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{{short description|Members of the Seanad from 2002 to 2007}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
|name                   = 22nd Seanad
|image                  = Oireachtas logo.svg
|image_size             = 100px
|body                   = [[Seanad Éireann]]
|country                = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|meeting_place          = [[Leinster House]]
|term_start             = 12 September 2002
|term_end               = 4 July 2007
|before                 = [[21st Seanad]]
|after                  = [[23rd Seanad]]
|membership1            = 60
|chamber1_leader1_type  = [[Cathaoirleach]]
|chamber1_leader1       = [[Rory Kiely]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
|chamber1_leader2_type  = [[Leas-Chathaoirleach]]
|chamber1_leader2       = [[Paddy Burke]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
|chamber1_leader3_type  = [[Leader of the Seanad|Leader of the<br/>Seanad]]
|chamber1_leader3       = [[Mary O'Rourke]] (FF)
|government             = [[26th government of Ireland]]
}}

The '''22nd Seanad''' was in office from 2002 to 2007. An election to [[Seanad Éireann]], the [[senate]] of the [[Oireachtas]] (Irish parliament), followed the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]] to the [[29th Dáil]]. The senators served until the close of poll for the [[23rd Seanad]], which was 23 July 2007 for panel members and 24 July 2007 for university members.

==Cathaoirleach==
[[Rory Kiely]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) was elected as Cathaoirleach. This followed a vote of Fianna Fáil senators, in which Kiely was one of four candidates for nomination to the position.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brennock |first1=Mark |title=Kiely set to be next Cathaoirleach |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/kiely-set-to-be-next-cathaoirleach-1.1094034 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=3 September 2002}}</ref>

On 13 September 2002, [[Paddy Burke]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]]) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by [[Jim Higgins (Irish politician)|Jim Higgins]] (FG) and seconded by [[Michael Finucane]] (FG). He was elected without a division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2002-09-13/5/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 170 No. 2|title=Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach|date=13 September 2002}}</ref>

== Composition of the 22nd Seanad ==
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad. 43 Senators are elected by the [[vocational panel]]s, 6 elected by universities and 11 are [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|nominated by the Taoiseach]].

The following table shows the composition by party when the 22nd Seanad first met on 12 September 2002.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{diagonal split header 2|Party|Origin}}  
! scope="col" colspan="5"| [[Vocational panel]]s
! rowspan="2"| [[National University of Ireland (constituency)|NUI]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Dublin University (constituency)|DU]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Total
|-
! scope="col" |[[Administrative Panel|Admin]]
! scope="col" |[[Agricultural Panel|Agri]]
! scope="col" |[[Cultural and Educational Panel|Cult & Educ]]
! scope="col" |[[Industrial and Commercial Panel|Ind & Comm]]
! scope="col" |[[Labour Panel|Labour]]
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fianna Fáil]]|| 4 || 6 || 3 || 5 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || '''30''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fine Gael]] || 2 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''15''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|align="left"| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]|| | 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''5''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
|align="left"| [[Progressive Democrats]]|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || '''4''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Democrats}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|align="left"| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 1 || '''6''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"| Total !! 7 !! 11 !! 5 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 60 !!
|}

=== Effect of changes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"| Party
!2002{{anchor|changes-ref1}}<sup>[[#changes-fn1|1]]</sup>
!May 2007{{anchor|changes-ref2}}<sup>[[#changes-fn2|2]]</sup>
!July 2007{{anchor|changes-ref3}}<sup>[[#changes-fn3|3]]</sup>
|-
| {{party name with color|Fianna Fáil}}||align="right" | 30 ||align="right"| 27||align="right" | 24
|-
| {{party name with color|Fine Gael}}||align="right" | 15 ||align="right"| 15||align="right" | 9
|-
| {{party name with color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}||align="right" | 5 ||align="right"| 5||align="right" | 4
|-
| {{party name with color|Progressive Democrats}}||align="right" | 4 ||align="right"| 5||align="right" | 5
|-
| {{party name with color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}||align="right" | 6 ||align="right"| 8||align="right" | 8
|-
| {{party name with color no link|Vacant}}||align="right" | 0 ||align="right"| 0||align="right" | 10
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Total'''||colspan="3" align="center"| '''60'''
|}

;Notes
{{refbegin}}
# {{anchor|changes-fn1}}[[#changes-ref1|^]] The 2002 column indicates the state of parties when 22nd Seanad first met in 2002
#{{anchor|changes-fn2}}[[#changes-ref2|^]] The May 2007 column indicates the state of parties on the dissolution of the [[29th Dáil]] 
#{{anchor|changes-fn3}}[[#changes-ref3|^]] The July 2007 column indicates the state of parties when the Seanad reassembled after the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 Dáil election]], when 14 senators were elected to the [[30th Dáil]], including 4 senators who had been [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|nominated by the Taoiseach]], who were replaced by 4 new nominees.
{{refend}}

