| 28th Dáil | |
| Term Start: | 26 June 1997 |
| Term End: | 25 April 2002 |
| Membership1: | 166 |
| Chamber1 Leader5: | Michael Noonan — John Bruton |
| Session1 Start: | 26 June 1997 |
| Session1 End: | 10 July 1997 |
| Session2 Start: | 10 September 1997 |
| Session2 End: | 3 July 1998 |
| Session3 Start: | 2 September 1998 |
| Session3 End: | 2 July 1999 |
| Session4 Start: | 29 September 1999 |
| Session4 End: | 30 June 2000 |
| Session5 Start: | 3 October 2000 |
| Session5 End: | 6 July 2001 |
| Session6 Start: | 18 September 2001 |
| Session6 End: | 25 April 2002 |
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 days, the 2nd longest after the 10th Dáil.
| Party | June 1997 | Apr. 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 77 | 73 | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 17 | 20 | ||
| Progressive Democrats | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 1 | ||
Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, denoted with bullets, formed the 25th government of Ireland.
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 28th Dáil from June 1997. This was not the official seating plan.
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.[1]
This is a list of TDs elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1997 general election, arranged by party.[2] 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 | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil (77) | data-sort-value="Ahern, Bertie" | Bertie Ahern | Dublin Central | |
| data-sort-value="Ahern, Dermot" | Dermot Ahern | Louth | ||
| data-sort-value="Ahern, Noel" | Noel Ahern | Dublin North-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Ahern, Michael" | Michael Ahern | Cork East | ||
| data-sort-value="Andrews, David" | David Andrews | Dún Laoghaire | ||
| data-sort-value="Ardagh, Seán" | Seán Ardagh | Dublin South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Aylward, Liam" | Liam Aylward | Carlow–Kilkenny | ||
| data-sort-value="Brady, Johnny" | Johnny Brady | Meath | ||
| data-sort-value="Brady, Martin" | Martin Brady | Dublin North-East | ||
| data-sort-value="Brennan, Matt" | Matt Brennan | Sligo–Leitrim | ||
| data-sort-value="Brennan, Séamus" | Séamus Brennan | Dublin South | ||
| data-sort-value="Briscoe, Ben" | Ben Briscoe | Dublin South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Browne, John" | John Browne | Wexford | ||
| data-sort-value="Burke, Ray" | Ray Burke | Dublin North | ||
| data-sort-value="Byrne, Hugh" | Hugh Byrne | Wexford | ||
| data-sort-value="Callely, Ivor" | Ivor Callely | Dublin North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Carey, Pat" | Pat Carey | Dublin North-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Collins, Michael" | Michael J. Collins | Limerick West | ||
| data-sort-value="Coughlan, Mary" | Mary Coughlan | Donegal South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Cowen, Brian" | Brian Cowen | Laois–Offaly | ||
| data-sort-value="Cullen, Martin" | Martin Cullen | Waterford | ||
| data-sort-value="Daly, Brendan" | Brendan Daly | Clare | ||
| data-sort-value="Davern, Noel" | Noel Davern | Tipperary South | ||
| data-sort-value="Dempsey, Noel" | Noel Dempsey | Meath | ||
| data-sort-value="Dennehy, John" | John Dennehy | Cork South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="De Valera, Síle" | Síle de Valera | Clare | ||
| data-sort-value="Doherty, Seán" | Seán Doherty | Longford–Roscommon | ||
| data-sort-value="Ellis, John" | John Ellis | Sligo–Leitrim | ||
| data-sort-value="Fahey, Frank" | Frank Fahey | Galway West | ||
| data-sort-value="Fleming, Seán" | Seán Fleming | Laois–Offaly | ||
| data-sort-value="Flood, Chris" | Chris Flood | Dublin South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Flynn, Beverley" | Beverley Flynn | Mayo | ||
| data-sort-value="Foley, Denis" | Denis Foley | Kerry North | ||
| data-sort-value="Hanafin, Mary" | Mary Hanafin | Dún Laoghaire | ||
| data-sort-value="Haughey, Seán" | Seán Haughey | Dublin North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Jacob, Joe" | Joe Jacob | Wicklow | ||
| data-sort-value="Keaveney, Cecilia" | Cecilia Keaveney | Donegal North-East | ||
| data-sort-value="Kenneally, Brendan" | Brendan Kenneally | Waterford | ||
| data-sort-value="Kelleher, Billy" | Billy Kelleher | Cork North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Killeen, Tony" | Tony Killeen | Clare | ||
| data-sort-value="Kirk, Séamus" | Séamus Kirk | Louth | ||
| data-sort-value="Kitt, Michael P" | Michael P. Kitt | Galway East | ||
| data-sort-value="Kitt, Tom" | Tom Kitt | Dublin South | ||
| data-sort-value="Lawlor, Liam" | Liam Lawlor | Dublin West | ||
| data-sort-value="Lenihan, Brian" | Brian Lenihan | Dublin West | ||
