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3084:
3079:
3074:
3069:
3064:
3059:
3054:
3052:Patrick Cooney
3049:
3044:
3039:
3034:
3029:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2992:Gerald Bartley
2989:
2984:
2979:
2974:
2969:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2952:W. T. Cosgrave
2949:
2944:
2938:
2935:
2934:
2927:
2926:
2919:
2912:
2904:
2895:
2894:
2892:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2879:Micheál Martin
2876:
2871:
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2831:
2826:
2821:
2816:
2811:
2806:
2801:
2796:
2791:
2786:
2781:
2776:
2771:
2766:
2761:
2756:
2751:
2745:
2742:
2741:
2734:
2733:
2726:
2719:
2711:
2702:
2701:
2699:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2627:
2624:
2623:
2621:
2620:
2608:
2605:
2604:
2594:
2593:
2586:
2579:
2571:
2562:
2561:
2559:
2558:
2553:
2548:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2518:
2513:
2508:
2503:
2498:
2493:
2488:
2483:
2481:Joseph Brennan
2478:
2473:
2467:
2464:
2463:
2461:
2460:
2448:
2445:
2444:
2434:
2433:
2426:
2419:
2411:
2402:
2401:
2399:
2398:
2388:
2378:
2368:
2358:
2348:
2338:
2328:
2318:
2308:
2297:
2294:
2293:
2264:
2263:
2256:
2249:
2241:
2232:
2231:
2227:
2226:
2217:
2215:
2211:
2210:
2206:Malcolm Noonan
2203:
2201:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2185:
2184:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2168:
2167:
2160:
2158:
2152:
2151:
2144:
2142:
2135:
2133:
2126:
2124:
2121:
2117:
2116:
2109:
2107:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2091:
2090:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2074:
2073:
2066:
2064:
2061:
2057:
2056:
2053:
2049:
2048:
2041:
2039:
2032:
2030:
2027:
2023:
2022:
2018:Martin Gibbons
2015:
2013:
2010:
2006:
2005:
1998:
1996:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1980:
1979:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1963:
1962:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1946:
1945:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1929:
1928:
1925:
1921:
1920:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1904:
1903:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1887:
1886:
1879:
1877:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1861:
1860:
1856:Patrick Teehan
1853:
1851:
1845:
1844:
1837:
1835:
1828:
1826:
1823:
1819:
1818:
1811:
1809:
1803:
1802:
1798:James Pattison
1795:
1793:
1790:
1786:
1785:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1769:
1768:
1764:Patrick Crotty
1761:
1759:
1752:
1750:
1743:
1741:
1734:
1732:
1728:James Pattison
1725:
1723:
1720:
1716:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1687:
1676:
1675:
1672:Carlow–Kildare
1663:
1660:
1656:
1655:
1648:
1646:
1642:James Pattison
1639:
1637:
1634:
1630:
1629:
1622:
1620:
1613:
1611:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1595:
1594:
1587:
1585:
1579:
1578:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1562:
1561:
1554:
1552:
1545:
1543:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1527:
1526:
1519:
1517:
1511:
1510:
1503:
1501:
1497:Michael Shelly
1494:
1492:
1488:W. T. Cosgrave
1485:
1483:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1467:
1466:
1459:
1457:
1450:
1448:
1444:W. T. Cosgrave
1441:
1439:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1423:
1422:
1415:
1408:
1406:
1399:
1397:
1393:W. T. Cosgrave
1390:
1388:
1384:Edward Aylward
1381:
1379:
1376:
1372:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1343:
1317:This table is
1315:
1312:
1311:
1305:(TDs) for the
1299:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1276:
1268:
1267:
1262:
1259:
1250:
1245:
1241:
1240:
1235:
1232:
1223:
1218:
1214:
1213:
1208:
1205:
1196:
1191:
1187:
1186:
1181:
1178:
1169:
1164:
1160:
1159:
1151:
1150:
1118:
1099:
1090:"Dail beating"
1080:
1045:
1015:
973:
942:
941:
939:
936:
935:
934:
927:
924:
919:
916:
893:Martin Gibbons
877:
874:
842:Leinster House
822:
819:
784:
783:
734:
732:
725:
719:
716:
686:
685:
636:
634:
627:
621:
618:
605:
602:
568:
565:
543:Following the
514:
511:
473:Farmer's Party
448:
445:
408:
407:
404:
403:
398:
392:
391:
383:11, including
381:
377:
376:
365:
361:
360:
358:
354:
353:
348:
344:
343:
337:(aged 73)
331:
327:
326:
309:
307:
303:
302:
298:
297:
294:
293:
288:
284:
283:
273:
272:
266:
265:
260:
256:
255:
239:
238:
222:
221:
215:
214:
209:
201:
200:
194:
193:
188:
182:
181:
176:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
151:
150:
144:
143:
140:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
103:
102:
97:
91:
90:
85:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
58:
57:
51:
50:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3260:
3249:
3246:
3244:
3241:
3239:
3236:
3234:
3231:
3229:
3226:
3224:
3221:
3219:
3216:
3214:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3184:
3181:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3171:
3170:
3168:
3153:
3150:
