
Member of the European Parliament · Ireland EPP
Seán Kelly
MEP for Ireland · European People's Party · Fine Gael Party · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Seán Kelly (EPP, Ireland) has declared 201 lobby meetings this term - rank 82 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 2.4× the average member, and 28 of 185 within European People's Party.
44% 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 51%.
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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 September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 19 in Oct 2024.
Busiest month: 19 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Seán Kelly meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Irish Farmers' Association | 12 |
| Kangaroo Group | 5 |
| Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries | 3 |
| Eurelectric aisbl | 3 |
| European Energy Forum | 3 |
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
Most-met sectors
Energy (24), Agriculture & food (23), Health & pharma (11)
Meetings by committee topic
Industry, Research and Energy (72), Environment, Climate and Food Safety (20), DANZ (9), Foreign Affairs (7), D-IN (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | EU biostimulants Industry Council | Member | Food and feed omnibus |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Novartis International AG ↗ | Member | Discussion on Irish bio-tech state of play |
| 9 Jun 2026 | CRH plc ↗ | Member | Meeting regarding CBAM and European industrial competitiveness |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Microsoft Corporation ↗ | Member | Discussion about competitiveness and innovation |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Eircom Ltd t/a eir ↗ | Member | Challenges regarding upcoming digital legislation |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Stripe, Inc. ↗ | Member | Dinner discussion on European competitiveness |
| 2 Jun 2026 | The Irish Natura And Hill Farmers Assocation ↗ | Member | Issues relating to challenges faced by hill farmers |
| 12 May 2026 | Albermarle Europe SRL | Delegation chair | Meeting to discuss future event on CRM's |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Australian Meat and Livestock Association | Delegation chair | Discussing opportunities and challenges relating to the EU-Australia FTA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Irish Farmers' Association ↗ | Rapporteur for opinion | Discussions regarding the upcoming CAP |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Eurelectric aisbl ↗ | Member | Meeting to discuss possible high-level event |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Data Protection Commissioner | Member | Meeting to discuss upcoming data protection files and |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Lets Talk Prostate Cancer Campaign | Member | Men's prostate health and upcoming initatitves |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Google ↗ | Member | Upcoming grids package and RED directive |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Electricity Supply Board ↗ | Member | Discussing EU supports for renewable energy solutions |
| 30 Mar 2026 | The Protein Project | Rapporteur for opinion | ENVI opinion on CAP |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Indaver Holding | Member | Sustainable waste management |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Ecocem Materials Ltd ↗ | Member | Environmental standards and green industrial processes |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Irish Farmers' Association ↗ | Member | EU Forestry supports and regulations |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Member of the Northern Irish Legislative Assembly | Member | Northern Ireland - EU relations |
| 11 Mar 2026 | HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe ↗ | Member | challenges facing Irish hospitality sector |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Meta | Member | European technological innovation and data privacy |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Car Rental Council of Ireland | Member | EV challenges for car rental companies |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Fair Seas | Member | European clean seas initiatives |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Wind Europe | Member | Grids constraints and renewable energy challenges |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Future Energy Ireland | Member | Long term energy storage solutions |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Liquid Gas Ireland | Member | Future role of liquid gas in decarbonized Irish energy system |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Insurance Ireland ↗ | Member | Challenges facing Irish insurance industry |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Irish Farmers' Association | Rapporteur for opinion | CAP opinion |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Renovate Europe | Member | Educational buildings campaign |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Seán Kelly held the seat, 537 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 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 527 final texts where more than half of EPP members casting a vote went one way, and Seán Kelly 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 Seán Kelly differed from the EPP majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | EPP majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2026 | A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the Council | Against | For |
| 17 June 2026 | A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the Council | Abstained | For |
| 26 March 2026 | A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Commission proposal | For | Against |
| 13 November 2025 | A10-0194/2025 – Evelyn Regner – Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 17 June 2025 | A10-0101/2025 – Charles Goerens – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) | For | Against |
| 2 April 2025 | A10-0036/2025 – Željana Zovko – Draft Council decision | Against | For |
| 27 November 2024 | A10-0017/2024 – Siegfried Mureşan – Motion for a resolution | Abstained | For |
Unlinked but matchable
40 counterpart entrys in Seán Kelly's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Car Rental Council of Ireland” - likely Car Rental Council of Ireland (2 counterpart entrys)
- “ENTSO-E” - likely European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (2 counterpart entrys)
- “Irish Grain Growers” - likely Irish grain growers group (2 counterpart entrys)
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.