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Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 16th Dáil
April 10, 2024
16th, dáil, elected, 1957, general, election, march, 1957, march, 1957, members, dáil, Éireann, house, representatives, oireachtas, legislature, ireland, known, change, taoiseach, from, Éamon, valera, seán, lemass, june, 1959, september, 1961, president, Éamon. The 16th Dail was elected at the 1957 general election on 5 March 1957 and met on 20 March 1957 The members of Dail Eireann the house of representatives of the Oireachtas legislature of Ireland are known as TDs The 16th Dail saw a change of Taoiseach from Eamon de Valera to Sean Lemass in June 1959 On 8 September 1961 President Eamon de Valera dissolved the Dail on the request of Taoiseach Sean Lemass The 16th Dail lasted 1 627 days 16th Dail 15th Dail 17th Dail OverviewLegislative bodyDail EireannJurisdictionIrelandMeeting placeLeinster HouseTerm20 March 1957 1 September 1961Election1957 general electionGovernment8th government of Ireland 1957 1959 9th government of Ireland 1959 1961 Members147Ceann ComhairlePatrick HoganTaoiseachSean Lemass Eamon de Valerauntil 23 June 1959TanaisteSean MacEntee Sean Lemassuntil 23 June 1959Chief WhipDonnchadh o BriainLeader of the OppositionJames Dillon John A Costellountil 21 October 1959Sessions1st20 March 1957 4 July 19572nd23 October 1957 17 July 19583rd22 October 1958 23 July 19594th21 October 1959 20 July 19605th26 October 1960 1 September 1961 Contents 1 Composition of the 16th Dail 1 1 Graphical representation 2 Ceann Comhairle 3 TDs by constituency 4 Changes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksComposition of the 16th Dail editParty March 1957 Sep 1961 Fianna Fail 78 75Fine Gael 40 41Labour 12 11Sinn Fein 4 4Clann na Talmhan 3 3Clann na Poblachta 1 1Independent 9 7Ceann Comhairle 1National Progressive Democrats 2Vacant 2In line with its policy of abstentionism the Sinn Fein TDs did not take their seats Fianna Fail denoted with a bullet formed the 8th government of Ireland led by Eamon de Valera as Taoiseach Following de Valera s election as president of Ireland in June 1959 Sean Lemass formed the 9th government of Ireland Graphical representation edit This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 16th Dail from March 1957 This was not the official seating plan nbsp Ceann Comhairle editOn the meeting of the Dail Patrick Hogan Lab who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1951 was proposed by John A Costello FG and seconded by Eamon de Valera FF for the position His election was approved without a vote 1 TDs by constituency editThe list of the 147 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dail constituency 2 Members of the 16th DailConstituency Name PartyCarlow Kilkenny Patrick Crotty Fine GaelJim Gibbons Fianna FailJoseph Hughes Fine GaelFrancis Humphreys Fianna FailMartin Medlar Fianna FailCavan Patrick O Reilly Fine GaelMichael Sheridan Fianna FailPaddy Smith Fianna FailJohn Tully Clann na PoblachtaClare Eamon de Valera Fianna FailPatrick Hillery Fianna FailPatrick Hogan LabourWilliam Murphy Fine GaelCork Borough Stephen Barrett Fine GaelSean Casey LabourJohn Galvin Fianna FailGus Healy Fianna FailJack Lynch Fianna FailCork East Richard Barry Fine GaelMartin Corry Fianna FailJohn Moher Fianna FailCork North Batt Donegan Fianna FailPatrick McAuliffe LabourDenis O Sullivan Fine GaelCork South Dan Desmond LabourSean McCarthy Fianna FailTadhg Manley Fine GaelCork West Edward Cotter Fianna FailMichael Pat Murphy LabourFlorence Wycherley IndependentDonegal East Neil Blaney Fianna FailLiam Cunningham Fianna FailDaniel McMenamin Fine GaelWilliam Sheldon IndependentDonegal West Joseph Brennan Fianna FailCormac Breslin Fianna FailPatrick O Donnell Fine GaelDublin County Kevin Boland Fianna FailPatrick Burke Fianna FailEamon Rooney Fine GaelDublin North Central Vivion de Valera Fianna FailColm Gallagher Fianna FailPatrick McGilligan Fine GaelDublin North East Jack Belton Fine GaelPatrick Byrne Fine GaelCharles Haughey Fianna FailDenis Larkin LabourOscar Traynor Fianna FailDublin North West Thomas Byrne IndependentDeclan Costello Fine GaelRichard Gogan Fianna FailDublin South Central Philip Brady Fianna FailMaurice E Dockrell Fine GaelSean Lemass Fianna FailCelia Lynch Fianna FailJack Murphy IndependentDublin South East Noel Browne IndependentJohn A Costello Fine GaelSean MacEntee Fianna FailDublin South West Robert Briscoe Fianna FailBernard Butler Fianna FailJames Carroll IndependentNoel Lemass Fianna FailMichael O Higgins Fine GaelDun Laoghaire and Rathdown Lionel Booth Fianna FailSean Brady Fianna FailLiam Cosgrave Fine GaelGalway North Michael Donnellan Clann na TalmhanMark Killilea Snr Fianna FailMichael F Kitt Fianna FailGalway