3148:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3138:
3137:Simon Coveney
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3107:Michael Smith
3105:
3103:
3100:
3098:
3095:
3093:
3092:David Andrews
3090:
3088:
3085:
3083:
3082:Vincent Brady
3080:
3078:
3075:
3073:
3070:
3068:
3065:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3057:Paddy O'Toole
3055:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3038:
3035:
3033:
3030:
3028:
3025:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3017:Liam Cosgrave
3015:
3013:
3012:Paddy Donegan
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2982:Seán Mac Eoin
2980:
2978:
2975:
2973:
2972:Oscar Traynor
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2953:
2950:
2948:
2947:Cathal Brugha
2945:
2943:
2940:
2939:
2936:
2932:
2925:
2920:
2918:
2913:
2911:
2906:
2905:
2902:
2890:
2887:
2885:
2884:Dara Calleary
2882:
2880:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2869:Michael Creed
2867:
2865:
2864:Simon Coveney
2862:
2860:
2859:Brendan Smith
2857:
2855:
2854:Mary Coughlan
2852:
2850:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2839:Michael Woods
2837:
2835:
2832:
2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2817:
2815:
2814:Ray MacSharry
2812:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2800:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2767:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2759:Patrick Hogan
2757:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2749:Robert Barton
2747:
2746:
2743:
2739:
2732:
2727:
2725:
2720:
2718:
2713:
2712:
2709:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2671:Brian Lenihan
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2641:Gerry Collins
2639:
2637:
2636:George Colley
2634:
2632:
2629:
2628:
2625:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2610:
2609:
2606:
2600:
2599:Lynch cabinet
2592:
2587:
2585:
2580:
2578:
2573:
2572:
2569:
2557:
2554:
2552:
2549:
2547:
2544:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2536:Brian Lenihan
2534:
2532:
2531:Patrick Lalor
2529:
2527:
2524:
2522:
2519:
2517:
2514:
2512:
2511:Seán Flanagan
2509:
2507:
2504:
2502:
2499:
2497:
2496:Gerry Collins
2494:
2492:
2491:George Colley
2489:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2468:
2465:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2450:
2449:
2446:
2440:
2439:Lynch cabinet
2432:
2427:
2425:
2420:
2418:
2413:
2412:
2409:
2396:
2392:
2391:Michael Yeats
2389:
2386:
2382:
2379:
2376:
2372:
2369:
2366:
2362:
2359:
2356:
2352:
2351:Brian Lenihan
2349:
2346:
2342:
2341:Liam Kavanagh
2339:
2336:
2332:
2329:
2326:
2322:
2319:
2316:
2312:
2309:
2306:
2302:
2299:
2298:
2295:
2289:
2288:
2280:
2273:
2272:
2262:
2257:
2255:
2250:
2248:
2243:
2242:
2239:
2225:
2223:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2212:
2207:
2198:
2190:
2186:
2181:
2173:
2170:
2169:
2164:
2163:Bobby Aylward
2157:
2154:
2153:
2148:
2139:
2130:
2122:
2118:
2113:
2112:Bobby Aylward
2110:
2108:
2104:
2101:
2099:
2096:
2093:
2092:
2087:
2079:
2076:
2075:
2070:
2062:
2059:
2058:
2054:
2051:
2050:
2045:
2036:
2028:
2025:
2024:
2019:
2016:
2014:
2011:
2008:
2007:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1993:
1985:
1982:
1981:
1976:
1973:
1971:
1968:
1965:
1964:
1959:
1951:
1948:
1947:
1942:
1934:
1931:
1930:
1926:
1923:
1922:
1917:
1916:Kieran Crotty
1909:
1906:
1905:
1900:
1892:
1889:
1888:
1883:
1874:
1866:
1863:
1862:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1846:
1841:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1820:
1815:
1814:Martin Medlar
1808:
1805:
1804:
1799:
1791:
1787:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1771:
1770:
1765:
1756:
1755:Joseph Hughes
1747:
1746:Thomas Derrig
1738:
1729:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1718:
1717:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1681:
1674:
1673:
1669:
1661:
1658:
1657:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1632:
1631:
1626:
1617:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1596:
1591:
1584:
1581:
1580:
1575:
1567:
1563:
1558:
1549:
1548:Thomas Derrig
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1523:
1522:Thomas Bolger
1520:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1512:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1489:
1480:
1472:
1468:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1454:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1424:
1421:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1373:
1344:
1341:
1340:
1334:
1330:
1324:
1320:
1313:
1308:
1304:
1303:Teachtaà Dála
1297:
1292:
1290:
1285:
1283:
1278:
1277:
1274:
1265:
1264:Ray MacSharry
1256:
1255:
1248:
1242:
1238:
1229:
1228:
1221:
1215:
1211:
1202:
1201:
1194:
1188:
1184:
1175:
1174:
1167:
1161:
1156:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1128:
1122:
1114:
1110:
1103:
1095:
1091:
1084:
1068:
1065:. June 2006.
