10th Seanad
{{short description|Members of the Seanad from 1961 to 1965}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
|name = 10th Seanad
|image = Oireachtas logo.svg
|image_size = 100px
|body = Seanad Éireann
|country = Ireland
|meeting_place = Leinster House
|term_start = 14 December 1961
|term_end = 28 July 1965
|before = 9th Seanad
|after = 11th Seanad
|membership1 = 60
|chamber1_leader1_type = Cathaoirleach
|chamber1_leader1 = Liam Ó Buachalla (FF)
|chamber1_leader2_type = Leas-Chathaoirleach
|chamber1_leader2 = Patrick Lindsay (FG)
|chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the
Seanad
|chamber1_leader3 = Thomas Mullins (FF)
|government = 10th government of Ireland
}}
The 10th Seanad was in office from 1961 to 1965. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1961 general election to the 19th Dáil. The senators served until the close of the poll for the 11th Seanad in 1965.
Cathaoirleach
On 14 December 1961, Liam Ó Buachalla (FF), the outgoing Cathaoirleach, was proposed again for the position by Thomas Mullins (FF) and seconded by Eamon Kissane (FF). He was elected unopposed.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1961-12-14/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 1|title=Election of Cathaoirleach|date=14 December 1961}}
On 3 January 1962, in the election for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach, Patrick Lindsay was proposed by Michael Hayes (FG) and seconded by Edward McGuire (Ind). Mary Davidson (Lab) was proposed by Dominick Murphy and seconded by Patrick Crowley. Lindsay was elected by a vote of 19 to 7, with Fianna Fáil abstaining.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1962-01-03/10/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 55 No. 2|title=Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach|date=3 January 1962}}
Composition of the 10th 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F10|title=10th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=26 December 2023|archive-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506100940/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=10&MemberID=1155&ConstID=210|url-status=live}}
The following table shows the composition by party when the 10th Seanad first met on 14 December 1961.
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| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{diagonal split header 2|Party|Origin}}
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Vocational panels ! rowspan="2"| NUI ! rowspan="2"| DU ! rowspan="2"| Nominated ! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" |Admin
! scope="col" |Agri ! scope="col" |Cult & Educ ! scope="col" |Ind & Comm ! scope="col" |Labour | ||||||||||
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" | |align="left"| Fianna Fáil | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" | |align="left"| Fine Gael | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | |align="left"| Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | |align="left"| Independent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" | |
| style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"| Total !! 7 !! 11 !! 5 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 60 !! |
List of senators
{{Seanad member list start}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Liam
| lastname = Ahern
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = Brady
| articlename = Seán Brady (senator)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Cornelius
| lastname = Desmond
| articlename = Cornelius Desmond (Irish politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Thomas J.
| lastname = Fitzpatrick
| articlename = Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (Cavan politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = Fitzsimons
| articlename = Patrick Fitzsimons (politician)
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Gerry
| lastname = L'Estrange
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Thomas
| lastname = Ruane
| articlename =
| panel = Administrative Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Batt
| lastname = Donegan
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963,
succeeding John Donnelly Sheridan
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Jack
| lastname = Fitzgerald
| articlename = Jack Fitzgerald (politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Daniel
| lastname = Hogan
| articlename = Daniel Hogan (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Robert
| lastname = Lahiffe
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Mannion
| articlename = John Mannion Snr
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Charles
| lastname = McDonald
| articlename = Charles McDonald (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = O'Reilly
| articlename = Patrick O'Reilly (Longford politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Timothy
| lastname = O'Sullivan
| articlename = Timothy O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Micheál
| lastname = Prendergast
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick W.
| lastname = Ryan
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = William
| lastname = Ryan
| articlename = William Ryan (Irish politician)
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John Donnelly
| lastname = Sheridan
| articlename =
| panel = Agricultural Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 5 April 1963
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Hayes
| articlename = Michael Hayes (politician)
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Eamon
| lastname = Kissane
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Timothy
| lastname = McAuliffe
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John J.
