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26th Dáil
26th Dáil
Overview
Legislative body	Dáil Éireann
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Meeting place	Leinster House
Term	29 June 1989 – 5 November 1992
Election	1989 general election
Government	21st government of Ireland (1989–1992); 22nd government of Ireland (1992–1993);
Members	166
Ceann Comhairle	Seán Treacy
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds; — Charles Haughey; until 11 February 1992
Tánaiste	John Wilson; — Brian Lenihan; until 31 October 1990
Chief Whip	Noel Dempsey; — Dermot Ahern; until 11 February 1992; — Vincent Brady; until 14 November 1991
Leader of the Opposition	John Bruton; — Alan Dukes; until 20 November 1990
Sessions
1st
1st	29 June 1989 – 20 July 1989
2nd	24 October 1989 – 13 July 1990
3rd	28 August 1990 – 12 July 1991
4th	16 October 1991 – 10 July 1992
5th	7 October 1992 – 5 November 1992

The 26th Dáil was elected at the 1989 general election on 15 June 1989 and met on 29 June 1989. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 19th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 26th Dáil lasted 1,226 days, and saw a change of Taoiseach from Charles Haughey to Albert Reynolds. The 26th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary Robinson on 5 November 1992, at the request of the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds. There were no by-elections during the 26th Dáil.

Composition of the 26th Dáil

Party		June 1989	Nov. 1992	Change
●	Fianna Fáil	77	77
	Fine Gael	55	55
	Labour	15	16	1
	Workers' Party	7	1	6
●	Progressive Democrats	6	6
	Green	1	1
	Democratic Socialist	1	—	1
	Democratic Left	—	6	6
	Independent	4	3	1
	Ceann Comhairle	—	1	1
Total		166

On 12 July 1989, Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, denoted with bullets (●), formed the 21st government of Ireland, led by Charles Haughey. On 11 February 1992, they formed the 22nd government of Ireland led by Albert Reynolds. The Progressive Democrats left the government on 4 November 1992.

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 26th Dáil from June 1989. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

On 29 June 1989, Seán Treacy (Ind) was proposed by Charles Haughey for the position of Ceann Comhairle. Alan Dukes proposed Paddy Harte for the position. Treacy was approved by a vote of 87 to 78.^[1]

TDs by constituency

The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.^[2]

