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As of 22 Oct 2026, Billy KELLEHER is a Ireland MEP in Renew Europe (Renew); WheresMyMEP records 99.3% roll-call attendance, 188 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €24,000–€26,400/year (data as of 22 Oct 2026).

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Billy KELLEHER

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Renew · Ireland

Fianna Fáil Party

99.3% attendance
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99.3%
Attendance · last 180 days
#69 of 717 on the leaderboard
1565
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029

Attendance by month

EP · roll-call · last 180 days

Credited roll-call participation in each calendar month of the current 180-day window of the 10th term, from the same per-sitting counts as the headline figure. Officially excused sittings (Rule 162) are removed from that month's denominator — a gap in the line is a fully excused month. The dashed line is the mean of ranked MEPs' monthly rates. How this is calculated

Billy KELLEHER monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510098.0%99.6%98.9%99.4%99.8%May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26

Missed votes by sitting

EP · attendance register · last 180 days

Every plenary sitting day on which this MEP missed at least one roll-call vote, newest first. “Officially excused” means the Parliament's own record excuses the absence; those sittings are already credited in the figure above. Links open the Parliament's record for that day. How this works

Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 22 Oct 2026

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22 Oct 2026Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Bla…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strength…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for ch…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
22 Oct 2026Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
22 Oct 2026Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postpon…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
21 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modif…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED

Voting against the party line

Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Billy KELLEHER voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from Renew majority

4.8% (9 of 187)

The Renew average on the same method is 7.2%. Counted only when Billy KELLEHER cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 186)

Fianna Fáil Party · 4 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
9 Jul 2026

Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness

Billy KELLEHER voted Against; 94% of voting Renew members (63 of 67) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
6 Oct 2026

The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing international environment

Billy KELLEHER voted Abstain; 91% of voting Renew members (63 of 69) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
8 Oct 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in gunshot

Billy KELLEHER voted For; 91% of voting Renew members (62 of 68) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
20 Oct 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities

Billy KELLEHER voted For; 82% of voting Renew members (59 of 72) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
9 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Billy KELLEHER voted Against; 65% of voting Renew members (44 of 68) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
7 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

Billy KELLEHER voted For; 62% of voting Renew members (46 of 74) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
9 Jul 2026

Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive

Billy KELLEHER voted Against; 57% of voting Renew members (38 of 67) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
16 Sept 2026

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87460

Billy KELLEHER voted Against; 53% of voting Renew members (35 of 66) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against

Source: HowTheyVote.eu export of European Parliament roll-call results. This is a count of recorded positions, not a judgment of motive. How this is calculated · Who breaks with their group most often

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Billy KELLEHER’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

90% accurate on 5,744 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

EU agri-food promotion policy

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 63% of 205 agriculture votes

For likely

Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 87% of 494 digital votes

For likely

From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up

2026-11-12 · Renew Europe (Renew) voted For in 61% of 578 defence votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • climateFor 81% of 16
  • tradeFor 100% of 10
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • employmentFor 100% of 9
  • transportFor 88% of 8
  • defenceFor 63% of 8
  • economyFor 100% of 8
  • digitalFor 100% of 7
  • fisheriesFor 86% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 7
  • healthFor 67% of 6
  • migrationFor 50% of 4
  • budgetFor 100% of 4
  • energyFor 67% of 3
  • agricultureFor 67% of 3

Billy KELLEHER has cast every notable vote in the current dataset, nothing to predict.

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Billy KELLEHER was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.

Rapporteur · 1

Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.

  • Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions

    2025/2074(INI) ↗ · FEMM · appointed 10 Apr 2025

    Voted for on this file · 16 Sep 2026

Shadow rapporteur · 13

Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.

  • Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation on the application of their competition laws

    2025/0111(NLE) ↗ · appointed 12 Jun 2026

  • Amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union

    2025/0383(COD) ↗ · appointed 3 Feb 2026

  • Amending Directives 2009/65/EC, 2011/61/EU and 2014/65/EU as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union

    2025/0382(COD) ↗ · appointed 2 Feb 2026

  • Settlement finality and repealing Directive 98/26/EC and amending Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements

    2025/0381(COD) ↗ · appointed 2 Feb 2026

  • Amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 as regards the economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability

    2025/0312(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Jan 2026

  • Amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework

    2025/0311(COD) ↗ · appointed 13 Jan 2026

  • Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union

    2025/2209(INI) ↗ · appointed 17 Nov 2025

  • EU rare disease action plan

    2025/2130(INL) ↗ · appointed 22 Sep 2025

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  • Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products

    2025/0581(CNS) ↗ · appointed 11 Sep 2025

  • Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)

    2025/0580(CNS) ↗ · appointed 11 Sep 2025

  • Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector

    2025/2056(INI) ↗ · appointed 12 Dec 2024

  • The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness

    2024/2118(INI) ↗ · appointed 21 Nov 2024

  • European Deposit Insurance Scheme

    2015/0270(COD) ↗ · appointed 12 Sep 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation

    2025/0162(NLE) ↗ · appointed 19 Mar 2026

  • Laying a framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795

    2025/0102(COD) ↗ · appointed 4 Jul 2025

  • Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

    2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 25 Apr 2025

Dates are appointment dates. The Parliament’s data doesn’t mark rapporteurs who were later replaced, so a role listed here may have ended; the linked Legislative Observatory (OEIL) file is the authoritative record. Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · data as of 31 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP

Estimated outside income

€24,000–26,400/year

Based on declared income bands

1 declared activity

0 board memberships

Agriculture Farm - Agriculture farm€24,000/yearOther

Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026

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Events and gifts declared to the Parliament

Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · self-declared · weekly

These lists link to declarations Billy KELLEHER made to the European Parliament. They are self-declared by the MEP, and the linked EP document is the authoritative record. Having no declarations does not mean having no events: events paid for by EU institutions or bodies, national governments or political parties do not have to be declared, and a declaration can be missing or filed late.

