Member of the European Parliament · Ireland The Left
Kathleen Funchion
MEP for Ireland · The Left · Sinn Féin · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Kathleen Funchion (The Left, Ireland) has declared 59 lobby meetings this term - rank 379 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 22 of 45 in the Left group.
27% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below 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: 10 in Sep 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 10 | 27.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 8 | 66.7% |
| Nov 2024 | 3 | 25% |
| Dec 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 0% |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | - |
| May 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Oct 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Nov 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 5 | 20% |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 20% |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | - |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| May 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2026 | 3 | 0% |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 2 | 50% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 10 declared in September 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Kathleen Funchion meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| British Mission to the EU | 5 |
| EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF | 3 |
| European Federation of Public Service Unions | 2 |
| European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology | 2 |
| Irish Farmers' Association | 2 |
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
Health & pharma (6), Labour & trade unions (6), Democracy & civil society (3)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Employment and Social Affairs (14), Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (9), Women's Rights and Gender Equality (5), Regional Development (4)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | The British Chambers of Commerce↗ | Member | Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) |
| 20 Oct 2026 | British Mission to the EU | Member | Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) |
| 30 Jun 2026 | European Public Service Union (EPSU) | Member | EU Care Strategy |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Irelands Future | Member | Irish/EU Affairs |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Siel Bleu Ireland | Member | Active Ageing/Health Policy |
| 16 Apr 2026 | World Employment Confederation-Europe↗ | Member | Women in the labour market |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Eurofound | Shadow rapporteur | Reinforced Youth Guarantee |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Osez le féminisme | Member | Women's Rights |
| 18 Feb 2026 | ASOP EU | Shadow rapporteur | EMPL Healthcare Workers |
| 17 Feb 2026 | European Youth Forum↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Guarantee |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2026 | British Mission to the EU | Member | Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) |
| 4 Feb 2026 | BIAZA | Member | SPS |
| 27 Jan 2026 | National Youth Council of Ireland | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Guarantee |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Alcon Ireland | Member | EU policy landscape for medical technologies |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Irish Farmers' Association↗ | Member | Mercosur Trade Deal |
| 20 Jan 2026 | British Mission to the EU | Member | British-EU Relations |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Depaul | Member | Housing and Poverty |
| 16 Dec 2025 | DEM-PARTÍ | Member | Introductory Meeting |
| 3 Dec 2025 | the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology | Shadow rapporteur | Healthcare Workers |
| 3 Dec 2025 | European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology↗ | Shadow rapporteur | EMPL Healthcare Workers |
| 5 Nov 2025 | EPSU | Member | Care Workers (Conference) |
| 16 Oct 2025 | EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF↗ | Member | Spoke at conference on Gender and Pension Pay Gap |
| 3 Sep 2025 | My Voice, My Choice | Member | Women's healthcare |
| 3 Sep 2025 | European Public Service Union | Shadow rapporteur | EMPL |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Representatives of Irelands Fisheries Sector | Member | Coastal and Fishing Communities |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Carlow County Development Partnership CLG IRD Duhallow - Carlow Kilkenny Leadership Programme South Kerry Development Partnership CLG Research Ireland | Member | EU Funds |
| 11 Jun 2025 | EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF ICTU | Member | General EMPL Work/Introductory meeting |
| 27 May 2025 | British Mission to the EU | Member | EU-British relations |
| 21 May 2025 | Europe Region of World Physiotherapy | Member | Cancer Prevention |
| 20 May 2025 | Save the Children Europe | Member | Child Guarantee Working Group |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Kathleen Funchion 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 516 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Kathleen Funchion 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 Kathleen Funchion differed from The Left majority
53 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
13 counterpart entries in Kathleen Funchion's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “BIAZA” - likely British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (1 counterpart entry)
- “EPSU” - likely European Federation of Public Service Unions (1 counterpart entry)
- “ESB” - likely Electricity Supply Board (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 13 entries; the other 10 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.