1064:
1063:
1058:
1052:
1050:
1033:
1029:
1025:
1024:"Jim Gibbons"
1019:
1004:
1003:
999:
992:
990:
988:
986:
984:
982:
980:
978:
961:
957:
953:
947:
943:
933:
930:
929:
923:
915:
913:
909:
906:
902:
898:
894:
890:
886:
881:
873:
871:
866:
864:
863:
858:
857:
852:
848:
843:
839:
835:
830:
828:
818:
815:
813:
812:George Colley
809:
804:
802:
798:
793:
791:
780:
777:
769:
759:
755:
751:
745:
744:
740:
735:This section
733:
729:
724:
723:
715:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
693:
682:
679:
671:
661:
657:
653:
647:
646:
642:
637:This section
635:
631:
626:
625:
617:
615:
611:
601:
598:
593:
591:
587:
582:
578:
574:
564:
562:
558:
554:
550:
546:
541:
539:
535:
531:
527:
522:
520:
510:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
485:
480:
478:
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
444:
442:
438:
435:(TD) for the
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
405:
402:
399:
397:
393:
390:
386:
382:
378:
359:
355:
352:
349:
345:
341:
332:
328:
324:
320:2 August 1924
308:
304:
299:
295:
292:
289:
285:
279:
274:
271:
267:
264:
261:
257:
254:
250:
245:
240:
237:
236:November 1982
233:
232:February 1982
228:
223:
220:
216:
213:
210:
202:
199:
195:
192:
189:
183:
180:
177:
171:
167:
163:
157:
152:
149:
145:
141:
135:
132:
129:
123:
119:
115:
109:
104:
101:
100:Ray MacSharry
98:
92:
89:
86:
80:
77:
74:
70:
64:
59:
56:
52:
48:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
3147:Leo Varadkar
3132:Alan Shatter
3127:Éamon Ă“ CuĂv
3122:Tony Killeen
3112:Willie O'Dea
3102:Seán Barrett
3097:Hugh Coveney
3077:Brendan Daly
3027:Bobby Molloy
3007:Jerry Cronin
3001:
2987:Kevin Boland
2957:Peter Hughes
2829:Austin Deasy
2809:Mark Clinton
2803:
2779:Thomas Walsh
2774:James Dillon
2754:Art O'Connor
2676:Bobby Molloy
2660:
2611:
2541:Bobby Molloy
2515:
2501:Jerry Cronin
2476:Kevin Boland
2451:
2320:
2311:Thomas Dunne
2285:
2269:
2219:
2155:
2001:Dick Dowling
1974:
1941:Liam Aylward
1848:
1839:
1806:
1737:Thomas Walsh
1679:
1665:
1625:Seán Gibbons
1582:
1514:
1506:Seán Gibbons
1479:Edward Doyle
1417:
1402:James Lennon
1309:constituency
1252:
1247:Mark Clinton
1237:Mark Clinton
1225:
1210:Jerry Cronin
1198:
1171:
1141:. Retrieved
1137:the original
1130:
1121:
1112:
1102:
1093:
1083:
1071:. Retrieved
1060:
1036:. Retrieved
1027:
1018:
1006:. Retrieved
1000:
964:. Retrieved
955:
946:
921:
908:Bertie Ahern
887:and the new
882:
879:
867:
860:
854:
831:
824:
816:
805:
794:
787:
772:
763:
748:Please help
736:
696:Labour Party
689:
674:
665:
650:Please help
638:
607:
594:
570:
542:
526:Dáil Éireann
523:
516:
481:
461:Dáil Éireann
457:Seán Gibbons
450:
433:Teachta Dála
412:
411:
335:(1997-12-20)
287:Constituency
277:
259:Constituency
251: –
243:
234: –
226:
219:Teachta Dála
191:Jerry Cronin
186:Succeeded by
155:
142:Mark Clinton
138:Succeeded by
107:
95:Succeeded by
88:Mark Clinton
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