== List of senators ==
{{Seanad member list start}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Timmy
 | lastname      = Dooley
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Frank
 | lastname      = Feighan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Camillus
 | lastname      = Glynn
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Tony
 | lastname      = Kett
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Joe
 | lastname      = McHugh
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael 
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Joanna
 | lastname      = Tuffy
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Diarmuid
 | lastname      = Wilson
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Paul
 | lastname      = Bradford
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Paddy
 | lastname      = Burke
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Ulick
 | lastname      = Burke
 | articlename   = Ulick Burke (politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Peter
 | lastname      = Callanan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Rory
 | lastname      = Kiely
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = [[Cathaoirleach]]
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Martin
 | lastname      = Mansergh
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Francis
 | lastname      = O'Brien
 | articlename   = Francis O'Brien (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Kathleen
 | lastname      = O'Meara
 | articlename   = Kathleen O'Meara (politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John Paul
 | lastname      = Phelan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Eamon
 | lastname      = Scanlon
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Jim
 | lastname      = Walsh
 | articlename   = Jim Walsh (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | changes       =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Noel
 | lastname      = Coonan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brian
 | lastname      = Hayes
 | articlename   = Brian Hayes (politician)
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Paschal
 | lastname      = Mooney
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Labhrás
 | lastname      = Ó Murchú
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Ann
 | lastname      = Ormonde
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = James
 | lastname      = Bannon
 | articlename   = James Bannon (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Eddie
 | lastname      = Bohan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Paul
 | lastname      = Coghlan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Margaret
 | lastname      = Cox
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Party whip removed on 4 April 2007; thereafter sat as an [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent]]<ref name=Cox/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Marc
 | lastname      = MacSharry
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Derek
 | lastname      = McDowell
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Kieran
 | lastname      = Phelan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Sheila
 | lastname      = Terry
 | articlename   = Sheila Terry (politician)
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Mary
 | lastname      = White
 | articlename   = Mary White (Fianna Fáil politician)
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Fergal 
 | lastname      = Browne
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Maurice 
 | lastname      = Cummins
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brendan
 | lastname      = Daly
 | articlename   = Brendan Daly (politician)
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Geraldine 
 | lastname      = Feeney
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Michael
 | lastname      = Finucane
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Liam
 | lastname      = Fitzgerald
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Left Fianna Fáil on 28 March 2007; thereafter sat as an [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent]]<ref name=Fitzgerald/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John
 | lastname      = Hanafin
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Jim
 | lastname      = Higgins
 | articlename   = Jim Higgins (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Terry
 | lastname      = Leyden
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Don
 | lastname      = Lydon
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Michael
 | lastname      = McCarthy
 | articlename   = Michael McCarthy (politician)
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Joe
 | lastname      = O'Toole
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = National University of Ireland
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Feargal
 | lastname      = Quinn
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | 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         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Mary
 | lastname      = Henry
 | articlename   = Mary Henry (doctor)
 | panel         = Dublin University
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = David
 | lastname      = Norris
 | articlename   = David Norris (politician)
 | panel         = Dublin University
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Shane
 | lastname      = Ross
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Dublin University
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Cyprian
 | lastname      = Brady
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Michael
 | lastname      = Brennan
 | articlename   = Michael Brennan (Progressive Democrats politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Joined the Progressive Democrats on 29 April 2004<ref name=Brennan/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John 
 | lastname      = Dardis
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Progressive Democrats
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Maurice
 | lastname      = Hayes
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brendan
 | lastname      = Kenneally
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Michael
 | lastname      = Kitt
 | articlename   = Michael P. Kitt
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Elected to [[30th Dáil]] at [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John
 | lastname      = Minihan
 | articlename   = John Minihan (politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Progressive Democrats
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Tom
 | lastname      = Morrissey
 | articlename   = Tom Morrissey (politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Progressive Democrats
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Pat
 | lastname      = Moylan
 | articlename   = Pat Moylan (politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = 
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Mary
 | lastname      = O'Rourke
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = [[Leader of the Seanad]] until her election to [[30th Dáil]] on 24 May 2007
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Kate
 | lastname      = Walsh
 | articlename   = Kate Walsh (politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Progressive Democrats
 | filledvacancy = 
 | notes         = Died on 24 April 2007<ref name=Walsh/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Colm
 | lastname      = O'Gorman
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Progressive Democrats
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated on 3 May 2007 to replace [[Kate Walsh (politician)|Kate Walsh]]<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Donie 
 | lastname      = Cassidy
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace [[Mary O'Rourke]],<br/>who was elected to the [[30th Dáil]] at the [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007.<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Seán
 | lastname      = Dorgan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace [[Michael P. Kitt|Michael Kitt]],<br/>who was elected to the [[30th Dáil]] at the [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007.<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Peter
 | lastname      = Sands
 | articlename   = Peter Sands (politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace [[Brendan Kenneally]],<br/>who was elected to the [[30th Dáil]] at the [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007.<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Chris
 | lastname      = Wall
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated on 23 June 2007 to replace [[Cyprian Brady]],<br/>who was elected to the [[30th Dáil]] at the [[2007 Irish general election|general election]] on 24 May 2007.<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{end}}

