# Administrative Panel

The Administrative Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The Administrative Panel elects seven senators.

## Election

Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland provides that 43 of the 60 senators are to be elected from five vocational panels. The Administrative Panel is defined in Article 18.7.1°(v) as "Public Administration and social services, including voluntary social activities". The Seanad returning officer maintains a list of nominating bodies for each of the five panels. Candidates may be nominated either by four members of the Oireachtas or by a nominating body. The electorate consists of city and county councillors and current members of the Oireachtas. As the Seanad election takes place after the election to the Dáil, the Oireachtas members are the members of the incoming Dáil and the outgoing Seanad. Seven senators are elected on the Administrative Panel, at least three of whom must have been nominated by Oireachtas members and at least three must have been nominated by nominating bodies.

## Senators

Senators for the Administrative Panel :
| Key to parties  CnaT = Clann na Talmhan  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  GP = Green  Lab = Labour  SF = Sinn Féin  Ind = Independent ||||||||||||||||
| Sen | Election | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) |
| 2nd | 1938 | | Christopher Byrne (FF) | | Thomas Condon (Ind) | | John Newcome (Ind) | | Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | Richard Mulcahy (FG) | | Michael Hayes (FG) |
| 3rd | 1938 | | Christopher Byrne (FF) | | James McGee (Ind) | | Denis Healy (FF) | | Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | Desmond FitzGerald (FG) | | Michael Hayes (FG) |
| 4th | 1943 | | Joseph Hannigan (Ind) | | James McGee (Ind) | | Denis Healy (FF) | | Richard Walsh (FF) | | Michael Hearne (FF) | | Edward Monahan (FG) | | Michael Hayes (FG) |
| 5th | 1944 | | Andrew Clarkin (FF) | | James McGee (Ind) | | Denis Healy (FF) | | Seán Goulding (FF) | | Michael Hearne (FF) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | Michael Hayes (FG) |
| 6th | 1948 | | Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) | | James McGee (Ind) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Seán Goulding (FF) | | Michael Hearne (FF) | | Jeremiah Ryan (FG) | | John Finan (CnaT) |
| 7th | 1951 | | James J. McCrea (Lab) | | James McGee (Ind) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | Michael Hearne (FF) | | Patrick Teehan (FF) | | Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) |
| 8th | 1954 | | Louis Walsh (Ind) | | James McGee (Ind) | | Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | John L. O'Sullivan (FG) | | Patrick Teehan (FF) | | Gerry L'Estrange (FG) |
| 8th | 1956 | | Louis Walsh (Ind) | | William Woods (Ind) | | Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | John L. O'Sullivan (FG) | | Patrick Teehan (FF) | | Gerry L'Estrange (FG) |
| 9th | 1957 | | John O'Leary (Lab) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Patrick Connor (FG) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | John L. O'Sullivan (FG) | | Patrick Teehan (FF) | | Gerry L'Estrange (FG) |
| 9th | 1960 | | Gerard B. Dillon (FF) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Patrick Connor (FG) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | John L. O'Sullivan (FG) | | John J. Brennan (FF) | | Gerry L'Estrange (FG) |
| 10th | 1961 | | Cornelius Desmond (Lab) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Liam Ahern (FF) | | Thomas Ruane (FF) | | Seán Brady (FF) | | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FG) | | Gerry L'Estrange (FG) |
| 11th | 1965 | | Jack McQuillan (Lab) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Liam Ahern (FF) | | Kieran Egan (FF) | | Patrick Teehan (FF) | | Éamon Rooney (FG) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FG) |
| 12th | 1969 | | Jack Garrett (FF) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Liam Ahern (FF) | | Patrick Malone (FG) | | Patrick Norton (FF) | | Richard Belton (FG) | | Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) |
| 12th | 1970 | | Jack Garrett (FF) | | Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) | | Liam Ahern (FF) | | Seán Keegan (FF) | | Patrick Norton (FF) | | Richard Belton (FG) | | Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) |
| 13th | 1973 | | Jack Garrett (FF) | | Bernard McGlinchey (FF) | | Seán Brosnan (FF) | | Seán Keegan (FF) | | Philip Burton (FG) | | Andy O'Brien (FG) | | Thomas Kilbride (FG) |
| 13th | 1975 | | Jack Garrett (FF) | | Bernard McGlinchey (FF) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Seán Keegan (FF) | | Philip Burton (FG) | | Andy O'Brien (FG) | | Thomas Kilbride (FG) |
| 14th | 1977 | | Jack Garrett (FF) | | Micheál Cranitch (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Michael P. Kitt (FF) | | Liam Burke (FG) | | Myles Staunton (FG) | | Thomas Kilbride (FG) |
| 14th | 1977 | | Michael Donnelly (FF) | | Micheál Cranitch (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Michael P. Kitt (FF) | | Liam Burke (FG) | | Myles Staunton (FG) | | Thomas Kilbride (FG) |
| 14th | 1980 | | Michael Donnelly (FF) | | Micheál Cranitch (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Michael P. Kitt (FF) | | Jim Doolan (FF) | | Myles Staunton (FG) | | Thomas Kilbride (FG) |
| 15th | 1981 | | Flor O'Mahony (Lab) | | Micheál Cranitch (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Jimmy Leonard (FF) | | Patrick Kennedy (FG) | | Myles Staunton (FG) | | Katharine Bulbulia (FG) |
| 16th | 1982 | | Flor O'Mahony (Lab) | | Micheál Cranitch (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Sean Conway (FF) | | Billy Kenneally (FF) | | Luke Belton (FG) | | Katharine Bulbulia (FG) |
| 17th | 1983 | | Flor O'Mahony (Lab) | | Michael Lynch (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Martin O'Donoghue (FF) | | Patrick Kennedy (FG) | | Luke Belton (FG) | | Katharine Bulbulia (FG) |
| 18th | 1987 | | Michael Doherty (FF) | | Seán Haughey (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Mary Wallace (FF) | | Patrick Kennedy (FG) | | Joe Doyle (FG) | | Katharine Bulbulia (FG) |
| 19th | 1989 | | Joe Costello (Lab) | | Seán Haughey (FF) | | Tras Honan (FF) | | Michael Finneran (FF) | | Patrick Kennedy (FG) | | Seán Doherty (FF) | | Tom Raftery (FG) |
| 20th | 1993 | | Jan O'Sullivan (Lab) | | Michael O'Kennedy (FF) | | Dick Roche (FF) | | Michael Finneran (FF) | | Tom Enright (FG) | | Louis Belton (FG) | | Joe Doyle (FG) |
| 21st | 1997 | | Joe Costello (Lab) | | Camillus Glynn (FF) | | Tony Kett (FF) | | Michael Finneran (FF) | | Fintan Coogan Jnr (FG) | | Fergus O'Dowd (FG) | | Joe Doyle (FG) |
| 22nd | 2002 | | Joanna Tuffy (Lab) | | Camillus Glynn (FF) | | Tony Kett (FF) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Timmy Dooley (FF) | | Joe McHugh (FG) | | Frank Feighan (FG) |
| 23rd | 2007 | | Brendan Ryan (Lab) | | Camillus Glynn (FF) | | Tony Kett (FF) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Mark Daly (FF) | | Paschal Donohoe (FG) | | Nicky McFadden (FG) |
| 23rd | 2009 | | Brendan Ryan (Lab) | | Camillus Glynn (FF) | | James Carroll (FF) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Mark Daly (FF) | | Paschal Donohoe (FG) | | Nicky McFadden (FG) |
| 24th | 2011 | | John Kelly (Lab) | | Denis Landy (Lab) | | Michael D'Arcy (FG) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Mark Daly (FF) | | Tom Sheahan (FG) | | Martin Conway (FG) |
| 25th | 2016 | | Kevin Humphreys (Lab) | | Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) | | John Dolan (Ind) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Mark Daly (FF) | | Maura Hopkins (FG) | | Martin Conway (FG) |
| 26th | 2020 | | Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) | | Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) | | Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Mark Daly (FF) | | Garret Ahearn (FG) | | Martin Conway (FG) |
| 26th | 2024 | | Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) | | Mal O'Hara (GP) | | Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Mark Daly (FF) | | Garret Ahearn (FG) | | Martin Conway (FG) |
| 27th | 2025 | | Eileen Flynn (Ind) | | Nicole Ryan (SF) | | Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) | | Diarmuid Wilson (FF) | | Mark Daly (FF) | | Garret Ahearn (FG) | | Martin Conway (FG) |
Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns.

