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Member of the European Parliament · Ireland The Left

Luke Ming Flanagan

MEP for Ireland · The Left · Independent · official EP profile

The sloppy: 10 of the 14 entries in which Luke Ming Flanagan names an organisation listed in the EU Transparency Register leave out its Register ID - 71%, against 15% across the Parliament. The “Unlinked but matchable” list further down has 14 unlinked entries: these 10, and 4 more whose match is looser or that the label does not count. How the label is counted.

As of 8 November 2026, Luke Ming Flanagan (The Left, Ireland) has declared 73 lobby meetings this term - rank 344 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 18 of 45 in the Left group, a place shared with 1 other member.

5% 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%.

73
declared meetings
current term
87
records since 2016
full dataset
5%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
344/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 1 other
18/45
rank in The Left
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Luke Ming Flanagan, this term
73
Parliament average
100
The Left average
70

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 Nov 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%010July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 1 declared meetingNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 4 declared meetingsApril 2026: 3 declared meetingsMay 2026: 4 declared meetingsJune 2026: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 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%010July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 0 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 10 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 2 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 0 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 9 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 1 declared meetingNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 1 declared meetingFebruary 2026: 5 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 4 declared meetingsApril 2026: 3 declared meetingsMay 2026: 4 declared meetingsJune 2026: 7 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 4 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 1 declared meetingNovember 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%010202420252026
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 20240-
Oct 2024425%
Nov 2024100%
Dec 202420%
Jan 20250-
Feb 20250-
Mar 2025910%
Apr 202580%
May 202510%
Jun 202520%
Jul 202520%
Aug 20250-
Sep 202520%
Oct 202510%
Nov 202510%
Dec 202510%
Jan 202610%
Feb 2026520%
Mar 202640%
Apr 2026333.3%
May 202640%
Jun 202670%
Jul 202640%
Aug 20260-
Sep 202610%
Oct 202610%
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 10 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 Luke Ming Flanagan meets most

Declared counterpartMeetings
The Irish Natura And Hill Farmers Assocation9
Constituent3
Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation2
Defective block home owners2
Defective blocks campaigners2

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

Agriculture & food (13), Environment & climate (3), Human rights & humanitarian (1)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Agriculture and Rural Development (31), Fisheries (18), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (5), Human Rights (1)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
14 Oct 2026INHFAMemberCAP
28 Sep 2026Irish Minister for Agri PechMemberMFF in relation to Fisheries
16 Jul 2026IBLAMemberCAP
15 Jul 2026Irish seafood allianceMemberFishing
7 Jul 2026INHFAMemberCAP
1 Jul 2026ThresholdMemberShort term Lets
30 Jun 2026INHFAMemberCAP
29 Jun 2026INHFAMemberCAP
24 Jun 2026INHFA; DG AGRI RepsMemberCAP
24 Jun 2026Irish STR hostsMemberAir BnB
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
23 Jun 2026Irish self catering federationMemberShort term Lets
8 Jun 2026DGMARE reps DGMAREShadow rapporteurFishing
4 Jun 2026National experts on future of CAPMemberCAP
20 May 2026INHFAMemberCAP
19 May 2026ConstituentMemberVAT
19 May 2026INHFAMemberCAP
6 May 2026Union de UnionsMemberCAP
29 Apr 2026INHFAMemberCAP
13 Apr 2026Defective block home ownersMemberDefective blocks
9 Apr 2026BLOOM Association⁠↗MemberFishing
30 Mar 2026Defective block home ownersMemberDefective blocks
19 Mar 2026Director of Directorate B in DG AGRI 2Agri repsMemberAgriculture
10 Mar 2026Perm rep of ireland to EU Agri attache Agri CounsellorMemberAgriculture
3 Mar 2026Swanireland Fairseas irish whale and dolphin groupMemberFishing
25 Feb 2026IIMROMemberFishing
23 Feb 2026Irish Minister of state Department of AgricultureMemberFishing
11 Feb 2026President European court of auditorsMember2024 Annual report
11 Feb 2026European Milk Board⁠↗MemberMilk Prices
10 Feb 2026Former deputy foreign minister Uruguay Former deputy minister UruguayMemberMercusor
8 Jan 2026Defective blocks campaignersMemberDefective blocks

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Luke Ming Flanagan 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.

79%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
492
final texts voted on
of 606
90%
voted with The Left majority
on 461 final texts
44
differed from The Left
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Luke Ming Flanagan606 final votes
46%21%14%19%
For 277Against 130Abstained 85No vote recorded 114

With and against the group

On the 461 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Luke Ming Flanagan 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 Left majority41790%
Voted differently4410%

Final texts where Luke Ming Flanagan differed from The Left majority

DateTextTheir voteThe Left majority
21 October 2026Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section II – European Council and Council A10-0258/2026 · Pasquale Tridico · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
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 resolutionAbstainedFor
20 October 2026Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste… A10-0266/2026 · Ingeborg Ter Laak · Commission proposalForAbstained
20 October 2026Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and… A10-0267/2026 · Ingeborg Ter Laak · Commission proposalForAbstained
8 October 2026Motion for a resolution on the pilot project on European Schools Alliances B10-0436/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
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
17 September 2026The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security A10-0205/2026 · Paulo do Nascimento Cabral · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedAgainst
16 September 2026Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure A10-0212/2026 · Rasa Juknevičienė · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedAgainst
16 September 2026The Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway laying down the rules for participation of the Kingdom of Norway in the GOVSATCOM component… A10-0208/2026 · Paolo Borchia · Draft Council decisionAbstainedFor
16 September 2026The Agreement between the European Union and Iceland laying down the rules for participation of Iceland in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space… A10-0207/2026 · Paolo Borchia · Draft Council decisionAbstainedFor

34 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

14 counterpart entries in Luke Ming Flanagan's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 11 of the 14 entries; the other 3 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.