South Patrick Beegan Fianna FailMichael Carty Fianna FailBrigid Hogan Fine GaelGalway West Gerald Bartley Fianna FailFintan Coogan Fine GaelJohnny Geoghegan Fianna FailKerry North Patrick Finucane IndependentTom McEllistrim Fianna FailDaniel Moloney Fianna FailDan Spring LabourKerry South Honor Crowley Fianna FailPatrick Palmer Fine GaelJohn Joe Rice Sinn FeinKildare Patrick Dooley Fianna FailWilliam Norton LabourGerard Sweetman Fine GaelLeix Offaly Kieran Egan Fianna FailNicholas Egan Fianna FailOliver J Flanagan Fine GaelPeadar Maher Fianna FailTom O Higgins Fine GaelLimerick East John Carew Fine GaelPaddy Clohessy Fianna FailDonogh O Malley Fianna FailTed Russell IndependentLimerick West James Collins Fianna FailDenis Jones Fine GaelDonnchadh o Briain Fianna FailLongford Westmeath Erskine H Childers Fianna FailCharles Fagan Fine GaelMichael Kennedy Fianna FailSean Mac Eoin Fine GaelRuairi o Bradaigh Sinn FeinLouth Frank Aiken Fianna FailGeorge Coburn Fine GaelPadraig Faulkner Fianna FailMayo North Phelim Calleary Fianna FailSean Doherty Fianna FailPatrick Lindsay Fine GaelMayo South Joseph Blowick Clann na TalmhanSean Flanagan Fianna FailHenry Kenny Fine GaelMicheal o Morain Fianna FailMeath Patrick Giles Fine GaelJames Griffin Fianna FailMichael Hilliard Fianna FailMonaghan James Dillon Fine GaelPatrick Mooney Fianna FailEighneachan o hAnnluain Sinn FeinRoscommon John Beirne Clann na TalmhanJames Burke Fine GaelGerald Boland Fianna FailJack McQuillan IndependentSligo Leitrim Stephen Flynn Fianna FailEugene Gilbride Fianna FailJohn Joe McGirl Sinn FeinMary Reynolds Fine GaelPatrick Rogers Fine GaelTipperary North John Fanning Fianna FailMary Ryan Fianna FailPatrick Tierney LabourTipperary South Dan Breen Fianna FailMichael Davern Fianna FailFrank Loughman Fianna FailRichard Mulcahy Fine GaelWaterford William Kenneally Fianna FailThomas Kyne LabourThaddeus Lynch Fine GaelJohn Ormonde Fianna FailWexford Denis Allen Fianna FailSean Browne Fianna FailBrendan Corish LabourAnthony Esmonde Fine GaelJames Ryan Fianna FailWicklow Paudge Brennan Fianna FailJames Everett LabourJames O Toole Fianna FailChanges editDate Constituency Loss Gain Note20 March 1957 Clare Labour Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan takes office as Ceann Comhairle 1 26 June 1957 Dublin North Central Fianna Fail Death of Colm Gallagher14 November 1957 Dublin North Central Independent Frank Sherwin wins seat vacated by the death of Gallagher2 February 1958 Galway South Fianna Fail Death of Patrick Beegan16 May 1958 Dublin South East Independent National Progressive Democrats Noel Browne co founds the National Progressive Democrats16 May 1958 Roscommon Independent National Progressive Democrats Jack McQuillan co founds the National Progressive Democrats30 May 1958 Galway South Fianna Fail Anthony Millar holds seat vacated by the death of Beegan13 May 1958 Dublin South Central Independent Resignation of Jack Murphy 3 25 June 1958 Dublin South Central Fianna Fail Patrick Cummins wins seat vacated by the resignation of Murphy13 March 1959 Dublin South West Fianna Fail Death of Bernard Butler22 March 1959 Meath Fianna Fail Death of James Griffin17 June 1959 Clare Fianna Fail Election of Eamon de Valera as president of Ireland22 July 1959 Dublin South West Fine Gael Richie Ryan wins seat vacated by the death of Butler22 July 1959 Meath Fianna Fail Henry Johnston holds seat vacated by the death of Griffin22 July 1959 Clare Fianna Fail Sean o Ceallaigh holds seat vacated by de Valera20 January 1960 Carlow Kilkenny Fine Gael Death of Joseph Hughes23 June 1960 Carlow Kilkenny Fianna Fail Patrick Teehan wins seat vacated by the death of Hughes24 November 1960 Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fail Death of Stephen Flynn1 March 1961 Sligo Leitrim Fine Gael Joseph McLoughlin wins seat vacated by the death of Flynn29 March 1961 Wexford Fianna Fail Death of Denis Allen19 April 1961 Carlow Kilkenny Fianna Fail Death of Francis HumphreysSee also edit9th SeanadReferences edit a b Election of Ceann Comhairle Dail Eireann 16th Dail Vol 161 No 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 March 1957 Archived from the original on 24 June 2022 Retrieved 23 August 2022 TDs amp Senators 16th Dail Houses of the Oireachtas Archived from the original on 5 May 2018 Retrieved 17 May 2022 Resignation of Member Dail Eireann 16th Dail Vol 168 No 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 13 May 1958 Archived from the original on 23 August 2022 Retrieved 23 August 2022 External links editHouses of the Oireachtas Debates 16th Dail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 16th Dail amp oldid 1216397994, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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