| lastname = Nash
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Liam
| lastname = Ó Buachalla
| articlename =
| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Cathaoirleach
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Gerald
| lastname = Boland
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Costelloe
| articlename = John Costelloe (politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963,
succeeding Daniel Moloney
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mary
| lastname = Davidson
| articlename = Mary Davidson (Irish politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Thomas
| lastname = Flanagan
| articlename = Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = Lindsay
| articlename = Patrick Lindsay (Irish politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Bernard
| lastname = McGlinchey
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Edward
| lastname = McGuire
| articlename = Edward McGuire (politician)
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Daniel
| lastname = Moloney
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 26 June 1963
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Joseph
| lastname = Quigley
| articlename =
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Eoin
| lastname = Ryan
| articlename = Eoin Ryan Snr
| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = Brosnahan
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = Browne
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John
| lastname = Butler
| articlename = John Butler (Irish politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Victor
| lastname = Carton
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = Crowley
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = James
| lastname = Dooge
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fine Gael
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Joseph
| lastname = Farrell
| articlename = Joseph Farrell (politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = Hayes
| articlename = Seán Hayes (Tipperary politician)
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Mark
| lastname = Killilea
| articlename = Mark Killilea Snr
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Dominick
| lastname = Murphy
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Labour Party (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Michael
| lastname = Yeats
| articlename =
| panel = Labour Panel
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Dónall
| lastname = Ó Conalláin
| articlename =
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = George
| lastname = O'Brien
| articlename = George O'Brien (Irish politician)
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Patrick
| lastname = Quinlan
| articlename = Patrick Quinlan (politician)
| panel = National University of Ireland
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = William J. E.
| lastname = Jessop
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John N.
| lastname = Ross
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = William Bedell
| lastname = Stanford
| articlename =
| panel = Dublin University
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Kit
| lastname = Ahern
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy = yes
| notes = Nominated on 25 November 1964 succeeding Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John J.
| lastname = Brennan
| articlename = John Brennan (Irish senator)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = John Copeland
| lastname = Cole
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Gus
| lastname = Healy
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Joe
| lastname = Mooney
| articlename = Joe Mooney (politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Thomas
| lastname = Mullins
| articlename = Thomas Mullins (Irish politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Tom
| lastname = Nolan
| articlename = Tom Nolan (Irish politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Nora Connolly
| lastname = O'Brien
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Seán
| lastname = O'Donovan
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Pádraig
| lastname = Ó Siochfhradha
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes = Died on 19 November 1964
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = Margaret Mary
| lastname = Pearse
| articlename =
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Fianna Fáil
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
| firstname = William
| lastname = Sheldon
| articlename = William Sheldon (Irish politician)
| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| party = Independent politician (Ireland)
| filledvacancy =
| notes =
}}
{{end}}
Changes
{{Constituency changes start|con=Panel}}
{{Constituency changes
| date = 5
| month = April
| year = 1963
| con = Agricultural Panel
| loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
| note = Death of John Donnelly Sheridan{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-04-24/2/|title=Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 10|date=24 April 1963}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
| date = 26
| month = June
| year = 1963
| con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| loss = Fianna Fáil
| note = Death of Daniel Moloney{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-07-03/2/|title=Death of Senator: Expression of Sympathy|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 56 No. 15|date=3 July 1963}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
| date = 28
| month = November
| year = 1963
| con = Agricultural Panel
| gain = Fianna Fáil
| note = Batt Donegan elected at a by-election to succeed John Donnelly Sheridan{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-12-04/2/|title=Election of Senators|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 57 No. 3|date=4 December 1963}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1963-07-31/3/|title=Vacancies in Seanad Membership: Motions|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 52 No. 22|date=31 July 1963}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
| date = 28
| month = November
| year = 1963
| con = Industrial and Commercial Panel
| gain = Fianna Fáil
| note = John Costelloe elected at a by-election to succeed Daniel Moloney
}}
{{Constituency changes
| date = 19
| month = November
| year = 1964
| con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| loss = Independent politician (Ireland)
| note = Death of Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1964-12-02/2/|title=Bás Seanadóra: Rún Comhbhróin|language=Irish|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2|date=2 December 1964|access-date=28 October 2024|archive-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221182103/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1964-12-02/2/|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Constituency changes
| date = 25
| month = November
| year = 1964
| con = Nominated by the Taoiseach
| gain = Fianna Fáil
| note = Kit Ahern nominated to succeed Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1964-12-02/7/|title=Nomination of Senator|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 58 No. 2|date=2 December 1964}}
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References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F10|title=10th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Debates}}
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