Members of the 26th Dáil
Constituency	Name	Party
Carlow–Kilkenny	Liam Aylward		Fianna Fáil
	John Browne		Fine Gael
	Phil Hogan		Fine Gael
	M. J. Nolan		Fianna Fáil
	Séamus Pattison		Labour
Cavan–Monaghan	Andrew Boylan		Fine Gael
	Bill Cotter		Fine Gael
	Jimmy Leonard		Fianna Fáil
	Rory O'Hanlon		Fianna Fáil
	John Wilson		Fianna Fáil
Clare	Donal Carey		Fine Gael
	Brendan Daly		Fianna Fáil
	Síle de Valera		Fianna Fáil
	Madeleine Taylor-Quinn		Fine Gael
Cork East	Michael Ahern		Fianna Fáil
	Paul Bradford		Fine Gael
	Ned O'Keeffe		Fianna Fáil
	Joe Sherlock		Workers' Party
Cork North-Central	Bernard Allen		Fine Gael
	Denis Lyons		Fianna Fáil
	Gerry O'Sullivan		Labour
	Máirín Quill		Progressive Democrats
	Dan Wallace		Fianna Fáil
Cork North-West	Michael Creed		Fine Gael
	Frank Crowley		Fine Gael
	Laurence Kelly		Fianna Fáil
Cork South-Central	Peter Barry		Fine Gael
	John Dennehy		Fianna Fáil
	Micheál Martin		Fianna Fáil
	Toddy O'Sullivan		Labour
	Pearse Wyse		Progressive Democrats
Cork South-West	Jim O'Keeffe		Fine Gael
	P. J. Sheehan		Fine Gael
	Joe Walsh		Fianna Fáil
Donegal North-East	Neil Blaney		Independent Fianna Fáil
	Paddy Harte		Fine Gael
	Jim McDaid		Fianna Fáil
Donegal South-West	Mary Coughlan		Fianna Fáil
	Pat "the Cope" Gallagher		Fianna Fáil
	Dinny McGinley		Fine Gael
Dublin Central	Bertie Ahern		Fianna Fáil
	Dermot Fitzpatrick		Fianna Fáil
	Tony Gregory		Independent
	Pat Lee		Fine Gael
	John Stafford		Fianna Fáil
Dublin North	Ray Burke		Fianna Fáil
	Nora Owen		Fine Gael
	Seán Ryan		Labour
Dublin North-Central	Vincent Brady		Fianna Fáil
	Richard Bruton		Fine Gael
	Ivor Callely		Fianna Fáil
	Charles Haughey		Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-East	Michael Joe Cosgrave		Fine Gael
	Liam Fitzgerald		Fianna Fáil
	Pat McCartan		Workers' Party
	Michael Woods		Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-West	Michael Barrett		Fianna Fáil
	Proinsias De Rossa		Workers' Party
	Mary Flaherty		Fine Gael
	Jim Tunney		Fianna Fáil
Dublin South	Séamus Brennan		Fianna Fáil
	Nuala Fennell		Fine Gael
	Roger Garland		Green
	Tom Kitt		Fianna Fáil
	Alan Shatter		Fine Gael
Dublin South-Central	Ben Briscoe		Fianna Fáil
	Eric Byrne		Workers' Party
	Gay Mitchell		Fine Gael
	Fergus O'Brien		Fine Gael
	John O'Connell		Fianna Fáil
Dublin South-East	Gerard Brady		Fianna Fáil
	Joe Doyle		Fine Gael
	Garret FitzGerald		Fine Gael
	Ruairi Quinn		Labour
Dublin South-West	Chris Flood		Fianna Fáil
	Mary Harney		Progressive Democrats
	Pat Rabbitte		Workers' Party
	Mervyn Taylor		Labour
Dublin West	Austin Currie		Fine Gael
	Liam Lawlor		Fianna Fáil
	Brian Lenihan		Fianna Fáil
	Jim Mitchell		Fine Gael
	Tomás Mac Giolla		Workers' Party
Dún Laoghaire	David Andrews		Fianna Fáil
	Monica Barnes		Fine Gael
	Seán Barrett		Fine Gael
	Eamon Gilmore		Workers' Party
	Brian Hillery		Fianna Fáil
Galway East	Paul Connaughton Snr		Fine Gael
	Michael Kitt		Fianna Fáil
	Noel Treacy		Fianna Fáil
Galway West	Frank Fahey		Fianna Fáil
	Máire Geoghegan-Quinn		Fianna Fáil
	Michael D. Higgins		Labour
	Pádraic McCormack		Fine Gael
	Bobby Molloy		Progressive Democrats
Kerry North	Jimmy Deenihan		Fine Gael
	Tom McEllistrim		Fianna Fáil
	Dick Spring		Labour
Kerry South	Michael Moynihan		Labour
	John O'Donoghue		Fianna Fáil
	John O'Leary		Fianna Fáil
Kildare	Alan Dukes		Fine Gael
	Bernard Durkan		Fine Gael
	Charlie McCreevy		Fianna Fáil
	Seán Power		Fianna Fáil
	Emmet Stagg		Labour
Laois–Offaly	Ger Connolly		Fianna Fáil
	Brian Cowen		Fianna Fáil
	Tom Enright		Fine Gael
	Charles Flanagan		Fine Gael
	Liam Hyland		Fianna Fáil
Limerick East	Peadar Clohessy		Progressive Democrats
	Jim Kemmy		Democratic Socialist
	Michael Noonan		Fine Gael
	Willie O'Dea		Fianna Fáil
	Desmond O'Malley		Progressive Democrats
Limerick West	Gerry Collins		Fianna Fáil
	Michael Finucane		Fine Gael
	Michael J. Noonan		Fianna Fáil
Longford–Westmeath	Louis Belton		Fine Gael
	Paul McGrath		Fine Gael
	Mary O'Rourke		Fianna Fáil
	Albert Reynolds		Fianna Fáil
Louth	Dermot Ahern		Fianna Fáil
	Séamus Kirk		Fianna Fáil
	Brendan McGahon		Fine Gael
	Michael Bell		Labour
Mayo East	Seán Calleary		Fianna Fáil
	Jim Higgins		Fine Gael
	P. J. Morley		Fianna Fáil
Mayo West	Pádraig Flynn		Fianna Fáil
	Enda Kenny		Fine Gael
	Martin O'Toole		Fianna Fáil
Meath	John Bruton		Fine Gael
	Noel Dempsey		Fianna Fáil
	John Farrelly		Fine Gael
	Colm Hilliard		Fianna Fáil
	Mary Wallace		Fianna Fáil
Roscommon	John Connor		Fine Gael
	Tom Foxe		Independent
	Terry Leyden		Fianna Fáil
Sligo–Leitrim	Matt Brennan		Fianna Fáil
	John Ellis		Fianna Fáil
	Ted Nealon		Fine Gael
	Gerry Reynolds		Fine Gael
Tipperary North	Michael Lowry		Fine Gael
	Michael O'Kennedy		Fianna Fáil
	Michael Smith		Fianna Fáil
Tipperary South	Theresa Ahearn		Fine Gael
	Noel Davern		Fianna Fáil
	Michael Ferris		Labour
	Seán Treacy		Independent
Waterford	Austin Deasy		Fine Gael
	Jackie Fahey		Fianna Fáil
	Brendan Kenneally		Fianna Fáil
	Brian O'Shea		Labour
Wexford	John Browne		Fianna Fáil
	Séamus Cullimore		Fianna Fáil
	Brendan Howlin		Labour
	Michael D'Arcy		Fine Gael
	Ivan Yates		Fine Gael
Wicklow	Dick Roche		Fianna Fáil
	Joe Jacob		Fianna Fáil
	Liam Kavanagh		Labour
	Godfrey Timmins		Fine Gael

Changes

Date	Constituency			Note
29 June 1989	Tipperary South	Independent	Ceann Comhairle	Seán Treacy takes office as Ceann Comhairle^[1]
1 May 1990	Limerick East	Democratic Socialist	Labour	Jim Kemmy joins Labour following DSP approval of merger^[3]
22 February 1992	Dublin North-West	Workers' Party	Democratic Left	Proinsias De Rossa leaves Workers' Party and establishes new party Democratic Left, initially called New Agenda, as party leader
22 February 1992	Cork East	Workers' Party	Democratic Left	Joe Sherlock leaves Workers' Party to join Democratic Left
22 February 1992	Dublin North-East	Workers' Party	Democratic Left	Pat McCartan leaves Workers' Party to join Democratic Left
22 February 1992	Dublin South-Central	Workers' Party	Democratic Left	Eric Byrne leaves Workers' Party to join Democratic Left
22 February 1992	Dublin South-West	Workers' Party	Democratic Left	Pat Rabbitte leaves Workers' Party to join Democratic Left
22 February 1992	Dún Laoghaire	Workers' Party	Democratic Left	Eamon Gilmore leaves Workers' Party to join Democratic Left

References

^ ^a ^b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 29 June 1989. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "TDs & Senators (26th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "Kemmy rejoins Labour tomorrow". The Irish Times. 30 April 1990. Retrieved 7 July 2022.