
Member of the European Parliament · Ireland Renew
Billy Kelleher
MEP for Ireland · Renew Europe · Fianna Fáil Party · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Billy Kelleher (Renew, Ireland) has declared 226 lobby meetings this term - rank 86 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 2.3× the average member, and it ranks 18 of 78 in the Renew group.
72% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.
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Compared with the averages
Transparency this term
Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 19 in Nov 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 17 | 70.6% |
| Oct 2024 | 13 | 46.2% |
| Nov 2024 | 19 | 80% |
| Dec 2024 | 5 | 60% |
| Jan 2025 | 11 | 91.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 15 | 73.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 13 | 61.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 8 | 75% |
| May 2025 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 10 | 60% |
| Jul 2025 | 8 | 75% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 5 | 100% |
| Nov 2025 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 5 | 60% |
| Jan 2026 | 12 | 66.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 81.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 15 | 68.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 16 | 76.5% |
| May 2026 | 3 | 100% |
| Jun 2026 | 17 | 85% |
| Jul 2026 | 8 | 72.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 19 declared in November 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Billy Kelleher meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Irish Farmers' Association | 11 |
| Banking & Payments Federation Ireland | 9 |
| Ibec | 8 |
| Insurance Ireland | 6 |
| Invest Europe | 5 |
Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.
Where the meetings cluster
Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.
Most-met sectors this term
Finance (67), Health & pharma (39), Agriculture & food (19)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Economic and Monetary Affairs (28), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (14), Agriculture and Rural Development (5), Women's Rights and Gender Equality (5), Public Health (4), Industry, Research and Energy (3)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2026 | Seafood Alliance Ireland | Member | CFP Review |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association↗ | Member | CAP |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Irish Beauty Council | Member | VAT rates |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Stryker | Member | Medical Devices Regulation |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Novartis International AG↗ | Member | EU-US Relations / Clinical Trials / Bio Tech Act |
| 2 Jul 2026 | European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses↗; Association des compagnies d’assurances et de réassurances du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg↗; Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg↗; Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 1 Jul 2026 | London Stock Exchange Group↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG↗ | Member | BioTech Act |
| 30 Jun 2026 | GSK↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Rare Diseases |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Electronic Debt Markets Association↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Federation of European Securities Exchanges↗; Managed Funds Association↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Optiver↗; Invest Europe↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Europe Belgium SRL↗ | Member | Rare Diseases Action Plan |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Irish Funds Industry Association CLG↗ | Member | developments in funds industry |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Horse Racing Ireland | Member | Horse racing and farming industry |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Irish Self Catering Federation | Member | Short term rentals |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Irish Farmers' Association↗ | Member | Meeting with Council on agricultural industry |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Banking & Payments Federation Ireland↗ | Member | developments in banking and payments industry |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Europe Belgium SRL↗ | Member | Bio Tech Act |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Banking & Payments Federation Ireland↗; Blockchain for Europe↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 18 Jun 2026 | MEDICINES FOR EUROPE↗ | Member | UWWTD and BioTech Act |
| 16 Jun 2026 | European Movement Ireland↗ | Member | MFF proposals |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Association for the Development of Digital Assets | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Stripe, Inc.↗ | Member | EU competitiveness |
| 1 Jun 2026 | BNP PARIBAS↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 20 May 2026 | Edwards Lifesciences↗ | Member | Introductory meeting |
| 12 May 2026 | Association for Financial Markets in Europe↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 11 May 2026 | Stripe, Inc.↗ | Shadow rapporteur | MISP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Irish SME Association | Member | SME enterprise policy |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Irish Farmers' Association↗ | Member | CAP |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Billy Kelleher held the seat, 606 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 563 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Billy Kelleher also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.
Final texts where Billy Kelleher differed from the Renew majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Renew majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 9 July 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the certification methodologies for carbon farming activities B10-0471/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot B10-0431/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 6 October 2026 | The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment A10-0238/2026 · Kinga Kollár · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 16 September 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87460 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0381/2026 · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 9 July 2026 | The feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness A10-0167/2026 · Ľudovít Ódor · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
| 21 January 2026 | Motion for a resolution seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part B10-0060/2026 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 26 November 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the Commission delegated regulation of 3 November 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weapons B10-0499/2025 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 13 November 2025 | Council directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) A10-0194/2025 · Evelyn Regner · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 8 October 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP51291 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0407/2025 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 8 May 2025 | Motion for a resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council B10-0244/2025 · Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
1 further instance is not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
25 counterpart entries in Billy Kelleher's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “BEUC” - likely Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (3 counterpart entries)
- “Stryker” - likely Stryker (2 counterpart entries)
- “AgTech Ireland” - likely AgTech Ireland (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 6 of the 25 entries; the other 19 are not listed.
Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.