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Cathaoirleach (Irish for "chairman"; plural: Cathaoirligh) is the title of the chairman (or speaker) of Seanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Ireland. The current Cathaoirleach is Senator Pat Moylan. 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 current Leas Cathaoirleach is Paddy Burke.

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]

[edit] Cathaoirligh of Seanad Éireann

	Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Lord Glenavy	6 December 1922	6 December 1928	Independent
2.	Thomas Westropp Bennett	6 December 1928	19 May 1936^[2]	Cumann na nGaedhael
3.	Seán Gibbons	27 April 1938^[2]	8 September 1943	Fianna Fáil
4.	Seán Goulding	8 September 1943	21 April 1948	Fianna Fáil
5.	Timothy O'Donovan	21 April 1948	14 August 1951	Fine Gael
6.	Liam Ó Buachalla (1st time)	14 August 1951	22 July 1954	Fianna Fáil
7.	Patrick Baxter	22 July 1954	22 May 1957	Clann na Talmhan
	Liam Ó Buachalla (2nd time)	22 May 1957	5 November 1969	Fianna Fáil
8.	Michael Yeats	5 November 1969	3 January 1973	Fianna Fáil
9.	Micheál Cranitch	3 January 1973	1 June 1973	Fianna Fáil
10.	James Dooge	1 June 1973	27 October 1977	Fine Gael
11.	Séamus Dolan	27 October 1977	8 October 1981	Fianna Fáil
12.	Charles McDonald	8 October 1981	13 May 1982	Fine Gael
13.	Tras Honan (1st time)	13 May 1982	23 February 1983	Fianna Fáil
14.	Patrick J. Reynolds	23 February 1983	25 April 1987	Fine Gael
	Tras Honan (2nd time)	25 April 1987	1 November 1989	Fianna Fáil
15.	Seán Doherty	1 November 1989	23 January 1992	Fianna Fáil
16.	Seán Fallon	23 January 1992	12 July 1995	Fianna Fáil
17.	Liam Naughten	12 July 1995	16 November 1996	Fine Gael
18.	Brian Mullooly (1st time)	16 November 1996	27 November 1996	Fianna Fáil
19.	Liam T. Cosgrave	27 November 1996	17 September 1997	Fine Gael
	Brian Mullooly (2nd time)	17 September 1997	12 September 2002	Fianna Fáil
20.	Rory Kiely	12 September 2002	13 September 2007	Fianna Fáil
21.	Pat Moylan	13 September 2007	Incumbent	Fianna Fáil

[edit] External links

Official website

[edit] References

^ "Genealogical Society of Ireland". http://www.familyhistory.ie/board.htm. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b The final sitting of Seanad Éireann of the Irish Free State was held on 19 May 1936. The Seanad was abolished on 29 May 1936. The election for the new Seanad, set up in accordance with the 1937 Constitution of Ireland, was held on 28 March 1938, and the first sitting was held on 27 April 1938.

[edit] See also

Leader of the Seanad
Ceann Comhairle (Chairman of Dáil Éireann)

[0] "Genealogical Society of Ireland". http://www.familyhistory.ie/board.htm. Retrieved 14 October 2008.

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

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