Monica Barnes

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Monica Barnes (born 12 February 1936) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Dún Laoghaire.

Educated in Belfast, Barnes unsuccessfully contested the 1981 general election in the Dún Laoghaire constituency, and after a further defeat in the February 1982 general election she was elected to the 16th Seanad on the Labour Panel.

She was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the Nov 1982 general election and retained her seat until losing it at the 1992 general election. She was re-elected in the 1997 general election and retired at the 2002 general election.

Barnes also unsuccessfully contested the European Elections for the Leinster constituency in 1979 and 1994.

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Cathaoirleach Tras Honan (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Administrative Panel	Luke Belton (FG) • Katharine Bulbulia (FG) • Sean Conway (FF) • Micheál Cranitch (FF) • Tras Honan (FF) • William Kenneally (FF) • Flor O'Mahony (Lab)

Agricultural Panel	Bernard Durkan (FG) • Michael Ferris (Lab) • Tom Fitzgerald (FF) • Richard Hourigan (FG) • Thomas Hussey (FF) • Joseph Lennon (FG) • John Mannion, Jnr (FG) • Charles McDonald (FG) • Martin O'Toole (FF) • William Ryan (FF) • Michael Smith (FF)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Séamus de Brún (FF) • Joachim Loughrey (FG) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • Mary O'Rourke (FF) • Madeleine Taylor (FG)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	Deirdre Bolger (FG) • Timmy Conway (Lab) • Jack Daly (FG) • Sean Fallon (FF) • William Farrell (FF) • Michael Howard (FG) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	Monica Barnes (FG) • Toddie Byrne (FG) • Donie Cassidy (FF) • Denis Cregan (FG) • Dick Dowling (FG) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Anthony Herbert (FF) • Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF) • Brian Mullooly (FF) • Maurice O'Connell (FG)

National University of Ireland	James Dooge (FG) • John A. Murphy (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Mary Robinson (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind) • Trevor West (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Paudge Brennan (FF) • Flor Crowley (FF) • Camilla Hannon (FF) • James Larkin (Ind) • Seamus Mallon (Ind) • P. J. Mara (FF) • Bernard McGlinchey (FF) • M. J. Nolan (FF) • Ned O'Keeffe (FF) • John Robb (Ind) • G. V. Wright (FF)

Nominated December 1982	Aidan Eames (??) • Seán O'Connor (??) • Frank Wall (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party