Retiring Incumbents
The following 39 members of the 30th Dáil did not contest the 2011 general election.
| Constituency | Departing TD | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow–Kilkenny | M. J. Nolan | Fianna Fáil | |
| Cavan–Monaghan | Seymour Crawford | Fine Gael | |
| Rory O'Hanlon | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Clare | Tony Killeen | Fianna Fáil | |
| Cork East | Ned O'Keeffe | Fianna Fáil | |
| Cork North–Central | Bernard Allen | Fine Gael | |
| Noel O'Flynn | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Cork North–West | Batt O'Keeffe | Fianna Fáil | |
| Cork South–West | Jim O'Keeffe | Fine Gael | |
| P. J. Sheehan | Fine Gael | ||
| Donegal North–East | Niall Blaney | Fianna Fáil | |
| †Jim McDaid | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Dublin Central | Bertie Ahern | Fianna Fáil | |
| Dublin Mid–West | Mary Harney | Independent | |
| Dublin North–East | Michael Woods | Fianna Fáil | |
| Dublin North–West | Noel Ahern | Fianna Fáil | |
| Dublin South | Tom Kitt | Fianna Fáil | |
| †George Lee | Fine Gael | ||
| Dublin South–Central | †Seán Ardagh | Fianna Fáil | |
| Mary Upton | Labour Party | ||
| Galway East | Ulick Burke | Fine Gael | |
| Paul Connaughton, Snr | Fine Gael | ||
| Noel Treacy | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Galway West | Michael D. Higgins | Labour Party | |
| Pádraic McCormack | Fine Gael | ||
| Kerry South | Jackie Healy-Rae | Independent | |
| Laois–Offaly | Olwyn Enright | Fine Gael | |
| Brian Cowen | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Limerick West | John Cregan | Fianna Fáil | |
| Louth | Arthur Morgan | Sinn Féin | |
| Dermot Ahern | Fianna Fáil | ||
| Mayo | Beverley Flynn | Fianna Fáil | |
| Meath East | Mary Wallace | Fianna Fáil | |
| Meath West | Noel Dempsey | Fianna Fáil | |
| Roscommon–South Leitrim | Michael Finneran | Fianna Fáil | |
| Sligo–North Leitrim | Jimmy Devins | Fianna Fáil | |
| Waterford | †Martin Cullen | Fianna Fáil | |
| Brian O'Shea | Labour Party | ||
| Wicklow | Liz McManus | Labour Party | |
†Vacant seat, deputy had resigned before the dissolution of Dáil Éireann.
In four constituencies (Cavan–Monaghan, Cork North–West, Dublin North–West, Dublin South–Central), Fianna Fáil nominated fewer candidates than it had outgoing TDs, effectively conceding a seat in each.
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