| data-sort-value="Lenihan, Conor" | Conor Lenihan | Dublin South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Martin, Micheál" | Micheál Martin | Cork South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="McCreevy, Charlie" | Charlie McCreevy | Kildare North | ||
| data-sort-value="McDaid, Jim" | Jim McDaid | Donegal North-East | ||
| data-sort-value="McGennis, Marian" | Marian McGennis | Dublin Central | ||
| data-sort-value="McGuinness, John" | John McGuinness | Carlow–Kilkenny | ||
| data-sort-value="Moffatt, Tom" | Tom Moffatt | Mayo | ||
| data-sort-value="Moloney, John" | John Moloney | Laois–Offaly | ||
| data-sort-value="Moynihan, Donal" | Donal Moynihan | Cork North-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Moynihan, Michael" | Michael Moynihan | Cork North-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Ó Cuív, Éamon" | Éamon Ó Cuív | Galway West | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Dea, Willie" | Willie O'Dea | Limerick East | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Donoghue, John" | John O'Donoghue | Kerry South | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Flynn, Noel" | Noel O'Flynn | Cork North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Hanlon, Rory" | Rory O'Hanlon | Cavan–Monaghan | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Keeffe, Batt" | Batt O'Keeffe | Cork South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Keeffe, Ned" | Ned O'Keeffe | Cork East | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Kennedy, Michael" | Michael O'Kennedy | Tipperary North | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Rourke, Mary" | Mary O'Rourke | Westmeath | ||
| data-sort-value="Power, Seán" | Seán Power | Kildare South | ||
| data-sort-value="Reynolds, Albert" | Albert Reynolds | Longford–Roscommon | ||
| data-sort-value="Roche, Dick" | Dick Roche | Wicklow | ||
| data-sort-value="Ryan, Eoin" | Eoin Ryan | Dublin South-East | ||
| data-sort-value="Smith, Brendan" | Brendan Smith | Cavan–Monaghan | ||
| data-sort-value="Smith, Michael" | Michael Smith | Tipperary North | ||
| data-sort-value="Treacy, Noel" | Noel Treacy | Galway East | ||
| data-sort-value="Wade, Eddie" | Eddie Wade | Limerick East | ||
| data-sort-value="Wallace, Dan" | Dan Wallace | Cork North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Wallace, Mary" | Mary Wallace | Meath | ||
| data-sort-value="Walsh, Joe" | Joe Walsh | Cork South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Wright, GV" | G. V. Wright | Dublin North | ||
| data-sort-value="Woods, Michael" | Michael Woods | Dublin North-East | ||
| Fine Gael (54) | data-sort-value="Ahearn, Theresa" | Theresa Ahearn | Tipperary South | |
| data-sort-value="Allen, Bernard" | Bernard Allen | Cork North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Barrett, Seán" | Seán Barrett | Dún Laoghaire | ||
| data-sort-value="Barnes, Monica" | Monica Barnes | Dún Laoghaire | ||
| data-sort-value="Belton, Louis" | Louis Belton | Longford–Roscommon | ||
| data-sort-value="Bradford, Paul" | Paul Bradford | Cork East | ||
| data-sort-value="Browne, John" | John Browne | Carlow–Kilkenny | ||
| data-sort-value="Bruton, John" | John Bruton | Meath | ||
| data-sort-value="Bruton, Richard" | Richard Bruton | Dublin North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Boylan, Andrew" | Andrew Boylan | Cavan–Monaghan | ||
| data-sort-value="Burke, Liam" | Liam Burke | Cork North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Burke, Ulick" | Ulick Burke | Galway East | ||
| data-sort-value="Carey, Donal" | Donal Carey | Clare | ||
| data-sort-value="Clune, Deirdre" | Deirdre Clune | Cork South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Connaughton, Paul" | Paul Connaughton Snr | Galway East | ||
| data-sort-value="Cosgrave, Michael Joe" | Michael Joe Cosgrave | Dublin North-East | ||
| data-sort-value="Coveney, Hugh" | Hugh Coveney | Cork South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Crawford, Seymour" | Seymour Crawford | Cavan–Monaghan | ||
| data-sort-value="Creed, Michael" | Michael Creed | Cork North-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Currie, Austin" | Austin Currie | Dublin West | ||
| data-sort-value="D'Arcy, Michael" | Michael D'Arcy | Wexford | ||
| data-sort-value="Deasy, Austin" | Austin Deasy | Waterford | ||
| data-sort-value="Deenihan, Jimmy" | Jimmy Deenihan | Kerry North | ||
| data-sort-value="Dukes, Alan" | Alan Dukes | Kildare South | ||
| data-sort-value="Durkan, Bernard" | Bernard Durkan | Kildare North | ||
| data-sort-value="Enright, Tom" | Tom Enright | Laois–Offaly | ||
| data-sort-value="Farrelly, John" | John Farrelly | Meath | ||
| data-sort-value="Finucane, Michael" | Michael Finucane | Limerick West | ||
| data-sort-value="Fitzgerald, Frances" | Frances Fitzgerald | Dublin South-East | ||
