The 28th Dáil was elected at the 1997 general election on 6 June 1997 and met on 26 June 1997. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 21st Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.
The 28th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary McAleese on 25 April 2002, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The 28th Dáil lasted , the second longest after the 10th Dáil.
Composition of the 28th Dáil 25th government coalition parties PartyJune 1997Apr. 2002ChangeFianna Fáil 77 73 4 54 54 17 20 3 Progressive Democrats 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 9 4 1 1Total166
Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 28th Dáil from June 1997. This was not the official seating plan.
Ceann Comhairle On 26 June 1997, Séamus Pattison (Lab) was proposed by Dick Spring and seconded by Mary O'Rourke for the position of Ceann Comhairle. Pattison was approved without a vote.
List of TDs This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1997 general election, arranged by party. This table is a record of the 1997 general election results. The Changes table below records all changes in membership and party affiliation. Party Name ConstituencyFianna Fáil (77) Bertie AhernDublin Central Dermot AhernLouth Noel AhernDublin North-West Michael AhernCork East David AndrewsDún Laoghaire Seán ArdaghDublin South-Central Liam AylwardCarlow–Kilkenny Johnny BradyMeath Martin BradyDublin North-East Matt BrennanSligo–Leitrim Séamus BrennanDublin South Ben BriscoeDublin South-Central John BrowneWexford Ray BurkeDublin North Hugh ByrneWexford Ivor CallelyDublin North-Central Pat CareyDublin North-West Michael J. CollinsLimerick West Mary CoughlanDonegal South-West Brian CowenLaois–Offaly Martin CullenWaterford Brendan DalyClare Noel DavernTipperary South Noel DempseyMeath John DennehyCork South-Central Síle de ValeraClare Seán DohertyLongford–Roscommon John EllisSligo–Leitrim Frank FaheyGalway West Seán FlemingLaois–Offaly Chris FloodDublin South-West Beverley FlynnMayo Denis FoleyKerry North Mary HanafinDún Laoghaire Seán HaugheyDublin North-Central Joe JacobWicklow Cecilia KeaveneyDonegal North-East Brendan KenneallyWaterford Billy KelleherCork North-Central Tony KilleenClare Séamus KirkLouth Michael P. KittGalway East Tom KittDublin South Liam LawlorDublin West Brian LenihanDublin West Conor LenihanDublin South-West Micheál MartinCork South-Central Charlie McCreevyKildare North Jim McDaidDonegal North-East Marian McGennisDublin Central John McGuinnessCarlow–Kilkenny Tom MoffattMayo John MoloneyLaois–Offaly Donal MoynihanCork North-West Michael MoynihanCork North-West Éamon Ó CuívGalway West Willie O'DeaLimerick East John O'DonoghueKerry South Noel O'FlynnCork North-Central Rory O'HanlonCavan–Monaghan Batt O'KeeffeCork South-Central Ned O'KeeffeCork East Michael O'KennedyTipperary North Mary O'RourkeWestmeath Seán PowerKildare South Albert ReynoldsLongford–Roscommon Dick RocheWicklow Eoin RyanDublin South-East Brendan SmithCavan–Monaghan Michael SmithTipperary North Noel TreacyGalway East Eddie WadeLimerick East Dan WallaceCork North-Central Mary WallaceMeath Joe WalshCork South-West G. V. WrightDublin North Michael WoodsDublin North-EastFine Gael (54) Theresa AhearnTipperary South Bernard AllenCork North-Central Seán BarrettDún Laoghaire Monica BarnesDún Laoghaire Louis BeltonLongford–Roscommon Paul BradfordCork East John BrowneCarlow–Kilkenny John BrutonMeath Richard BrutonDublin North-Central Andrew BoylanCavan–Monaghan Liam BurkeCork North-Central Ulick BurkeGalway East Donal CareyClare Deirdre CluneCork South-Central Paul Connaughton SnrGalway East Michael Joe CosgraveDublin North-East Hugh CoveneyCork South-Central Seymour CrawfordCavan–Monaghan Michael CreedCork North-West Austin CurrieDublin West Michael D'ArcyWexford Austin DeasyWaterford Jimmy DeenihanKerry North Alan DukesKildare South Bernard DurkanKildare North Tom EnrightLaois–Offaly John FarrellyMeath Michael FinucaneLimerick West Frances FitzgeraldDublin South-East Charles FlanaganLaois–Offaly Brian HayesDublin South-West Jim HigginsMayo Phil HoganCarlow–Kilkenny Enda KennyMayo Gay MitchellDublin South-Central Jim MitchellDublin Central Olivia MitchellDublin South Brendan McGahonLouth Dinny McGinleyDonegal South-West Paul McGrathWestmeath Pádraic McCormackGalway West Denis NaughtenLongford–Roscommon Dan NevilleLimerick West Michael NoonanLimerick East Jim O'KeeffeCork South-West Nora OwenDublin North John PerrySligo–Leitrim Gerry ReynoldsSligo–Leitrim Michael RingMayo Alan ShatterDublin South P. J. SheehanCork South-West David StantonCork East Billy TimminsWicklow Ivan YatesWexfordLabour Party (17) Michael BellLouth Tommy BroughanDublin North-East Michael FerrisTipperary South Michael D. HigginsGalway West Brendan HowlinWexford Jim KemmyLimerick East Derek McDowellDublin North-Central Breeda Moynihan-CroninKerry South Brian O'SheaWaterford Séamus PattisonCarlow–Kilkenny Willie PenroseWestmeath Ruairi QuinnDublin South-East Róisín ShortallDublin North-West Dick SpringKerry North Emmet StaggKildare North Pat UptonDublin South-Central Jack WallKildare SouthDemocratic Left (4) Proinsias De RossaDublin North-West Eamon GilmoreDún Laoghaire Liz McManusWicklow Pat RabbitteDublin South-WestProgressive Democrats (4) Mary HarneyDublin South-West Bobby MolloyGalway West Liz O'DonnellDublin South Desmond O'MalleyLimerick EastGreen Party (2) John GormleyDublin South-East Trevor SargentDublin NorthIndependent Fianna Fáil (1) Harry BlaneyDonegal North-EastSinn Féin (1) Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCavan–MonaghanSocialist Party (1) Joe HigginsDublin WestIndependent (5) Mildred FoxWicklow Tom GildeaDonegal South-West Tony GregoryDublin Central Jackie Healy-RaeKerry South Michael LowryTipperary North
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References
External links Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 28th Dáil