# Agricultural Panel

The Agricultural 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 Agricultural Panel elects eleven 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 Agricultural Panel is defined in Article 18.7.1°(v) as "Agriculture and allied interests, and Fisheries". 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. Eleven senators are elected on the Agricultural Panel, at least four of whom must have been nominated by Oireachtas members and at least four must have been nominated by nominating bodies.

## Senators

Senators for the Agricultural Panel :
| Key to parties  Aon = Aontú  CnaT = Clann na Talmhan  PDs = Progressive Democrats  FF = Fianna Fáil  FG = Fine Gael  GP = Green  Lab = Labour  SF = Sinn Féin  Ind U = Ind. Unionist  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) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) | Senator (Party) |
| 2nd | 1938 | | John Nassau Greene (Ind) | | Michael Twomey (Ind) | | Patrick Kehoe (FF) | | Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) | | William Quirke (FF) | | Seán Gibbons (FF) | | Pádraic Ó Máille (FF) | | Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | William Caffrey (FG) | | Patrick Baxter (FG) |
| 3rd | 1938 | | Dominick MacCabe (Ind) | | Neal Blaney (FF) | | Patrick Kehoe (FF) | | Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) | | William Quirke (FF) | | Seán Gibbons (FF) | | Michael Colbert (FF) | | Ross McGillycuddy (Ind) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | John Counihan (Ind) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 4th | 1943 | | Dominick MacCabe (Ind) | | Daniel Hogan (FF) | | Patrick Kehoe (FF) | | Thomas Walsh (FF) | | William Quirke (FF) | | Seán Gibbons (FF) | | Michael Colbert (FF) | | Peter Lynch (Ind) | | Gerard Sweetman (FG) | | John Counihan (Ind) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 5th | 1944 | | Dominick MacCabe (Ind) | | Daniel Hogan (FF) | | Patrick Kehoe (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | William Quirke (FF) | | Timothy O'Donovan (FG) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | Edmund Horan (CnaT) | | Gerard Sweetman (FG) | | John Counihan (Ind) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 6th | 1948 | | James Tunney (Lab) | | Robert Malachy Burke (Lab) | | Seán Gibbons (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | William Quirke (FF) | | Timothy O'Donovan (FG) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) | | Martin Quinn (Ind) | | John Counihan (Ind) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 7th | 1951 | | James Tunney (Lab) | | Patrick Gorry (FF) | | James Kilroy (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | William Quirke (FF) | | Timothy O'Donovan (FG) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) | | Michael Óg McFadden (FG) | | Bernard Commons (CnaT) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 8th | 1954 | | James J. McCrea (Lab) | | Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) | | Patrick Cogan (Ind) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | William Quirke (FF) | | John Mannion Snr (FG) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Bernard Commons (CnaT) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 8th | 1956 | | James J. McCrea (Lab) | | Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) | | Patrick Cogan (Ind) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | Joe Sheridan (Ind) | | John Mannion Snr (FG) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Bernard Commons (CnaT) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 9th | 1957 | | James Tunney (Lab) | | Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) | | Daniel Hogan (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | Robert Lahiffe (FF) | | Paddy Donegan (FG) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Patrick Crowe (FG) | | Patrick Baxter (CnaT) |
| 9th | 1960 | | James Tunney (Lab) | | Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) | | Daniel Hogan (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | Robert Lahiffe (FF) | | Paddy Donegan (FG) | | William O'Callaghan (FG) | | John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Patrick Crowe (FG) | | Martin O'Dwyer (Ind) |
| 10th | 1961 | | Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) | | Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) | | Daniel Hogan (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | Robert Lahiffe (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | John Mannion Snr (FG) | | John Donnelly Sheridan (Ind) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) |
| 10th | 1963 | | Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) | | Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) | | Daniel Hogan (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | Robert Lahiffe (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | John Mannion Snr (FG) | | Batt Donegan (FF) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) |
| 11th | 1965 | | Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) | | Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Patrick O'Reilly (FF) | | James Martin (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | John Mannion Snr (FG) | | Patrick Malone (FG) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) |
