John O'Neill (Irish senator)

Last updated

John O'Neill
Senator
In office
30 March 1925 – 17 September 1925
Personal details
Born County Wicklow, Ireland
Diedc. 1 December 1941
Political party Cumann na nGaedheal

John O'Neill (died c. 1 December 1941) [1] was an Irish businessman who was an Irish Free State senator in 1925. [2] He was formally independent, but took a pro-Cumann na nGaedheal line. [3] In 1925 he was living in Delgany, County Wicklow, [2] and described himself as a "cycle manufacturer and motor trader". [3] He owned O'Neill Motors, [4] a Dublin garage acquired in 1959 by Ryan's Car Hire. [5]

O'Neill served on several committees and commissions on industry and commerce. [6] During World War I he chaired the All-Ireland Munitions and Government Supplies Committee, which tried with limited success to secure war-related contracts for Irish firms. [2] [7] [8] He served on Lord Balfour of Burleigh's 1916–1917 Committee on Commercial and Industrial Policy, dissenting from its final report in particular due to Ireland-specific issues. [9] He chaired the First Dáil's Commission of Inquiry into the Resources and Industries of Ireland, [10] [11] [12] [13] and served on the Economic Relations Committee established in 1921 by Robert Barton, the Dáil's Minister for Economic Affairs, to advise on the economic aspects of the negotiations for the Anglo-Irish Treaty. [2] [14] After independence, he advocated protectionism, [4] and served on a 1923 committee planning the takeover of the dockyard at Haulbowline. [2] In 1931 he was one of three members of the advisory committee under the Trade Loans (Guarantee) Act, 1931. [15] He was on the 1934–1938 Banking Commission which led to the creation of the Central Bank of Ireland, attending 94 of its 150 meetings and subscribing to the majority report. [4] [16] [17]

O'Neill was elected to the Seanad at a by-election on 30 March 1925 to fill the vacancy created by the death of George Sigerson, [18] finishing one vote ahead of Patrick McCartan. [2] That September, he was defeated in the 1925 Seanad election. [3] He stood unsuccessfully in the 1927 by-election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Stephen O'Mara, finishing fifth behind P. J. Brady. [10]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oireachtas</span> Parliament of the Republic of Ireland

The Oireachtas, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the bicameral parliament of Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of the President of Ireland and the two houses of the Oireachtas, the Dáil Éireann and the Seanad Éireann.

The Seventh Amendment of the Constitution Act 1979 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland that provides that the procedure for the election of six members of the Senate in the university constituencies could be altered by law. It was approved by referendum on 5 July 1979 and signed into law on 3 August of the same year.

The 27th Dáil was elected at the 1992 general election on 25 November 1992 and met on 14 December 1992. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. The 27th Dáil lasted 1,614 days. The 27th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Albert Reynolds to John Bruton in December 1994, the only time there was a new Taoiseach with a change in the party composition of the government during a Dáil term. The 27th Dáil was dissolved by President Mary Robinson on 15 May 1997, at the request of the Taoiseach, John Bruton.

Brian James Hillery was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and finance executive who served as a Senator from 1977 to 1982, 1983 to 1989 and 1992 to 1997 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1989 to 1992.

A vocational panel is any of five lists of candidates from which are elected a total of 43 of the 60 senators in Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland. Each panel corresponds to a grouping of "interests and services" of which candidates are required to have "knowledge and practical experience". The panels are nominated partly by Oireachtas members and partly by vocational organisations. From each panel, between five and eleven senators are elected indirectly, by Oireachtas members and local councillors, using the single transferable vote. The broad requirements are specified by Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland and the implementation details by acts of the Oireachtas, principally the Seanad Electoral Act 1947, and associated statutory instruments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1925 Seanad election</span>

An election for 19 of the 60 seats in Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Irish Free State, was held on 17 September 1925. The election was by single transferable vote, with the entire state forming a single 19-seat electoral district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jennie Wyse Power</span> Irish politician and businesswoman (1858–1941)

Jane Wyse Power was an Irish activist, feminist, politician and businesswoman. She was a founder member of Sinn Féin and also of Inghinidhe na hÉireann. She rose in the ranks to become one of the most important women of the revolution. As President of Cumann na mBan, she left the radicalised party and formed a new organisation called Cumann na Saoirse, holding several senior posts in the Dáil during the Free State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seanad Éireann</span> Upper house of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament)

Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann.

The 1922 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the establishment of the Seanad in 1922 to the 1925 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas, took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The 1922 Seanad included 30 members nominated by the President of the Executive Council and the 30 members elected by the Dáil. It was first constituted on 8 December 1922.

The 1928 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office from the 1928 Seanad election to the 1931 Seanad election. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas, took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The 1928 Seanad included members nominated in 1922, and members elected at the 1922, 1925 and 1928 Seanad elections. It sat as a second chamber to the 6th Dáil elected at the September 1927 general election. The Seanad of the Irish Free State was not numbered after each election, with the whole period later considered the First Seanad.

