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. It sat with the 15th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
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| 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 | ||||
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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
editThis is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 22nd Dáil from June 1981. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle
editOn 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
editThe list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]
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 following the defeat of the budget.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "TDs & Senators (22nd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Financial Resolutions, 1982: Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise — Beer – Dáil Éireann (22nd Dáil) – Vol. 332 No. 2". 27 January 1982. Retrieved 20 December 2023.