16th Seanad

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-13/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 1|title=Election of Cathaoirleach|date=13 May 1982|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129132533/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-13/2/|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-19/4/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 98 No. 2|title=Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach|date=19 May 1982|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222011625/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-05-19/4/|url-status=live}}

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.

{{Seanad member list start}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Luke

| lastname = Belton

| articlename =

| panel = Administrative Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Katharine

| lastname = Bulbulia

| articlename =

| panel = Administrative Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Sean

| lastname = Conway

| articlename = Sean Conway (Irish politician)

| panel = Administrative Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Micheál

| lastname = Cranitch

| articlename =

| panel = Administrative Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Tras

| lastname = Honan

| articlename =

| panel = Administrative Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Billy

| lastname = Kenneally

| articlename =

| panel = Administrative Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Flor

| lastname = O'Mahony

| articlename =

| panel = Administrative Panel

| party = Labour Party (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Bernard

| lastname = Durkan

| articlename =

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Michael

| lastname = Ferris

| articlename = Michael Ferris (politician)

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Labour Party (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Tom

| lastname = Fitzgerald

| articlename = Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Richard

| lastname = Hourigan

| articlename =

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Thomas

| lastname = Hussey

| articlename = Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Joseph

| lastname = Lennon

| articlename =

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = John

| lastname = Mannion

| articlename = John Mannion Jnr

| 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 = Martin

| lastname = O'Toole

| articlename =

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| 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 = Michael

| lastname = Smith

| articlename = Michael Smith (Irish politician)

| panel = Agricultural Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Séamus

| lastname = de Brún

| articlename =

| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Joachim

| lastname = Loughrey

| articlename =

| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| 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 = Mary

| lastname = O'Rourke

| articlename =

| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Madeleine

| lastname = Taylor

| articlename = Madeleine Taylor-Quinn

| panel = Cultural and Educational Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Deirdre

| lastname = Bolger

| articlename =

| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Timmy

| lastname = Conway

| articlename =

| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel

| party = Labour Party (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Jack

| lastname = Daly

| articlename = Jack Daly (politician)

| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Seán

| lastname = Fallon

| articlename = Seán Fallon (politician)

| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Willie

| lastname = Farrell

| articlename =

| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Michael

| lastname = Howard

| articlename = Michael Howard (Irish politician)

| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Mick

| lastname = Lanigan

| articlename =

| panel = Industrial and Commercial Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Patrick J.

| lastname = Reynolds

| articlename = Patrick J. Reynolds (politician)

| 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 = Monica

| lastname = Barnes

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Toddie

| lastname = Byrne

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Donie

| lastname = Cassidy

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Denis

| lastname = Cregan

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Dick

| lastname = Dowling

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Des

| lastname = Hanafin

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Jack

| lastname = Harte

| articlename = Jack Harte (politician)

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Labour Party (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Tony

| lastname = Herbert

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Mark

| lastname = Killilea

| articlename = Mark Killilea Jnr

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Brian

| lastname = Mullooly

| articlename =

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Maurice

| lastname = O'Connell

| articlename = Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician)

| panel = Labour Panel

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = James

| lastname = Dooge

| articlename =

| panel = National University of Ireland

| party = Fine Gael

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = John A.

| lastname = Murphy

| articlename =

| panel = National University of Ireland

| party = Independent politician (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Brendan

| lastname = Ryan

| articlename = Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)

| panel = National University of Ireland

| party = Independent politician (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Mary

| lastname = Robinson

| articlename =

| panel = Dublin University

| party = Labour Party (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Shane

| lastname = Ross

| articlename =

| panel = Dublin University

| party = Independent politician (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Trevor

| lastname = West

| articlename =

| panel = Dublin University

| party = Independent politician (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Paudge

| lastname = Brennan

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Flor

| lastname = Crowley

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Aidan

| lastname = Eames

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy = yes

| notes = Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Camilla

| lastname = Hannon

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = James

| lastname = Larkin

| articlename = James Larkin (Independent Fianna Fáil)

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Independent Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Seamus

| lastname = Mallon

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Independent politician (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = P. J.

| lastname = Mara

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Bernard

| lastname = McGlinchey

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = M. J.

| lastname = Nolan

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Seán

| lastname = O'Connor

| articlename = Seán O'Connor (businessman)

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy = yes

| notes = Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Ned

| lastname = O'Keeffe

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes = Elected to 24th Dáil at general election on 24 November 1982

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = John

| lastname = Robb

| articlename = John Robb (surgeon)

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Independent politician (Ireland)

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = Frank

| lastname = Wall

| articlename = Frank Wall (Irish politician)

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy = yes

| notes = Nominated on 13 December 1982 to fill vacancy after the general election

}}

{{Seanad member entry

| firstname = G. V.

| lastname = Wright

| articlename =

| panel = Nominated by the Taoiseach

| party = Fianna Fáil

| filledvacancy =

| notes =

}}

{{end}}

{{Constituency changes start|con=Panel}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Agricultural Panel

|gain =

|loss = Fine Gael

|note = Bernard Durkan elected to 24th Dáil at general election{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4|title=Election of Members to Dáil Éireann|date=21 December 1982|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607113159/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/2/|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Cultural and Educational Panel

|gain =

|loss = Fianna Fáil

|note = Mary O'Rourke elected to 24th Dáil at general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Cultural and Educational Panel

|gain =

|loss = Fine Gael

|note = Madeleine Taylor elected to 24th Dáil at general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Labour Panel

|gain =

|loss = Fine Gael

|note = Monica Barnes elected to 24th Dáil at general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Labour Panel

|gain =

|loss = Fine Gael

|note = Dick Dowling elected to 24th Dáil at general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach

|gain =

|loss = Fianna Fáil

|note = Paudge Brennan elected to 24th Dáil at general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach

|gain =

|loss = Fianna Fáil

|note = M. J. Nolan elected to 24th Dáil at general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 24

|month = November

|year = 1982

|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach

|gain =

|loss = Fianna Fáil

|note = Ned O'Keeffe elected to 24th Dáil at general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 13

|month = December

|year = 1982

|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach

|gain = Fianna Fáil

|loss =

|note = Aidan Eames nominated to fill vacancy after the general election{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/3/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 99 No. 4|title=Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach|date=21 December 1982|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629152217/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1982-12-21/3/|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 13

|month = December

|year = 1982

|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach

|gain = Fianna Fáil

|loss =

|note = Seán O'Connor nominated to fill vacancy after the general election

}}

{{Constituency changes

|date = 13

|month = December

|year = 1982

|con = Nominated by the Taoiseach

|gain = Fianna Fáil

|loss =

|note = Frank Wall nominated to fill vacancy after the general election

}}{{end}}

{{Reflist}}

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{{Lists of members of Seanad Éireann}}

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