==Changes==
{{Constituency changes start|con=Panel}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = April
|date  = 29
|year  = 2004
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Progressive Democrats
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Michael Brennan (Progressive Democrats politician)|Michael Brennan]] joined the Progressive Democrats<ref name=Brennan>{{cite news |title=FF Senator Brennan to switch to PDs |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0428/49565-brennanm/ |agency=[[RTÉ News]] |date=28 April 2004}}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = March
|date  = 28
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Labour Panel]]
|gain  = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Liam Fitzgerald]] resigned from Fianna Fáil<ref name=Fitzgerald>{{cite news |title=FF conflict as two senators rebel |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ff-conflict-as-two-senators-rebel-1.805072 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |first=Stephen |last=Collins |author-link=Stephen Collins (journalist) |date=29 March 2007 |archive-date=6 January 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106070959/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ff-conflict-as-two-senators-rebel-1.805072 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = April
|date  = 4
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
|gain  = Independent politician (Ireland)
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Margaret Cox]] resigned from Fianna Fáil<ref name=Cox>{{cite news |title=FF's Margaret Cox gives resignation letter |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0404/87519-coxm/ |agency=[[RTÉ News]] |date=20 April 2007 |archive-date=6 January 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106070959/https://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0404/87519-coxm/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = April
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = 
|loss  = Progressive Democrats
|note  = Death of [[Kate Walsh (politician)|Kate Walsh]]<ref name=Walsh>{{cite news |title=PD Senator Kate Walsh passes away |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0424/88252-walshk/ |agency=[[RTÉ News]] |date=26 April 2007 |archive-date=6 January 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106070959/https://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0424/88252-walshk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-04-25/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 22|title=Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy|date=25 April 2007|access-date=9 January 2025|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222053803/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-04-25/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 3
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Progressive Democrats
|loss  = 
|note  = [[Colm O'Gorman]] nominated to replace Kate Walsh<ref name=Nominated>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-07-03/3/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 26|title=Nomination of Members|date=3 July 2007|access-date=9 January 2025|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222052958/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-07-03/3/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Iris Oifigiúil]] |title=Nomination of Member of Seanad Éireann |date=8 May 2007 |volume=2007 |issue=37 |pages=466 |url=https://irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2007/may/2007%2005%2008%20IO%20Issue.PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PD candidate appointed to Seanad |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0503/88631-seanad/ |agency=[[RTÉ News]] |date=3 May 2007 |archive-date=6 January 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106070959/https://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0503/88631-seanad/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Administrative Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Timmy Dooley]] elected to the [[30th Dáil]]<ref name=Elected_ge>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-07-03/2/|work=Seanad Debates. Vol. 186 No. 26|title=Election of Members to Dáil Éireann|date=3 July 2007|access-date=9 January 2025|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222052947/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-07-03/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Administrative Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Frank Feighan]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Administrative Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Joe McHugh]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Administrative Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note  = [[Joanna Tuffy]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Ulick Burke (politician)|Ulick Burke]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Martin Mansergh]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Eamon Scanlon]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Cultural and Educational Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Noel Coonan]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Cultural and Educational Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Brian Hayes (politician)|Brian Hayes]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]  
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[James Bannon (Irish politician)|James Bannon]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Mary O'Rourke]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Cyprian Brady]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Michael P. Kitt|Michael Kitt]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = May
|date  = 24
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = 
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Brendan Kenneally]] elected to the 30th Dáil<ref name=Elected_ge/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = June
|date  = 23
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  = 
|note  = [[Donie Cassidy]] nominated to fill vacancy<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = June
|date  = 23
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  = 
|note  = [[Chris Wall]] nominated to fill vacancy<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = June
|date  = 23
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  = 
|note  = [[Seán Dorgan]] nominated to fill vacancy<ref name=Nominated/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|month = June
|date  = 23
|year  = 2007
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  = 
|note  = [[Peter Sands (politician)|Peter Sands]] nominated to fill vacancy<ref name=Nominated/>
}}{{end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F22|title=Find a Senator: 22nd Seanad|website=Oireachtas}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&fromDate=&toDate=&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F22|title=Seanad Debates: 22nd Seanad|website=Oireachtas}}

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