| 12th | 1969 | | Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) | | John Doyle (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Andy O'Brien (FG) | | James Martin (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | John Mannion Jnr (FG) | | Pierce Butler (FG) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) |
| 12th | 1970 | | Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) | | John Doyle (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Andy O'Brien (FG) | | Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | John Mannion Jnr (FG) | | Pierce Butler (FG) | | Micheál Prendergast (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) |
| 13th | 1973 | | Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) | | Bob Aylward (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Bernard Cowen (FF) | | Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | John Mannion Jnr (FG) | | Pierce Butler (FG) | | Jack Barrett (FG) | | Liam Whyte (FG) | | Joe McCartin (FG) |
| 13th | 1975 | | Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Bernard Cowen (FF) | | Pat Codd (FG) | | William Ryan (FF) | | John Mannion Jnr (FG) | | Pierce Butler (FG) | | Jack Barrett (FG) | | Liam Whyte (FG) | | Joe McCartin (FG) |
| 14th | 1977 | | Justin Keating (Lab) | | John Ellis (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Martin O'Toole (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | Paul Connaughton Snr (FG) | | Pierce Butler (FG) | | Gerard Lynch (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Joe McCartin (FG) |
| 15th | 1981 | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | | Tom Fitzgerald (FF) | | Thomas Hussey (FF) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Martin O'Toole (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | Liam Naughten (FG) | | Pierce Butler (FG) | | John Mannion Jnr (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Richard Bruton (FG) |
| 16th | 1982 | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | | Tom Fitzgerald (FF) | | Thomas Hussey (FF) | | Michael Smith (FF) | | Martin O'Toole (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | Bernard Durkan (FG) | | Richard Hourigan (FG) | | John Mannion Jnr (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Joseph Lennon (FG) |
| 17th | 1983 | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Thomas Hussey (FF) | | John Ellis (FF) | | Martin O'Toole (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | Michael Quealy (FG) | | Richard Hourigan (FG) | | Ulick Burke (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Joseph Lennon (FG) |
| 18th | 1987 | | Michael Ferris (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Thomas Hussey (FF) | | Tom Fitzgerald (FF) | | Martin O'Toole (FF) | | William Ryan (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Paul Bradford (FG) | | Pádraic McCormack (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | John Connor (FG) |
| 19th | 1989 | | Pat Upton (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Thomas Hussey (FF) | | Tom Fitzgerald (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Seán McCarthy (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Liam Naughten (FG) | | Richard Hourigan (FG) | | Charles McDonald (FG) | | Avril Doyle (FG) |
| 20th | 1993 | | Michael Calnan (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Brendan Daly (FF) | | Tom Fitzgerald (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | John V. Farrelly (FG) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Liam Naughten (FG) | | Michael D'Arcy (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | John Dardis (PDs) |
| 20th | 1997 | | Michael Calnan (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Brendan Daly (FF) | | Tom Fitzgerald (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | John V. Farrelly (FG) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Denis Naughten (FG) | | Michael D'Arcy (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | John Dardis (PDs) |
| 21st | 1997 | | Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Pat Moylan (FF) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Peter Callanan (FF) | | Patrick McGowan (FF) | | Tom Hayes (FG) | | John Connor (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Avril Doyle (FG) |
| 21st | 2000 | | Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Pat Moylan (FF) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Peter Callanan (FF) | | Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF) | | Tom Hayes (FG) | | John Connor (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Avril Doyle (FG) |
| 21st | 2001 | | Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Pat Moylan (FF) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Peter Callanan (FF) | | Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF) | | M. J. Nolan (FF) | | John Connor (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Avril Doyle (FG) |
| 22nd | 2002 | | Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) | | Rory Kiely (FF) | | Eamon Scanlon (FF) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Peter Callanan (FF) | | Martin Mansergh (FF) | | John Paul Phelan (FG) | | Ulick Burke (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Paul Bradford (FG) |
| 23rd | 2007 | | Alan Kelly (Lab) | | Pearse Doherty (SF) | | John Carty (FF) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Peter Callanan (FF) | | Pat Moylan (FF) | | John Paul Phelan (FG) | | Eugene Regan (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Paul Bradford (FG) |
