MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is Ireland’s national human rights and equality institution. We are an independent public body that accounts directly to the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) Our purpose is to promote and protect human rights and equality in Ireland and build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding in the State.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe583%
European People's Party117%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
2
2024
0
2025
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Barry Andrews
3 meetings · Renew
Billy Kelleher
1 meeting · Renew
Maria Walsh
1 meeting · EPP
Michael McNamara
1 meeting · Renew

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 Feb 2025Maria WalshEU-UK Relations
18 Feb 2025Michael McNamaraThe Windsor Framework
18 Feb 2025Barry AndrewsDevelopment
11 Oct 2023Billy KelleherHuman Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit
11 Oct 2023Barry AndrewsHuman Rights and Equality after Brexit
12 Oct 2022Barry AndrewsEquality promotion

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