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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%.

201
declared meetings
current term
393
records since 2019
full dataset
44%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 51% EP-wide
82/719
rank, all MEPs
by declared meetings
28/185
rank in EPP

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Compared with the averages

Seán Kelly, this term
201
Parliament average
85
EPP average
94

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.

0%25%50%75%100%July 2024: 2 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 6 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 19 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 15 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 6 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 15 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 7 declared meetingsMarch 2025: 14 declared meetingsApril 2025: 8 declared meetingsMay 2025: 9 declared meetingsJune 2025: 8 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 10 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 8 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 11 declared meetingsDecember 2025: 11 declared meetingsJanuary 2026: 11 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 10 declared meetingsMarch 2026: 13 declared meetingsApril 2026: 7 declared meetingsMay 2026: 1 declared meetingJune 2026: 6 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 1 declared meetingAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkJuly 2024: 0% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link202420252026
declared meetings per monthall counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)

Busiest month: 19 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.

Who Seán Kelly 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

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

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
7 Jul 2026EU biostimulants Industry CouncilMemberFood and feed omnibus
9 Jun 2026Novartis International AG MemberDiscussion on Irish bio-tech state of play
9 Jun 2026CRH plc MemberMeeting regarding CBAM and European industrial competitiveness
4 Jun 2026Microsoft Corporation MemberDiscussion about competitiveness and innovation
3 Jun 2026Eircom Ltd t/a eir MemberChallenges regarding upcoming digital legislation
2 Jun 2026Stripe, Inc. MemberDinner discussion on European competitiveness
2 Jun 2026The Irish Natura And Hill Farmers Assocation MemberIssues relating to challenges faced by hill farmers
12 May 2026Albermarle Europe SRLDelegation chairMeeting to discuss future event on CRM's
29 Apr 2026Australian Meat and Livestock AssociationDelegation chairDiscussing opportunities and challenges relating to the EU-Australia FTA
28 Apr 2026Irish Farmers' Association Rapporteur for opinionDiscussions regarding the upcoming CAP
Show 20 more meetings
DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
21 Apr 2026Eurelectric aisbl MemberMeeting to discuss possible high-level event
15 Apr 2026Data Protection CommissionerMemberMeeting to discuss upcoming data protection files and
14 Apr 2026Lets Talk Prostate Cancer CampaignMemberMen's prostate health and upcoming initatitves
14 Apr 2026Google MemberUpcoming grids package and RED directive
14 Apr 2026Electricity Supply Board MemberDiscussing EU supports for renewable energy solutions
30 Mar 2026The Protein ProjectRapporteur for opinionENVI opinion on CAP
26 Mar 2026Indaver HoldingMemberSustainable waste management
24 Mar 2026Ecocem Materials Ltd MemberEnvironmental standards and green industrial processes
24 Mar 2026Irish Farmers' Association MemberEU Forestry supports and regulations
17 Mar 2026Member of the Northern Irish Legislative AssemblyMemberNorthern Ireland - EU relations
11 Mar 2026HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe Memberchallenges facing Irish hospitality sector
10 Mar 2026MetaMemberEuropean technological innovation and data privacy
10 Mar 2026Car Rental Council of IrelandMemberEV challenges for car rental companies
5 Mar 2026Fair SeasMemberEuropean clean seas initiatives
4 Mar 2026Wind EuropeMemberGrids constraints and renewable energy challenges
3 Mar 2026Future Energy IrelandMemberLong term energy storage solutions
3 Mar 2026Liquid Gas IrelandMemberFuture role of liquid gas in decarbonized Irish energy system
3 Mar 2026Insurance Ireland MemberChallenges facing Irish insurance industry
27 Feb 2026Irish Farmers' AssociationRapporteur for opinionCAP opinion
25 Feb 2026Renovate EuropeMemberEducational 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.

99%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 5,568 held while seated
531
final texts voted on
of 537
99%
voted with the EPP majority
on 527 final texts
7
differed from EPP
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.

Seán Kelly537 final votes
88%10%
ForAgainstAbstainedNo vote recorded

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.

Voted with the EPP majority52099%
Voted differently71%

Final texts where Seán Kelly differed from the EPP majority

DateTextTheir voteEPP majority
17 June 2026A10-0161/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the CouncilAgainstFor
17 June 2026A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the CouncilAbstainedFor
26 March 2026A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Commission proposalForAgainst
13 November 2025A10-0194/2025 – Evelyn Regner – Commission proposalAgainstFor
17 June 2025A10-0101/2025 – Charles Goerens – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)ForAgainst
2 April 2025A10-0036/2025 – Željana Zovko – Draft Council decisionAgainstFor
27 November 2024A10-0017/2024 – Siegfried Mureşan – Motion for a resolutionAbstainedFor

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:

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.