Changes
| Date | Panel | Gain | Loss | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-07-22 22 July 1954 | Agricultural Panel | Clann na Talmhan | Patrick Baxter elected as Cathaoirleach | |||
| 1954-09-16 16 September 1954 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | Independent | Death of James G. Douglas | |||
| 1954-10-01 1 October 1954 | Nominated by the Taoiseach | John Douglas nominated to replace James G. Douglas | ||||
| 1955-03-05 5 March 1955 | Agricultural Panel | Fianna Fáil | Death of William Quirke | |||
| 1955-11-03 3 November 1955 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Death of Matthew Smith | |||
| 1955-11-23 23 November 1955 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fianna Fáil | Death of Andrew Clarkin | |||
| 1956-01-19 19 January 1956 | Administrative Panel | Death of James McGee | ||||
| 1956-05-14 14 May 1956 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Independent | Seamus Bohan elected at a by-election to replace Andrew Clarkin | |||
| 1956-05-14 14 May 1956 | Industrial and Commercial Panel | Fine Gael | James O'Keeffe elected at a by-election to replace Matthew Smith | |||
| 1956-05-14 14 May 1956 | Agricultural Panel | Independent | Joe Sheridan elected at a by-election to replace William Quirke | |||
| 1956-05-14 14 May 1956 | Administrative Panel | William Woods elected at a by-election to replace James McGee | ||||
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