Tom Morrissey

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Tom Morrissey (born July 1956) is an Irish Progressive Democrats politician and former member of Seanad Éireann. He was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern to the 22nd Seanad in 2002. Morrissey was an unsuccessful Dáil candidate for Fine Gael in Dublin West in the 1992 general election and 1996 by-election receiving 1,179 (3.17%) and 3,728 (13.12%) votes respectively. He then joined the Progressive Democrats and was unsuccessful in the 1997 and 2002 general elections in Dublin West. He received 7.61% in 1997 and 7.9% in 2002. His only successful election was in 1999 when he was elected as a member for Fingal County Council in the Castleknock ward.

In 2006 he decided to run in Dublin North for the 2007 general election. Morrissey fully supported the privatisation of Aer Lingus, a large employer in North Dublin, and the reduction of pay and working conditions for its workers. Morrissey received 1,355 votes (2.55%) in the 2007 general election. Morrissey was not returned as a Senator in 2007.

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Cathaoirleach Rory Kiely (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Mary O'Rourke (FF)

Administrative Panel	Timmy Dooley (FF) • Frank Feighan (FG) • Camillus Glynn (FF) • Tony Kett (FF) • Joe McHugh (FG) • Joanna Tuffy (Lab) • Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) • Paddy Burke (FG) • Ulick Burke (FG) • Peter Callanan (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Martin Mansergh (FF) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) • John Paul Phelan (FG) • Eamon Scanlon (FF) • Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Noel Coonan (FG) • Brian Hayes (FG) • Paschal Mooney (FF) • Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	James Bannon (FG) • Eddie Bohan (FF) • Paul Coghlan (FG) • Margaret Cox (Ind) • Marc MacSharry (FF) • Derek McDowell (Lab) • Kieran Phelan (FF) • Sheila Terry (FG) • Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Fergal Browne (FG) • Maurice Cummins (FG) • Brendan Daly (FF) • Geraldine Feeney (FF) • Michael Finucane (FG) • Liam Fitzgerald (FF) • John Gerard Hanafin (FF) • Jim Higgins (FG) • Terry Leyden (FF) • Don Lydon (FF) • Michael McCarthy (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Lab)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach (2002)	Cyprian Brady (FF) • Michael Brennan (PD) • John Dardis (PD) • Maurice Hayes (Ind) • Brendan Kenneally (FF) • Michael P. Kitt (FF) • John Minihan (PD) • Tom Morrissey (PD) • Pat Moylan (FF) • Mary O'Rourke (FF) • Kate Walsh (PD)

Nominated later	May 2007 Colm O'Gorman (PD) • June 2007 Donie Cassidy (FF) • Chris Wall (FF) • Seán Dorgan (FF) • Peter Sands (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent