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236:Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad
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2015:Alexis FitzGerald Snr
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1893:Paul Connaughton Snr
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1809:Leader of the Seanad
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506:Bray, County Wicklow
474:Leader of the Seanad
188:Leader of the Seanad
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2727:John Blennerhassett
2702:Patrick J. Reynolds
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2051:Patrick J. Reynolds
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657:At the Cutting Edge
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466:Minister for Labour
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2784:
2778:
2775:Brian Mullooly
2772:
2766:
2760:
2754:
2748:
2742:
2736:
2730:
2723:
2721:
2715:
2714:
2712:
2711:
2705:
2699:
2693:
2687:
2684:Michael Howard
2681:
2675:
2669:
2663:
2660:Deirdre Bolger
2656:
2654:
2648:
2647:
2645:
2644:
2638:
2632:
2626:
2620:
2613:
2611:
2605:
2604:
2602:
2601:
2595:
2592:Martin O'Toole
2589:
2583:
2577:
2571:
2565:
2559:
2556:Tom Fitzgerald
2553:
2550:Michael Ferris
2547:
2541:
2538:Richard Bruton
2534:
2532:
2526:
2525:
2523:
2522:
2519:Myles Staunton
2516:
2510:
2504:
2498:
2492:
2486:
2479:
2477:
2471:
2470:
2468:
2467:
2456:
2444:
2441:
2440:
2411:
2410:
2403:
2396:
2388:
2379:
2378:
2376:
2375:
2369:
2363:
2357:
2350:
2347:
2346:
2344:
2343:
2340:Joseph O'Neill
2337:
2327:
2321:
2311:
2301:
2290:
2288:
2284:
2283:
2281:
2280:
2274:
2271:T. K. Whitaker
2268:
2262:
2256:
2253:Gordon Lambert
2250:
2247:Valentine Jago
2244:
2238:
2232:
2229:Eileen Cassidy
2226:
2223:SĂ©amus de BrĂşn
2220:
2217:SĂ©amus Brennan
2213:
2211:
2205:
2204:
2202:
2201:
2198:John A. Murphy
2195:
2189:
2182:
2180:
2174:
2173:
2171:
2170:
2164:
2158:
2151:
2149:
2143:
2142:
2140:
2139:
2133:
2130:Bernard Markey
2127:
2121:
2118:Fintan Kennedy
2115:
2109:
2103:
2097:
2091:
2088:Joseph Dowling
2085:
2079:
2072:
2070:
2064:
2063:
2061:
2060:
2054:
2048:
2042:
2036:
2030:
2027:Michael Howard
2024:
2018:
2012:
2005:
2003:
1997:
1996:
1994:
1993:
1987:
1981:
1975:
1972:Patrick Cooney
1969:
1966:Richard Conroy
1962:
1960:
1954:
1953:
1951:
1950:
1944:
1941:Martin O'Toole
1938:
1932:
1926:
1920:
1914:
1908:
1905:Justin Keating
1902:
1896:
1890:
1883:
1881:
1875:
1874:
1872:
1871:
1868:Myles Staunton
1865:
1859:
1853:
1847:
1841:
1835:
1828:
1826:
1820:
1819:
1817:
1816:
1805:
1793:
1790:
1789:
1760:
1759:
1752:
1745:
1737:
1728:
1727:
1723:
1722:
1715:
1713:
1706:
1704:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1688:
1687:
1680:
1678:
1671:
1669:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1653:
1652:
1645:
1643:
1636:
1634:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1618:
1617:
1610:
1608:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1592:
1591:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1575:
1574:
1567:
1565:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1541:
1539:
1533:
1532:
1525:
1523:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1507:
1506:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1490:
1489:
1482:
1480:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1459:Paudge Brennan
1456:
1454:
1451:
1447:
1446:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1430:
1429:
1422:
1418:Paudge Brennan
1415:
1413:
1410:
1406:
1405:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1381:
1380:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1364:
1363:
1356:
1354:
1348:
1347:
1344:
1340:
1339:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1306:
1305:
1301:Paudge Brennan
1298:
1296:
1293:
1289:
1288:
1281:
1279:
1273:
1272:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1256:
1255:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1231:
1229:
1225:Thomas Brennan
1222:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1212:
1205:
1203:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1187:
1186:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1153:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1137:
1136:
1133:
1129:
1128:
1121:
1119:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1103:
1102:
1095:
1091:Richard Wilson
1088:
1086:
1079:
1077:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1032:
1006:This table is
1004:
1001:
1000:
994:(TDs) for the
988:
987:
980:
973:
965:
957:
956:
951:
948:
939:
934:
930:
929:
924:
921:
912:
907:
903:
902:
899:Patrick Cooney
897:
894:
885:
880:
876:
875:
869:
868:
867:(London, 1993)
861:
860:(Dublin, 1990)
852:
849:
846:
845:
830:
821:
806:
785:"Gemma Hussey"
776:
746:
725:"Gemma Hussey"
712:
711:
709:
706:
700:, who lost to
683:European Union
551:
548:
535:Seanad Éireann
526:
523:
521:
518:
501:
498:
442:
441:
438:
437:
432:
426:
425:
422:
418:
417:
406:
402:
399:
398:
396:
392:
391:
386:
382:
381:
378:County Wicklow
357:
355:
351:
350:
346:
345:
342:
341:
336:
332:
331:
321:
320:
314:
313:
308:
304:
303:
287:
286:
280:
279:
274:
268:
267:
266:Patrick Cooney
264:
258:
257:
254:
250:
249:
239:
238:
232:
231:
228:
222:
221:
216:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
191:
190:
184:
183:
181:Patrick Cooney
178:
172:
171:
166:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
141:
140:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
116:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
91:
90:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
66:
60:
59:
54:
50:
49:
39:
38:
32:
31:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3665:
3654:
3651:
3649:
3646:
3644:
3641:
3639:
3636:
3634:
3631:
3629:
3626:
3624:
3621:
3619:
3616:
3614:
3611:
3609:
3606:
3604:
3601:
3599:
3596:
3594:
3591:
3589:
3586:
3584:
3581:
3579:
3576:
3574:
3571:
3569:
3568:Fine Gael TDs
3566:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3558:Living people
3556:
3554:
3551:
3550:
3548:
3533:
3530:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3502:Martin Cullen
3500:
3498:
3495:
3493:
3492:Mary Coughlan
3490:
3488:
3485:
3483:
3480:
3478:
3475:
3473:
3470:
3468:
3465:
3463:
3462:Barry Desmond
3460:
3458:
3455:
3453:
3452:Michael Woods
3450:
3448:
3445:
3443:
3440:
3438:
3435:
3433:
3432:Seán MacEntee
3430:
3428:
3425:
3423:
3420:
3418:
3415:
3413:
3410:
3409:
3406:
3402:
3395:
3390:
3388:
3383:
3381:
3376:
3375:
3372:
3360:
3357:
3355:
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3342:
3340:
3337:
3335:
3334:Mary Coughlan
3332:
3330:
3329:Batt O'Keeffe
3327:
3325:
3322:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3314:Michael Woods
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3304:Michael Smith
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3284:Mary O'Rourke
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3239:Richard Burke
3237:
3235:
3232:
3230:
3227:
3225:
3222:
3220:
3219:George Colley
3217:
3215:
3212:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3200:
3197:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3184:Thomas Derrig
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3174:Eoin MacNeill
3172:
3170:
3167:
3165:
3164:Michael Hayes
3162:
3160:
3157:
3156:
3153:
3149:
3142:
3137:
3135:
3130:
3128:
3123:
3122:
3119:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3099:
3097:
3096:Paddy O'Toole
3094:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3082:
3081:Liam Kavanagh
3079:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3069:
3067:
3066:Barry Desmond
3064:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3051:Frank Cluskey
3049:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3039:
3037:
3034:
3033:
3030:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3015:
3014:
3011:
3005:
2997:
2992:
2990:
2985:
2983:
2978:
2977:
2974:
2962:
2958:
2956:
2952:
2950:
2946:
2944:
2940:
2939:
2936:
2929:
2926:
2923:
2920:
2917:
2914:
2911:
2908:
2905:
2902:
2899:
2896:
2893:
2890:
2887:
2884:
2881:
2878:
2875:
2872:
2869:
2866:
2865:
2863:
2861:
2857:
2850:
2847:
2844:
2841:
2838:
2835:
2834:
2832:
2830:
2826:
2819:
2816:
2813:
2812:Mary Robinson
2810:
2807:
2804:
2803:
2801:
2799:
2795:
2788:
2785:
2782:
2779:
2776:
2773:
2770:
2767:
2764:
2763:Brian Hillery
2761:
2758:
2755:
2752:
2749:
2746:
2743:
2740:
2737:
2734:
2731:
2728:
2725:
2724:
2722:
2720:
2716:
2709:
2708:Eoin Ryan Snr
2706:
2703:
2700:
2697:
2694:
2691:
2688:
2685:
2682:
2679:
2676:
2673:
2670:
2667:
2664:
2661:
2658:
2657:
2655:
2653:
2649:
2642:
2639:
2636:
2635:Mary O'Rourke
2633:
2630:
2627:
2624:
2621:
2618:
2615:
2614:
2612:
2610:
2606:
2599:
2596:
2593:
2590:
2587:
2586:Liam Naughten
2584:
2581:
2578:
2575:
2572:
2569:
2566:
2563:
2562:Thomas Hussey
2560:
2557:
2554:
2551:
2548:
2545:
2544:Pierce Butler
2542:
2539:
2536:
2535:
2533:
2531:
2527:
2520:
2517:
2514:
2513:Flor O'Mahony
2511:
2508:
2507:Jimmy Leonard
2505:
2502:
2499:
2496:
2493:
2490:
2487:
2484:
2481:
2480:
2478:
2476:
2472:
2465:
2462:
2461:
2457:
2454:
2451:
2450:
2449:Cathaoirleach
2446:
2445:
2442:
2436:
2435:
2427:
2420:
2419:
2409:
2404:
2402:
2397:
2395:
2390:
2389:
2386:
2374:
2370:
2368:
2364:
2362:
2358:
2356:
2352:
2351:
2348:
2341:
2338:
2335:
2331:
2328:
2325:
2322:
2319:
2315:
2312:
2309:
2305:
2302:
2299:
2295:
2292:
2291:
2289:
2285:
2278:
2277:Michael Yeats
2275:
2272:
2269:
2266:
2263:
2260:
2257:
2254:
2251:
2248:
2245:
2242:
2239:
2236:
2233:
2230:
2227:
2224:
2221:
2218:
2215:
2214:
2212:
2210:
2206:
2199:
2196:
2193:
2190:
2187:
2184:
2183:
2181:
2179:
2175:
2168:
2165:
2162:
2161:Mary Robinson
2159:
2156:
2153:
2152:
2150:
2148:
2144:
2137:
2134:
2131:
2128:
2125:
2124:Michael Lyons
2122:
2119:
2116:
2113:
2112:Brian Hillery
2110:
2107:
2104:
2101:
2098:
2095:
2092:
2089:
2086:
2083:
2080:
2077:
2074:
2073:
2071:
2069:
2065:
2058:
2057:Eoin Ryan Snr
2055:
2052:
2049:
2046:
2043:
2040:
2037:
2034:
2031:
2028:
2025:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2013:
2010:
2009:RuairĂ Brugha
2007:
2006:
2004:
2002:
1998:
1991:
1988:
1985:
1982:
1979:
1976:
1973:
1970:
1967:
1964:
1963:
1961:
1959:
1955:
1948:
1945:
1942:
1939:
1936:
1933:
1930:
1927:
1924:
1921:
1918:
1915:
1912:
1909:
1906:
1903:
1900:
1897:
1894:
1891:
1888:
1887:Pierce Butler
1885:
1884:
1882:
1880:
1876:
1869:
1866:
1863:
1860:
1857:
1854:
1851:
1848:
1845:
1842:
1839:
1836:
1833:
1830:
1829:
1827:
1825:
1821:
1814:
1813:Eoin Ryan Snr
1811:
1810:
1806:
1803:
1800:
1799:
1798:Cathaoirleach
1795:
1794:
1791:
1785:
1784:
1776:
1769:
1768:
1758:
1753:
1751:
1746:
1744:
1739:
1738:
1735:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1689:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1675:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1654:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1631:
1623:
1620:
1619:
1614:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1588:
1580:
1577:
1576:
1571:
1570:Billy Timmins
1562:
1554:
1551:
1550:
1545:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1520:
1512:
1508:
1503:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1486:
1477:
1469:
1466:
1465:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1448:
1443:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1428:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1394:
1393:Ciarán Murphy
1386:
1383:
1382:
1377:
1376:Liam Kavanagh
1369:
1366:
1365:
1360:
1353:
1350:
1349:
1345:
1341:
1336:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1319:
1318:James O'Toole
1316:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1302:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1285:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1269:
1268:James Everett
1261:
1257:
1252:
1251:Patrick Cogan
1244:
1241:
1240:
1235:
1234:James Everett
1226:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1209:
1208:Patrick Cogan
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1182:Patrick Cogan
1180:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1116:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1101:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1082:James Everett
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1023:
1019:
1013:
1009:
1002:
997:
993:
992:Teachtaà Dála
986:
981:
979:
974:
972:
967:
966:
963:
954:
945:
944:
937:
931:
927:
926:Michael Woods
918:
917:
910:
909:Barry Desmond
904:
900:
891:
890:
883:
877:
872:
866:
862:
859:
855:
854:
841:
834:
825:
817:
810:
794:
790:
786:
780:
764:
760:
756:
750:
734:
730:
726:
720:
718:
713:
705:
703:
702:Mary McAleese
699:
695:
691:
686:
684:
680:
675:
673:
672:Austin Currie
669:
668:Mary Robinson
664:
662:
658:
653:
651:
647:
643:
638:
636:
632:
628:
624:
620:
616:
615:Nuala Fennell
612:
611:Monica Barnes
608:
604:
600:
596:
592:
587:
584:
580:
576:
571:
569:
565:
561:
557:
547:
544:
540:
536:
532:
517:
515:
511:
507:
497:
495:
491:
487:
484:(TD) for the
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
453:
448:
439:
436:
433:
431:
427:
423:
419:
397:
393:
390:
387:
383:
379:
375:
370:(age 85)
356:
352:
347:
343:
340:
337:
333:
327:
322:
319:
315:
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3507:Mary Hanafin
3487:Dermot Ahern
3472:Brendan Daly
3467:Gemma Hussey
3466:
3437:Kevin Boland
3339:Ruairi Quinn
3324:Mary Hanafin
3319:Noel Dempsey
3274:Gemma Hussey
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3269:Gerard Brady
3169:Fionán Lynch
3101:Ruairi Quinn
3086:Jim Mitchell
3076:Gemma Hussey
3075:
3061:Austin Deasy
3016:
2955:Labour Party
2922:Seán O'Leary
2880:Timmy Conway
2849:Brendan Ryan
2837:Gemma Hussey
2836:
2781:Andy O'Brien
2745:SĂ©amus Dolan
2733:Toddie Byrne
2719:Labour Panel
2696:Ruairi Quinn
2690:Mick Lanigan
2617:Patsy Lawlor
2598:William Ryan
2464:Gemma Hussey
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2265:Noel Mulcahy
2186:Gemma Hussey
2185:
2136:Andy O'Brien
2106:Tony Herbert
2082:SĂ©amus Dolan
2068:Labour Panel
2039:Mick Lanigan
1990:David Molony