| 23rd | 2009 | | Niall Ó Brolcháin (GP) | | Pearse Doherty (SF) | | John Carty (FF) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Peter Callanan (FF) | | Pat Moylan (FF) | | John Paul Phelan (FG) | | Eugene Regan (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Paul Bradford (FG) |
| 23rd | 2010 | | Niall Ó Brolcháin (GP) | | Pearse Doherty (SF) | | John Carty (FF) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Francis O'Brien (FF) | | Paschal Mooney (FF) | | Pat Moylan (FF) | | John Paul Phelan (FG) | | Eugene Regan (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Paul Bradford (FG) |
| 24th | 2011 | | James Heffernan (Lab) | | Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) | | Susan O'Keeffe (Lab) | | Jim Walsh (FF) | | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | | Paschal Mooney (FF) | | Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) | | Michael Comiskey (FG) | | Pat O'Neill (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Paul Bradford (FG) |
| 25th | 2016 | | Denis Landy (Lab) | | Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) | | Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) | | Grace O'Sullivan (GP) | | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | | Paul Daly (FF) | | Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) | | Victor Boyhan (Ind) | | Maria Byrne (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Tim Lombard (FG) |
| 25th | 2018 | | Ian Marshall (Ind U) | | Anthony Lawlor (FG) | | Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) | | Grace O'Sullivan (GP) | | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | | Paul Daly (FF) | | Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) | | Victor Boyhan (Ind) | | Maria Byrne (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Tim Lombard (FG) |
| 25th | 2019 | | Ian Marshall (Ind U) | | Anthony Lawlor (FG) | | Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) | | Pippa Hackett (GP) | | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | | Paul Daly (FF) | | Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) | | Victor Boyhan (Ind) | | Maria Byrne (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Tim Lombard (FG) |
| 26th | 2020 | | Annie Hoey (Lab) | | Lynn Boylan (SF) | | Niall Blaney (FF) | | Pippa Hackett (GP) | | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | | Paul Daly (FF) | | Eugene Murphy (FF) | | Victor Boyhan (Ind) | | Michael W. D'Arcy (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Tim Lombard (FG) |
| 26th | 2021 | | Annie Hoey (Lab) | | Lynn Boylan (SF) | | Niall Blaney (FF) | | Pippa Hackett (GP) | | Denis O'Donovan (FF) | | Paul Daly (FF) | | Eugene Murphy (FF) | | Victor Boyhan (Ind) | | Maria Byrne (FG) | | Paddy Burke (FG) | | Tim Lombard (FG) |
| 27th | 2025 | | Sarah O'Reilly (Aon) | | Joanne Collins (SF) | | Niall Blaney (FF) | | Malcolm Noonan (GP) | | Teresa Costello (FF) | | Paul Daly (FF) | | Eileen Lynch (FG) | | Victor Boyhan (Ind) | | Maria Byrne (FG) | | Paraic Brady (FG) | | P. J. Murphy (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 5 March 1955
* ↑ Died on 3 April 1959
* ↑ Resigned on 6 December 1950
* ↑ Died on 5 January 1954
* ↑ Died on 5 April 1963
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 14 May 1956
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 9 February 1960
* ↑ Died on 3 October 1969
* ↑ Died on 24 January 1974
* ↑ Died on 18 July 1974
* 1 2 Elected to Seanad at a by-election on 23 April 1975
* ↑ Died on 3 October 1999
* ↑ Died on 16 November 1996
* ↑ Elected to Seanad at by-election on 28 January 1997
* ↑ Resigned the Fianna Fáil whip on 26 March 2015
* ↑ Died on 11 October 2009
* ↑ Elected to Dáil at the Tipperary South by-election on 30 June 2001
* ↑ Elected to Seanad in a by-election on 2 June 2000
* ↑ Elected to the Seanad at a by-election in December 2001
* ↑ Lost the Fine Gael whip on 16 July 2013
* ↑ Joined Renua on 13 March 2015.
* ↑ Elected to the European Parliament on 7 June 2009.
* ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann in a by-election on 26 November 2010
* ↑ Elected to Seanad in a by-election on 14 December 2009
* ↑ Elected to Seanad in a by-election on 19 January 2010
* ↑ Lost the Labour whip on 21 December 2012
* ↑ Joined the Social Democrats on 3 September 2015
* ↑ Resigned the Sinn Féin whip on 30 November 2017
* ↑ Resigned from Seanad on 5 March 2018
* ↑ Resigned from Fianna Fáil in December 2016
* ↑ Retired on health grounds on 28 November 2017
* ↑ Elected to Dáil Éireann on 8 February 2020.
* ↑ Elected to the European Parliament on 24 May 2019
* 1 2 Elected at a by-election on 27 April 2018
* ↑ Elected unopposed at a by-election on 1 November 2019
* ↑ Elected to the European Parliament on 7 June 2024
* ↑ Resigned from the Seanad on 28 June 2020.
* ↑ Elected at a by-election on 21 April 2021

## List of nominating bodies

The following bodies are on the register of nominating bodies maintained by the Seanad Returning Officer for the Administrative Panel.
* Agricultural Science Association
* Dairy Executives' Association
* Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association
* Irish Co-operative Organisation Society
* Irish Grain and Feed Association
* Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders' Federation
* Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation
* Munster Agricultural Society Company
* National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC)
* Royal Dublin Society (RDS)