### Notes

* ↑ Died on 19 January 1956
* ↑ Elected to the 16th Dáil at a by-election on 23 June 1960
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956, replacing James McGee
* ↑ Died on 21 June 1959
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 1 November 1960, replacing Patrick Teehan
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 9 February 1960, replacing John O'Leary
* ↑ Died on 11 September 1977
* ↑ Elected to the 19th Dáil at a by-election on 14 April 1970
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 16 June 1970, replacing Patrick Malone
* ↑ Elected to the 20th Dáil at a by-election on 13 November 1974
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975, replacing Seán Brosnan
* ↑ Elected to 21st Dáil at a by-election on 6 November 1979
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 7 December 1977, following the death of Jack Garrett
* ↑ Died on 19 April 2009
* ↑ Elected to Seanad on 26 November 2009, replacing Tony Kett

## List of nominating bodies

The following bodies are on the register of nominating bodies maintained by the Seanad Returning Officer for the Administrative Panel.
* Association of Irish Local Government
* Local Authority Members’ Association
* Central Remedial Clinic
* Enable Ireland Disability Services Limited
* The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland
* Irish Wheelchair Association
* Inclusion Ireland — National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability
* National Association for the Deaf
* The Irish Kidney Association Company CLG
* Irish Deaf Society — National Association of the Deaf
* Deaf Village Ireland
* Disability Federation of Ireland
* Irish Foster Care Association
* The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
* Co-operative Housing Ireland Society Ltd.
* Co-operative House
* Center for Independent Living Limited
* Carmichael House
* National Council for the Blind
* Threshold
* Care Alliance Ireland
* The Immigrant Council of Ireland
* Family Carers Ireland
* Irish Local Development Network CLG
* BeLonG To Youth Services
* LGBT Ireland (LGBT Support & Advocacy Ireland CLG)