Events paid for by third parties (self-declared)

No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Billy KELLEHER's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.

Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)

Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed

Recent Lobby Meetings

Most recent meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register. These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.

EU Transparency Register · Updated daily
15 Jul 2026Seafood Alliance IrelandCFP Review · Member
14 Jul 2026Irish Beauty CouncilVAT rates · Member
14 Jul 2026Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers AssociationCAP · Member
6 Jul 2026StrykerMedical Devices Regulation · Member ·2025/0404(COD)
3 Jul 2026Novartis International AGEU-US Relations / Clinical Trials / Bio Tech Act · Member ·2025/0406(COD)
2 Jul 2026Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement|Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg|Association des compagnies d’assurances et de réassurances du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgMISP · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0383(COD)
2 Jul 2026European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing HousesMISP · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0383(COD)
1 Jul 2026Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AGBioTech Act · Member ·2025/0406(COD)
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Meetings on legislative files

Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.

Self-declared · last 6 months

5 meetings on 3 files

These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.

Amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/123 as regards the support of the European Medicines Agency for the expert panels on medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as regards the list of Union harmonisation legislation referred to in its Annex I

2025/0404(COD)
  1. StrykerMemberTransparency Register: Stryker

Amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union

Shadow
2025/0383(COD)appointed 3 Feb 2026
  1. Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement, Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg and Association des compagnies d’assurances et de réassurances du Grand-Duché de LuxembourgShadow rapporteur
  2. European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing HousesShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses

Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files

Parliamentary questions

Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · open data · updated daily
36written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 31 · Priority 5 · 23 co-authored

Not in this count: 3 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 14 Oct 2026Requirements for smart metering systems in the EUWritten question E-004156/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 6Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 12 Oct 2026EU4Health work programme for 2026Priority question P-004117/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 7Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 7 Oct 2026Financial independence and self-determination of womenWritten question E-004072/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 5Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 28 Sept 2026Follow-up on anti-LGBTI propaganda law in BulgariaWritten question E-003876/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 17Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 17 Sept 2026Irish citizens forced to use non-Schengen queues at EU airportsPriority question P-003747/2026To the CommissionAnswered 27 Oct 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 7 Jul 2026Impact of Court ruling on Hungarian anti-LGBTI propaganda law on similar law in BulgariaWritten question E-002806/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 18Answered 15 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 17 Jun 2026Adding sun cream to Annex II to the VAT DirectivePriority question P-002514/2026To the CommissionAnswered 16 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 3 Jun 2026An appropriate regulatory regime for investment firmsWritten question E-002266/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 3 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 1 Jun 2026Evidence of systemic failures by online platforms to tackle financial scamsWritten question E-002217/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 27Answered 28 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 6 May 2026Third-country multi-issuer stablecoin schemesPriority question P-001874/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 4Answered 19 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
Show all 36 questions
Show all 3 oral questions
  • 9 Oct 2026The need for urgent EU action to tackle financial scam advertisements on online platformsOral question O-000042/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 55Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 10 May 2025EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of GazaOral question O-000015/2025To the Councilco-authored with 58Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 26 Nov 2024ICC arrest warrants issued on 21 November 2024Oral question O-000016/2024To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 31 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 26 Oct 2026. The Parliament publishes a question about one to two weeks after it is tabled, so the newest may not be listed yet. What is counted

About Billy KELLEHER

Billy Kelleher is a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland, belonging to Renew Europe (Renew), the liberal and centrist group, and to the Fianna Fáil Party. Kelleher's current term is the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), which began on 16 July 2024. Since that date, Kelleher has been a Member of the Bureau of the Renew Europe Group. In the 9th parliamentary term, Kelleher was Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the United States from 19 April 2023 to 15 July 2024.

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Summary grounded in cited sources

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Methodology

Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162: illness, serious family reasons, official mission, or pregnancy and maternity leave, which the Parliament excuses for three months before and six months after a birth) are credited, not counted as absences. We credit only what the Parliament's own record shows: the “excused” list in each sitting's minutes, or leave documented in another official Parliament document. An absence the Parliament has not recorded as excused counts as an absence, even if leave has been reported in the press. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.

Some attendance figures carry a context note, such as maternity or parental leave, illness or an official mission. Each note cites a press or official report, with its source and date, and is reviewed by us before it appears. Context notes never change the attendance figure. MEPs who missed every sitting of an entire plenary session are checked by a person before they appear in any bottom-of-ranking list. Full attendance methodology →