1978:Flor Crowley
1947:William Ryan
1923:Joe McCartin
1917:Gerard Lynch
1844:Jack Garrett
1807:
1802:SĂ©amus Dolan
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1613:Andrew Doyle
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447:Gemma Hussey
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335:Constituency
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299: –
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284:Teachta Dála
272:Succeeded by
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226:Succeeded by
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176:Succeeded by
169:Gerard Brady
145:
131:Bertie Ahern
126:Succeeded by
119:Ruairi Quinn
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76:Succeeded by
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25:Gemma Hussey
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3553:1938 births
3517:Joan Burton
3427:Paddy Smith
3359:Norma Foley
3289:Noel Davern
3254:John Boland
3249:John Wilson
3244:Peter Barry
3204:Seán Moylan
3106:Dick Spring
3046:John Bruton
3041:John Boland
3036:Peter Barry
3006:(1982–1987)
2961:Independent
2943:Fianna Fáil
2904:Jim Higgins
2892:Paddy Dunne
2886:James Dooge
2868:Ulick Burke
2751:Des Hanafin
2739:Donal Carey
2672:Seán Fallon
2666:Barry Cogan
2434:16th Seanad
2418:14th Seanad
2373:Independent
2355:Fianna Fáil
2241:Mary Harney
2167:Trevor West
2094:Des Hanafin
2033:Liam Hyland
1783:15th Seanad
1767:13th Seanad
1648:Anne Ferris
1587:Liz McManus
1544:Mildred Fox
1519:Liz McManus
1453:1982 (Nov)
1436:1982 (Feb)
1135:1927 (Sep)
1109:1927 (Jun)
1008:transcluded
799:24 November
739:24 November
631:Alice Glenn
595:EEC affairs
543:Independent
454: Moran
358:Gemma Moran
277:James Dooge
262:Preceded by
214:Preceded by
164:Preceded by
114:Preceded by
64:Preceded by
3547:Categories
3412:James Ryan
3354:Joe McHugh
3209:Jack Lynch
3071:Alan Dukes
2916:Pat Magner
2818:Shane Ross
2757:Jack Harte
2568:Rory Kiely
2495:Tras Honan
2334:P. J. Mara
2324:Jim Ruttle
2318:Jim Doolan
2100:Jack Harte
1911:Rory Kiely
1899:John Ellis
1850:Tras Honan
1832:Liam Burke
1674:John Brady
1561:Dick Roche
1528:Johnny Fox
1485:Dick Roche
920:1986–1987
893:1982–1986
708:References
644:, British
623:Alan Dukes
539:Oireachtas
500:Early life
430:Alma mater
364:1938-11-11
3018:Taoiseach
2949:Fine Gael
2769:Dan Kiely
2641:Joe Walsh
2361:Fine Gael
1683:Pat Casey
1604:Joe Behan
1476:Joe Jacob
1427:1981–1992
1100:1923–1981
679:Europhile
583:Taoiseach
458:Fine Gael
389:Fine Gael
380:, Ireland
326:In office
301:June 1989
292:In office
244:In office
205:Taoiseach
196:In office
155:Taoiseach
146:In office
105:Taoiseach
96:In office
53:Taoiseach
44:In office
1059:(Party)
1034:Election
793:Archived
769:27 March
763:Archived
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492:for the
421:Children
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1054:(Party)
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1022:history
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1085:(Lab)
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1052:Deputy
1047:Deputy
1042:Deputy
1037:Deputy
395:Spouse
253:Leader
2959:Ind:
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1986:(Lab)
1907:(Lab)
1721:(GP)
1712:(SD)
1703:(FF)
1694:2020
1686:(FF)
1677:(SF)
1668:(SD)
1659:2016
1633:(FG)
1624:2011
1616:(FG)
1607:(FF)
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1581:2002
1573:(FG)
1564:(FF)
1555:1997
1522:(DL)
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