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Dáil Éireann Members' Directory

Chronology of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas

Dáil Éireann 1919 - 2017
Seanad Éireann 1922 - 2017

Dáil Members
Seanad Members


Mr. Peadar Clohessy

(01/12/1934 - 19/01/2014)

Profession: Farmer
Party: Progressive Democrats (Progressive Democrats members of the 26th Dáil)
Address

Fanningstown
Co. Limerick.

Details

Defeated in the 1982 election
26th Dáil - Chief Whip of the Progressive Democrats Party and Assistant Government Whip [1989 to 1992]



Ms. Mary Harney

Ms. Mary Harney

(11/03/1953 - )

Profession: Full-Time Public Representative, formerly Research worker.
Party: Progressive Democrats (Progressive Democrats members of the 26th Dáil)
Details


Born 11 March 1953
26th Dáil - Minister of State at the Department of Environment [19 July 1989 to 11 February 1992]
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment [13 February 1992 to 4 November 1992 (resigned)]
Progressive Democrats Party Leader [12 October 1993 - 11 September 2006]
28th Dáil - Tánaiste and Minster for Enterprise Employment [26 June 1997 to 6 June 2002] change of Department name to Enterprise Trade and Employment [with effect from 12 July 1997]
29th Dáil - Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment [6 June 2002 to 29 September 2004]
Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children [29 September 2004 to 13 September 2006] Stepped down as Tánaiste 13 September 2006 remained as Minister for Health until 14 June 2007
Progressive Democrats Party Leader [27 May 2007 to 17 April 2008]
30th Dáil - Minister for Health [14 June 2007 to 20 January 2011]
Member of the Progressive Democrats until 11 December 2009 when the party ceased to be a registered political party



Mr. Robert (Bobby) Molloy (RIP)

Mr. Robert (Bobby) Molloy (RIP)

(06/07/1936 - 02/10/2016)

Profession: Company Director
Party: Progressive Democrats (Progressive Democrats members of the 26th Dáil)
Details

19th Dáil - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education [to 9 May 1970]
Minister for Local Government [9 May 1970 to 14 March 1973]
21st Dáil - Minister for Defence [5 July 1977 to 11 December 1979]
26th Dáil - Minister for Energy [12 July 1989 to 11 February 1992]
Minister for Energy [11 February 1992 to 4 January 1993 (resigned)]
28th Dáil - Minister of State to the Government and Minister of State at the Department of the Environment [26 June 1997 to 9 April 2002 (resigned)] (as Minister of State to the Government he had the right to attend Cabinet Meetings-but not to vote)



Mr. Desmond J. O'Malley

Mr. Desmond J. O'Malley

(01/02/1939 - )

Profession: Solicitor
Party: Progressive Democrats (Progressive Democrats members of the 26th Dáil)
Details

18th Dáil - Elected at by-election 22 May 1968
19th Dáil - Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence and Government Chief Whip [1969 to 7 May 1970]
Minister for Justice [7 May 1970 - 18 June 1973]
21st Dáil - Minister for Industry and Commerce [5 July 1977 to 11 December 1979]
Minister for Industry Commerce and Energy [12 December 1979 to 30 June 1981]
Minister for Industry Commerce and Tourism [23 January 1980 to 30 June 1981]
23rd Dáil - Minister for Trade Commerce and Tourism [9 March 1982 to 6 October 1982 (resigned)]
Leader of Progressive Democrats [21 December 1985 to 12 October 1993]
26th Dáil - Minister for Industry and Commerce [11 February 1992 to 4 November 1992 (resigned)]
28th Dáil -Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee [12 November 1997 to 27 March 2002]



Máirín Quill

Máirín Quill

(15/09/1940 - )

Profession: Teacher
Party: Progressive Democrats (Progressive Democrats members of the 26th Dáil)
Address

1 Wellesley Terrace
Wellington Road
Co. Cork

Details

26th Dáil - Chairperson of the Select Committee on Crime [1991 to 1992]
Nominated to the Seanad 12 Deptember 1997



Mr. Pearse Wyse

(02/03/1928 - 28/04/2009)

Profession: Printing Works Manager
Party: Progressive Democrats (Progressive Democrats members of the 26th Dáil)
Details

21st Dáil - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance [5 July 1977 to 1 January 1978]
Minister of State at the Department of Finance [1 January 1978 to 11 December 1979]
Died 28 April 2009