CATHAOIRLEACH

'Cathaoirleach' (plural: ''Cathaoirligh'') is the title of the speaker of Seanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament. The current Cathaoirleach is Senator Rory Kiely. The Cathaoirleach is the sole judge of order and has a range of powers and functions namely:

★ Calls on members to speak and all speeches must be addressed to the Chair.

★ Puts such questions to the House as are required, supervises Divisions and declares the results.

★ Has authority to suppress disorder, to enforce prompt obedience to Rulings and may order members to withdraw from the House or name them for suspension by the House itself for a period.

★ In the case of great disorder can suspend or adjourn the House.
The Cathaoirleach's deputy is the ''Leas Cathaoirleach''.
The Cathaoirleach is also an ex-officio member of the Presidential Commission, the collective vice-presidency of Ireland.
The term ''Cathaoirleach'' is also used in a generic sense for chairs of various organisations and local authorities. Many voluntary organisations, associations and clubs also employ this term, for example, Cathaoirleach of the Board of Directors of the Genealogical Society of Ireland [1]

Contents

Cathaoirligh of Seanad Éireann

External link

Reference

See also

Cathaoirligh of Seanad Éireann

	'#'	'Name '	'Took Office'	'Left Office'	'Party'
	1.	Lord Glenavy	1922	1928	Irish Unionist Party
	2.	Thomas Westropp Bennett	1928	1936[1]	Cumman na nGaedhael
	3.	Seán Gibbons	1938	1943	Fianna Fáil
	4.	Seán Goulding	1943	1948	Fianna Fáil
	5.	Timothy O'Donovan	1948	1951	Clann na Talmhan
	6.	Liam Ó Buachalla ''(1st time)''	1951	1954	Fianna Fáil
	7.	Patrick Baxter	1954	1957	Clann na Talmhan
		Liam Ó Buachalla ''(2nd time)''	1957	1969	Fianna Fáil
	8.	Michael Yeats	1969	January 3, 1973	Fianna Fáil
	9.	Micheál Cranitch	January 3, 1973	June 1, 1973	Fianna Fáil
	10.	James Dooge	June 1, 1973	October 27, 1977	Fine Gael
	11.	Séamus Dolan	October 27, 1977	October 8, 1981	Fianna Fáil
	12.	Charlie McDonald	October 8, 1981	May 13, 1982	Fine Gael
	13.	Tras Honan (''1st time'')	May 13, 1982	February 23, 1983	Fianna Fáil
	14.	Patrick J. Reynolds	February 23, 1983	April 25, 1987	Fine Gael
		Tras Honan (''2nd time'')	April 25, 1987	November 1, 1989	Fianna Fáil
	15.	Seán Doherty	November 1, 1989	January 23, 1992	Fianna Fáil
	16.	Seán Fallon	January 23, 1992	July 12, 1995	Fianna Fáil
	17.	Liam Naughten	July 12, 1995	November 16, 1996	Fine Gael
	18.	Brian Mullooly (''1st time'')	November 16, 1996	November 27, 1996	Fianna Fáil
	19.	Liam T. Cosgrave	November 27, 1996	September 17, 1997	Fine Gael
		Brian Mullooly (''2nd time'')	September 17, 1997	September 12, 2002	Fianna Fáil
	20.	Rory Kiely	September 12, 2002	''Incumbent''	Fianna Fáil

External link

★ Official website

Reference

1. The final sitting of the Senate of the Irish Free State was held on 19 May, 1936. The Senate was abolished on 29 May, 1936. The election for the new Senate, set up in accordance with the 1937 Constitution, was held on 28 March, 1938, and the first sitting was held on 27 April, 1938.

See also

★ Ceann Comhairle

★ Speaker (politics)