The 1934 Seanad was the part of the Seanad of the Irish Free State (1922–1936) in office after the 1934 Seanad election until its abolition in 1936. Elections to the Seanad, the Senate of the Oireachtas took place on a triennial basis, with senators elected in stages. The 1934 Seanad included members elected at the 1925, 1928, 1931 and 1934 Seanad elections. It sat as a second chamber to the 8th Dáil elected at the 1933 general election.

EamonnMansfield (1878–1954) was an Irish schoolteacher and public servant, and briefly a member of the Free State Seanad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sean Barrett (economist)</span> Irish economist and former senator

Sean Declan Conrad Barrett is an Irish economist and former senator. He was a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics of Trinity College Dublin, and a Fellow of the college. In April 2011, he was elected to the Dublin University constituency of Seanad Éireann but narrowly lost his seat in 2016. In 2018 he was elected a Pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin.

The Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2011 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Ireland to provide for the Houses of the Oireachtas to conduct full inquiries. The bill was passed by both houses of the Oireachtas, but rejected at a referendum held on 27 October 2011.

The Convention on the Constitution was established in Ireland in 2012 to discuss proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland. More commonly called simply the Constitutional Convention, it met for the first time 1 December 2012 and sat until 31 March 2014. It had 100 members: a chairman; 29 members of the Oireachtas (parliament); four representatives of Northern Ireland political parties; and 66 randomly selected citizens of Ireland.

George J. Nesbitt was an Irish businessman and Free State senator from Kimmage, Dublin.

Bernard Brian O'Rourke was an Irish politician and businessman from Inniskeen, County Monaghan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2013</span> Proposal to abolish the Seanad, the upper house of the Oireachtas

The Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2013 was a proposal to amend the Constitution of Ireland to abolish Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Irish parliament, the Oireachtas. The proposal was rejected by the electorate in a referendum on 4 October 2013 by 51.7% voting against to 48.3% in favour.

The Electoral Commission is an election commission with responsibility for the oversight of all elections in Ireland, including electoral operations, constituency reviews and electoral integrity. It was established in 2023. Prior to its establishment, some of these functions had been carried out by various government departments, local government officials, statutory agencies and components of the Oireachtas and in the case of Boundaries by a judge led commission, while other functions are novel to the new Commission.

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: Mr. John O'Neill" . The Irish Times . 2 December 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Public Business; Election of a Senator". Seanad Éireann debates. 5 March 1925. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Coakley, John (September 2005). "Ireland's Unique Electoral Experiment: The Senate Election of 1925". Irish Political Studies. 20 (3): 261–268. doi:10.1080/07907180500359327. S2CID   145175747.
  4. 1 2 3 Dunphy, Richard (2000). "The Enigma of Fianna Fáil: Party Strategy, Social Classes and the Politics of Hegemony". In Mike Cronin and John M. Regan (ed.). Ireland: The Politics of Independence, 1922–49. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9780230535695. ISBN   9780333720509.
  5. ↑ "Car Hire Acquisition". Commercial Motor. 6 February 1959. p. 47. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – O'Neill, John". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Riordan, E.J. (1920). "XI: Government Contracts; (5) Munitions of War". Modern Irish trade and industry. historical introduction by George O'Brien. New York: E.P. Dutton. p. 214.
  8. ↑ "Irish Conditions". The Electrical Review. 84 (2170). 27 June 1919.
  9. ↑ Committee on commercial and industrial policy after the war (1918). "Memorandum by Mr. J. O'Neill". Final Report. Command papers. Vol. Cd.9035. London: HMSO. pp. 71–72. OL   14007895M.
  10. 1 2 "Election of Senator". Seanad Éireann debates. 26 January 1927. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Carty, James (30 March 2012). Bibliography of Irish History 1912–1921. Andrews UK Limited. p. 128 No.1087. ISBN   9781781514832 . Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Commission of Inquiry into the Resources and Industries of Ireland (1920). Ad interim report on milk production (3rd ed.). Dublin: First Dáil.
  13. ↑ Commission of Inquiry into the Resources and Industries of Ireland (1920). "First Day". Minutes of evidence. Vol. 1. Dublin: First Dáil. p. 3.
  14. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric J.; Shaun Boylan (November 2011). "Barton, Robert Childers" (PDF). Treaty Exhibition. National Archives of Ireland. p. 3. Retrieved 17 April 2015. [Barton] was made minister for economic affairs, and in that position established the economic relations committee to advise the government on the implications of the British government's financial proposals for the settlement of the Irish question, published after the truce.
  15. ↑ "Trade Loans (Guarantee) (Amendment) Bill, 1931 - Second Stage". Dáil Éireann debates. 24 June 1931. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  16. ↑ Commission of Inquiry into Banking, Currency and Credit (6 August 1938). Report (PDF). Official publications. Vol. P.2628. Dublin: Stationery Office. pp. vi, 369, 415.
  17. ↑ "Central Bank Bill, 1942—Second Stage". Seanad Éireann debates. 23 September 1942. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "John O'Neill". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.