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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%.

226
declared meetings
current term
336
records since 2016
full dataset
72%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
86/720
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
18/78
rank in Renew

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Compared with the averages

Billy Kelleher, this term
226
Parliament average
100
Renew average
167

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.

0%25%50%75%100%019July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 13 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 19 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 11 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 15 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 13 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 7 declared meetingsJune 2025: 10 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 8 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 12 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 10 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 15 declared meetingsApril 2026: 16 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 17 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 8 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%019July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 17 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 13 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 19 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 11 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 15 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 13 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 7 declared meetingsJune 2025: 10 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 8 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 5 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 3 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 5 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 12 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 10 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 15 declared meetingsApril 2026: 16 declared meetingsMay 2026: 3 declared meetingsJune 2026: 17 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 8 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%019202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 20241770.6%
Oct 20241346.2%
Nov 20241980%
Dec 2024560%
Jan 20251191.7%
Feb 20251573.3%
Mar 20251361.1%
Apr 2025875%
May 2025757.1%
Jun 20251060%
Jul 2025875%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025633.3%
Oct 20255100%
Nov 2025366.7%
Dec 2025560%
Jan 20261266.7%
Feb 20261081.8%
Mar 20261568.8%
Apr 20261676.5%
May 20263100%
Jun 20261785%
Jul 2026872.7%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20260-
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

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

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

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
15 Jul 2026Seafood Alliance IrelandMemberCFP Review
14 Jul 2026Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association⁠↗MemberCAP
14 Jul 2026Irish Beauty CouncilMemberVAT rates
6 Jul 2026StrykerMemberMedical Devices Regulation
3 Jul 2026Novartis International AG⁠↗MemberEU-US Relations / Clinical Trials / Bio Tech Act
2 Jul 2026European 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 rapporteurMISP
1 Jul 2026London Stock Exchange Group⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
1 Jul 2026Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG⁠↗MemberBioTech Act
30 Jun 2026GSK⁠↗Shadow rapporteurRare Diseases
30 Jun 2026Electronic Debt Markets Association⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
29 Jun 2026Federation of European Securities Exchanges⁠↗; Managed Funds Association⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
25 Jun 2026Optiver⁠↗; Invest Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
24 Jun 2026Merck Sharp & Dohme Europe Belgium SRL⁠↗MemberRare Diseases Action Plan
24 Jun 2026Irish Funds Industry Association CLG⁠↗Memberdevelopments in funds industry
24 Jun 2026Horse Racing IrelandMemberHorse racing and farming industry
24 Jun 2026Irish Self Catering FederationMemberShort term rentals
24 Jun 2026Irish Farmers' Association⁠↗MemberMeeting with Council on agricultural industry
24 Jun 2026Banking & Payments Federation Ireland⁠↗Memberdevelopments in banking and payments industry
24 Jun 2026Merck Sharp & Dohme Europe Belgium SRL⁠↗MemberBio Tech Act
23 Jun 2026Banking & Payments Federation Ireland⁠↗; Blockchain for Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
18 Jun 2026MEDICINES FOR EUROPE⁠↗MemberUWWTD and BioTech Act
16 Jun 2026European Movement Ireland⁠↗MemberMFF proposals
4 Jun 2026Association for the Development of Digital AssetsShadow rapporteurMISP
2 Jun 2026Stripe, Inc.⁠↗MemberEU competitiveness
1 Jun 2026BNP PARIBAS⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
20 May 2026Edwards Lifesciences⁠↗MemberIntroductory meeting
12 May 2026Association for Financial Markets in Europe⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
11 May 2026Stripe, Inc.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurMISP
29 Apr 2026Irish SME AssociationMemberSME enterprise policy
28 Apr 2026Irish Farmers' Association⁠↗MemberCAP

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.

96%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
579
final texts voted on
of 606
98%
voted with the Renew majority
on 563 final texts
11
differed from Renew
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Billy Kelleher606 final votes
83%12%
For 504Against 71Abstained 4No vote recorded 27

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.

Voted with the Renew majority55298%
Voted differently112%

Final texts where Billy Kelleher differed from the Renew majority

DateTextTheir voteRenew majority
20 October 2026Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
8 October 2026Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
6 October 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment A10-0238/2026 · Kinga Kollár · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
16 September 2026Motion 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 resolutionAgainstFor
9 July 2026The feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness A10-0167/2026 · Ľudovít Ódor · Motion for a resolutionAgainstFor
21 January 2026Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
26 November 2025Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst
13 November 2025Council directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) A10-0194/2025 · Evelyn Regner · Commission proposalAgainstFor
8 October 2025Motion 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)AgainstFor
8 May 2025Motion 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 resolutionForAgainst

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:

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.