2014 | Longford–Westmeath | Fine Gael | Death of Nicky McFadden.[24] | |||
| 30 April 2014 | Galway West | Fine Gael | Independent | Brian Walsh rejoins the Fine Gael parliamentary party.[25] | ||
| 23 May 2014 | Dublin West | Socialist Party | Ruth Coppinger takes the seat vacated by the resignation of Patrick Nulty.[26] | |||
| 23 May 2014 | Longford–Westmeath | Fine Gael | Gabrielle McFadden takes the seat vacated by the death of Nicky McFadden. | |||
| 26 May 2014 | Roscommon–South Leitrim | Independent | Resignation of Luke 'Ming' Flanagan upon election to the European Parliament.[27] | |||
| 26 May 2014 | Dublin South–West | Fine Gael | Resignation of Brian Hayes upon election to the European Parliament.[28] | |||
| 11 October 2014 | Dublin South–West | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Paul Murphy takes the seat vacated by the resignation of Brian Hayes.[29] | |||
| 11 October 2014 | Roscommon–South Leitrim | Independent | Michael Fitzmaurice takes the seat vacated by the resignation of Luke 'Ming' Flanagan.[30] | |||
| 30 October 2014 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Fine Gael | Resignation of Phil Hogan upon appointment to the European Commission.[31] | |||
| 10 February 2015 | Wicklow | Independent | Labour Party | Anne Ferris loses the Labour Party whip for voting in favour of providing for abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities. | ||
| 13 March 2015 | Dublin South–East | Renua Ireland | Independent | Lucinda Creighton joins Renua Ireland on its foundation.[32] | ||
| 13 March 2015 | Wicklow | Renua Ireland | Independent | Billy Timmins joins Renua Ireland on its foundation.[32] | ||
| 13 March 2015 | Dublin North–East | Renua Ireland | Independent | Terence Flanagan joins Renua Ireland on its foundation.[32] | ||
| 23 May 2015 | Carlow–Kilkenny | Fianna Fáil | Bobby Aylward takes the seat vacated by the resignation of Phil Hogan.[33] | |||
| 29 May 2015 | Clare | Independent | Labour Party | Michael McNamara loses the Labour Party whip for voting against the sale of the State's stake in Aer Lingus.[34] | ||
| 15 July 2015 | Wicklow | Social Democrats | Independent | Stephen Donnelly joins the Social Democrats on its foundation.[35] | ||
| 15 July 2015 | Kildare North | Social Democrats | Independent | Catherine Murphy joins the Social Democrats on its foundation.[35] | ||
| 15 July 2015 | Dublin North–West | Social Democrats | Independent | Róisín Shortall joins the Social Democrats on its foundation.[35] | ||
| 16 July 2015 | Wicklow | Labour Party | Independent | Anne Ferris rejoins the parliamentary Labour Party.[36] | ||
| 16 September 2015 | Clare | Labour Party | Independent | Michael McNamara rejoins the parliamentary Labour Party.[37] | ||
| 26 September 2015 | Dublin South–West | Independent | Labour Party | Eamonn Maloney resigns from the Labour Party.[38] | ||
| 24 November 2015 | Cavan–Monaghan | Independent | Fine Gael | Seán Conlan resigns from Fine Gael.[39] | ||
| 14 January 2016 | Galway West | Fine Gael | Resignation of Brian Walsh due to health concerns.[40] | |||
Retirements
The following members of the 31st Dáil did not stand for re-election to the 32nd Dáil.
See also
- Government of the 31st Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 31st Dáil
- Members of the 24th Seanad
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 TD who was elected for the first time at the 2011 general election.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Members of the Socialist Party, the People Before Profit Alliance and Workers and Unemployed Action campaigned together under the banner of the United Left Alliance (ULA), but only their individual party names appeared on the ballot paper.
References
- ↑ "Final Day of 30th Dáil". RTÉ News. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "Election 2016: President Higgins dissolves 31st Dáil". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ Collins, Stephen (8 March 2011). "Independents agree grouping". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ↑ "Election 2011 Results: National Summary". RTÉ News. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "Electoral Act, 1992 sec.36: Re-election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil.". Irish Statute Book. Government of Ireland. 5 November 1992. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ↑ "Brian Lenihan remembered as a politician of integrity". The Irish Times. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Naughten loses Fine Gael whip". The Irish Times. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Patrick Nulty secures Dublin West seat". RTÉ News. 29 October 2011.
