
Member of the European Parliament · Ireland Renew
Michael McNamara
MEP for Ireland · Renew Europe · Independent · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Michael McNamara (Renew, Ireland) has declared 191 lobby meetings this term - rank 117 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.9× the average member, and it ranks 26 of 78 in the Renew group.
52% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - close to 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: 1 declared meeting in Nov 2026, 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link. Peak: 16 in Jun 2025.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Oct 2024 | 6 | 22.2% |
| Nov 2024 | 6 | 42.9% |
| Dec 2024 | 11 | 63.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 11 | 63.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 10 | 72.7% |
| Mar 2025 | 14 | 43.8% |
| Apr 2025 | 11 | 45.5% |
| May 2025 | 10 | 36.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 16 | 29.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 13 | 53.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Sep 2025 | 5 | 40% |
| Oct 2025 | 11 | 58.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 9 | 33.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 4 | 75% |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 40% |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 80% |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 60% |
| May 2026 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 13 | 73.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 0% |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 1 | 100% |
Busiest month: 16 declared in June 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Michael McNamara meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries | 4 |
| Ibec | 4 |
| Google Ireland Limited and its affiliates | 3 |
| Banking & Payments Federation Ireland | 3 |
| CRITEO Technology SAS | 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
Technology & digital (47), Media & publishing (15), Agriculture & food (10)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (20), Industry, Research and Energy (18)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | MEDEF International↗; Sanoma Media Finland Oy↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Adigital (Spanish Association of the Digital Economy) | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Center for Countering Digital Hate Ltd.; Anthropic, PBC↗ | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus |
| 25 Jun 2026 | George Washington Institute of Public Policy | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries↗ | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus |
| 23 Jun 2026 | FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 16 Jun 2026 | DIGITALEUROPE↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 15 Jun 2026 | OVH Groupe↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries↗; AMADEUS IT GROUP S.A.↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Irish Recorded Music Association↗ | Rapporteur | AI omnibus and music |
| 4 Jun 2026 | the european child sexual abuse legislation advocacy group | Member | Online child abuse |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe↗ | Shadow rapporteur | digital omnibus and GDPR |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Trustpilot↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 2 Jun 2026 | The Premier League↗ | Member | Premier league on piracy of live content |
| 2 Jun 2026 | xAI | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus |
| 11 May 2026 | European Alliance for Research Excellence↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital simplification |
| 11 May 2026 | banking and payments federation Ireland | Member | Savings and Investments Union proposals |
| 11 May 2026 | viagogo AG↗ | Member | digital fairness |
| 23 Apr 2026 | EuroPak | Member | human rights Pakistan |
| 23 Apr 2026 | General Catalyst↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 17 Apr 2026 | CRITEO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 16 Apr 2026 | TIC Council↗ | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus |
| 15 Apr 2026 | ebay | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 15 Apr 2026 | SSLF Progress Ireland | Member | Housing and the EU |
| 14 Apr 2026 | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry-Hellenic National Group↗ | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Mozilla Corporation↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Kestrel Energy Storage Designated Activity Company | Member | restore strategic gas storage |
| 13 Apr 2026 | European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Standing Committee of European Doctors↗ | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Michael McNamara 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 486 final texts where more than half of Renew members casting a vote went one way, and Michael McNamara 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 Michael McNamara differed from the Renew majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Renew majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 B10-0432/2026 · 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 |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network B10-0424/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 7 October 2026 | A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0237/2026 · Hilde Vautmans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 6 October 2026 | Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards simplification of certain requirements for the establishment of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Union A10-0233/2026 · Emma Wiesner · Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
| 17 September 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up B10-0386/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 16 September 2026 | Hybrid 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) | Abstained | For |
| 15 September 2026 | Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards ceasing the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve A10-0230/2026 · Pierfrancesco Maran · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 15 September 2026 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures A10-0201/2026 · Mohammed Chahim · Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
| 15 September 2026 | The findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield A10-0199/2026 · Tomas Tobé · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
58 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
38 counterpart entries in Michael McNamara's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Meta” - likely Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (2 counterpart entries)
- “Adigital (Spanish Association of the Digital Economy)” - likely Asociación Española de Economia Digital (1 counterpart entry)
- “Alibaba” - likely Alibaba Group (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 38 entries; the other 34 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.