| data-sort-value="Flanagan, Charles" | Charles Flanagan | Laois–Offaly | ||
| data-sort-value="Hayes, Brian" | Brian Hayes | Dublin South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Higgins, Jim" | Jim Higgins | Mayo | ||
| data-sort-value="Hogan, Phil" | Phil Hogan | Carlow–Kilkenny | ||
| data-sort-value="Kenny, Enda" | Enda Kenny | Mayo | ||
| data-sort-value="Mitchell, Gay" | Gay Mitchell | Dublin South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Mitchell, Jim" | Jim Mitchell | Dublin Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Mitchell, Olivia" | Olivia Mitchell | Dublin South | ||
| data-sort-value="McGahon, Brendan" | Brendan McGahon | Louth | ||
| data-sort-value="McGinley, Dinny" | Dinny McGinley | Donegal South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="McGrath, Paul" | Paul McGrath | Westmeath | ||
| data-sort-value="McCormack, Pádraic" | Pádraic McCormack | Galway West | ||
| data-sort-value="Naughten, Denis" | Denis Naughten | Longford–Roscommon | ||
| data-sort-value="Neville, Dan" | Dan Neville | Limerick West | ||
| data-sort-value="Noonan, Michael" | Michael Noonan | Limerick East | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Keeffe, Jim" | Jim O'Keeffe | Cork South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Owen, Nora" | Nora Owen | Dublin North | ||
| data-sort-value="Perry, John" | John Perry | Sligo–Leitrim | ||
| data-sort-value="Reynolds, Gerry" | Gerry Reynolds | Sligo–Leitrim | ||
| data-sort-value="Ring, Michael" | Michael Ring | Mayo | ||
| data-sort-value="Shatter, Alan" | Alan Shatter | Dublin South | ||
| data-sort-value="Sheehan, P. J." | P. J. Sheehan | Cork South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Stanton, David" | David Stanton | Cork East | ||
| data-sort-value="Timmins, Billy" | Billy Timmins | Wicklow | ||
| data-sort-value="Yates, Ivan" | Ivan Yates | Wexford | ||
| Labour Party (17) | data-sort-value="Bell, Michael" | Michael Bell | Louth | |
| data-sort-value="Broughan, Tommy" | Tommy Broughan | Dublin North-East | ||
| data-sort-value="Ferris, Michael" | Michael Ferris | Tipperary South | ||
| data-sort-value="Higgins, Michael D" | Michael D. Higgins | Galway West | ||
| data-sort-value="Howlin, Brendan" | Brendan Howlin | Wexford | ||
| data-sort-value="Kemmy, Jim" | Jim Kemmy | Limerick East | ||
| data-sort-value="McDowell, Derek" | Derek McDowell | Dublin North-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Moynihan-Cronin, Breeda" | Breeda Moynihan-Cronin | Kerry South | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Shea, Brian" | Brian O'Shea | Waterford | ||
| data-sort-value="Pattison, Séamus" | Séamus Pattison | Carlow–Kilkenny | ||
| data-sort-value="Penrose, Willie" | Willie Penrose | Westmeath | ||
| data-sort-value="Quinn, Ruairi" | Ruairi Quinn | Dublin South-East | ||
| data-sort-value="Shortall, Róisín" | Róisín Shortall | Dublin North-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Spring, Dick" | Dick Spring | Kerry North | ||
| data-sort-value="Stagg, Emmet" | Emmet Stagg | Kildare North | ||
| data-sort-value="Upton, Pat" | Pat Upton | Dublin South-Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Wall, Jack" | Jack Wall | Kildare South | ||
| Democratic Left (4) | data-sort-value="De Rossa, Proinsias" | Proinsias De Rossa | Dublin North-West | |
| data-sort-value="Gilmore, Eamon" | Eamon Gilmore | Dún Laoghaire | ||
| data-sort-value="McManus, Liz" | Liz McManus | Wicklow | ||
| data-sort-value="Rabbitte, Pat" | Pat Rabbitte | Dublin South-West | ||
| Progressive Democrats (4) | data-sort-value="Harney, Mary" | Mary Harney | Dublin South-West | |
| data-sort-value="Molloy, Bobby" | Bobby Molloy | Galway West | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Donnell, Liz" | Liz O'Donnell | Dublin South | ||
| data-sort-value="O'Malley, Desmond" | Desmond O'Malley | Limerick East | ||
| Green Party (2) | data-sort-value="Gormley, John" | John Gormley | Dublin South-East | |
| data-sort-value="Sargent, Trevor" | Trevor Sargent | Dublin North | ||
| Independent Fianna Fáil (1) | data-sort-value="Blaney, Harry" | Harry Blaney | Donegal North-East | |
| Sinn Féin (1) | data-sort-value="Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín" | Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | Cavan–Monaghan | |
| Socialist Party (1) | data-sort-value="Higgins, Joe" | Joe Higgins | Dublin West | |
| Independent (5) | data-sort-value="Fox, Mildred" | Mildred Fox | Wicklow | |
| data-sort-value="Gildea, Tom" | Tom Gildea | Donegal South-West | ||
| data-sort-value="Gregory, Tony" | Tony Gregory | Dublin Central | ||
| data-sort-value="Healy-Rae, Jackie" | Jackie Healy-Rae | Kerry South | ||
| data-sort-value="Lowry, Michael" | Michael Lowry | Tipperary North | ||