- ↑ Cullen, Paul; Minihan, Mary (16 November 2011). "Minister's resignation increases fears over budget cuts". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Strike three: Broughan finds himself back outside the tent". Irish Independent. 3 December 2011.
- ↑ O'Halloran, Marie; O'Regan, Michael (6 December 2011). "Labour TD votes against Vat measure". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Clare Daly resigns from the Socialist Party". RTÉ News. 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Roisin Shortall resigns as junior health minister". RTÉ News. 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Labour chairman Keaveney votes against Government". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Minister of State Shane McEntee dies suddenly". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Helen McEntee wins Meath East by-election after third count". RTÉ News. 28 March 2013.
- ↑ http://www.thejournal.ie/united-left-new-political-party-882971-Apr2013/
- 1 2 3 4 "Abortion law moves one step closer". Irish Independent. 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Creighton votes against Govt in abortion debate". RTÉ News. 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Peadar Toibín suspended from Sinn Féin for six months". TheJournal.ie. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ "Penrose welcomed ‘back into Labour fold’ by Gilmore". TheJournal.ie. 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Former Labour Party chairman Colm Keaveney joins Fianna Fáil". RTÉ News. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Nulty resigns over 'inappropriate' Facebook messages". RTÉ News. 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Fine Gael TD Nicky McFadden Dies". RTÉ News. 25 March 2014.
- ↑ "Walsh readmitted to Fine Gael after losing whip". RTÉ News. 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Coppinger wins Dublin West by-election". RTÉ News. 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Luke Flanagan elected MEP in Midlands NW". BreakingNews.ie. 26 May 2014.
- ↑ "By-elections are due to be held either side of Budget". Irish Independent. 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Murphy elected in Dublin South-West by-election". RTÉ News. 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Fitzmaurice wins in Roscommon/South-Leitrim by-election". RTÉ News. 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Phil Hogan attends last Fine Gael meeting in Kilkenny and receives hurling statue". Kilkenny People. 31 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Creighton says new party Renua Ireland about open politics". RTÉ News. 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Fianna Fail's Bobby Aylward victorious in Carlow/Kilkenny by-election". Irish Independent. 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Dáil votes for sale of State's Aer Lingus stake to IAG". RTÉ News. 29 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 O'Connell, Hugh (15 July 2015). "Revealed: Ireland’s newest political party will be called the Social Democrats". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ↑ "TD Anne Ferris re-joins Labour after expulsion from party". Irish Independent. 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Michael McNamara set to rejoin Labour Party". The Irish Times. 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Eamonn Maloney resigns from Labour Party". RTÉ News. 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Fine Gael TD Sean Conlan resigns from party". Irish Examiner. 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh resigns from Dáil over health concerns". Irish Examiner. 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sinn Féin Cork East TD Sandra McLellan will not contest election". RTÉ News. 10 October 2015.
- ↑ "McHugh replaces McGinley in Cabinet reshuffle". Donegal Democrat. 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Dowds decides not to contest general election". Irish Times. 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Here are all the Labour TDs stepping down at the next election". TheJournal.ie. 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell confirms she will stand down". The Irish Times. 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election". The Irish Times. 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "Quinn quits as minister and set to leave Dail". Evening Herald. 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Pat Rabbitte will NOT be contesting the next general election". TheJournal.ie. 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Joe Higgins TD 'not retiring' from politics despite deciding against running in election". Irish Independent. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Eamon Gilmore to retire from politics at next election". The Irish Times. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fianna Fáil TD Michael Kitt retires from politics". The Irish Times. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh will not contest the next election". The Irish Times. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Tom Fleming pulls out of General Election race". Radio Kerry. 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Kildare South to open up as Labour stalwart Jack Wall retires from Dáil". The Irish Independent. 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "Dan Neville surprises Fine Gael by saying he will not contest general election". Irish Independent. 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Louth TD Kirk will not contest next general election". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "TD Frank Feighan will not contest next general election". Irish Independent. 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sinn Féin TD Michael Colreavy will not contest next election". The Irish Times. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Fianna Fáil TD John Browne will not contest the next election". The Irish Times. 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Liam Twomey will not contest general election". The Irish Times. 17 July 2015.
External links
- "The 31st Dáil: A historic parliament". RTÉ News. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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