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Kathleen FUNCHION is a Ireland MEP in The Left in the European Parliament (The Left); WheresMyMEP records 75% roll-call attendance, 194 notable vote records, 2 recent disclosed lobby meetings and no current outside activities or board memberships declared. Source: European Parliament profile, European Parliament Open Data, MEP meeting declarations and financial-interest declarations.

Kathleen FUNCHION

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Left · Ireland

Sinn Féin

75% attendance
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75%
Attendance · last 180 days
#626 of 715 on the leaderboard
1283
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

Kathleen FUNCHION monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.2%97.5%98.4%0.0%64.4%96.4%Apr ’26May ’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

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Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 6 Oct 2026

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6 Oct 2026The EU’s approach to corporate tax policy in a changing inte…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Abstain
6 Oct 2026Psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at workEP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards simplification of ce…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 as regards fund…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
6 Oct 2026Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
6 Oct 2026Amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
6 Oct 2026Amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of sub…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
6 Oct 2026Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Against
6 Oct 2026Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗For
17 Sept 2026Strengthening global health resilience in partner countriesEP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗Not votingADOPTED

Voting against the party line

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

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from The Left majority

15.5% (23 of 148)

The The Left average on the same method is 15.3%. Counted only when Kathleen FUNCHION cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 145)

Sinn Féin · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
28 Apr 2026

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024

Kathleen FUNCHION voted For; 95% of voting The Left members (39 of 41) voted Against.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
30 Apr 2026

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

Kathleen FUNCHION voted For; 94% of voting The Left members (32 of 34) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
28 Apr 2026

Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III

Kathleen FUNCHION voted Abstain; 85% of voting The Left members (35 of 41) voted Against.

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Abstain
6 Oct 2026

Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 as regards funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy

Kathleen FUNCHION voted Against; 81% of voting The Left members (35 of 43) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Against
30 Apr 2026

Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament

Kathleen FUNCHION voted For; 79% of voting The Left members (27 of 34) voted Abstain.

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

EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

Kathleen FUNCHION voted Abstain; 78% of voting The Left members (31 of 40) voted For.

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Abstain
16 Sept 2026

EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

Kathleen FUNCHION voted Abstain; 78% of voting The Left members (31 of 40) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain
28 Apr 2026

Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034

Kathleen FUNCHION voted Abstain; 76% of voting The Left members (31 of 41) voted Against.

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

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 Kathleen FUNCHION’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

87% accurate on 5,728 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

Motions for resolutions - The upcoming EU anti-corruption strategy

2026-10-08 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted For in 49% of 301 rule of law votes

For likely

The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma and its implications on civil society

2026-10-08 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted For in 38% of 338 foreign votes

For likely

Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani

2026-10-08 · The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) voted For in 49% of 301 rule of law votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetFor 75% of 12
  • tradeAgainst 60% of 10
  • defenceAgainst 63% of 8
  • digitalAgainst 57% of 7
  • foreignFor 43% of 7
  • economyFor 57% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 71% of 7
  • climateFor 83% of 6
  • fisheriesFor 33% of 6
  • transportFor 80% of 5
  • agricultureFor 75% of 4
  • healthFor 50% of 4
  • justiceFor 75% of 4
  • employmentFor 100% of 3
  • institutionalFor 67% of 3

Votes Kathleen missed, how they would likely have voted

Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

2026-09-17

For · 95%

100% of 34 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted For in 50% of 4 health votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders

2026-09-17

Against · 81%

100% of 35 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers

2026-09-17

For · 95%

92% of 37 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted For · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up

2026-09-17

Against · 67%

89% of 36 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 33% of 6 fisheries votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security

2026-09-17

For · 57%

56% of 34 The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 83% of 6 climate votes · voted For in 60% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

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

Opinion rapporteur · 1

Writes another committee's opinion for the lead committee.

Shadow rapporteur · 9

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

  • Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 71st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

    2026/2124(INI) ↗ · appointed 30 Sep 2026

  • Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee

    2025/2184(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Feb 2026

  • Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […]  [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0238(COD) ↗ · appointed 14 Jan 2026

  • Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors

    2025/2038(INI) ↗ · appointed 2 Jul 2025

  • An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector

    2025/2062(INI) ↗ · appointed 9 Apr 2025

  • Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

    2025/2039(INI) ↗ · appointed 24 Mar 2025

  • Ninth report on economic and social cohesion

    2024/2107(INI) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2025

  • Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds

    2024/2106(INI) ↗ · appointed 20 Nov 2024

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  • European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025

    2024/2084(INI) ↗ · appointed 6 Nov 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027

    2025/2115(INI) ↗ · appointed 24 Feb 2026

  • Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153

    2025/0221(COD) ↗ · appointed 2 Feb 2026

  • Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0241(COD) ↗ · appointed 14 Jan 2026

  • Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034

    2025/0239(COD) ↗ · appointed 14 Jan 2026

  • Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

    2025/2081(INI) ↗ · appointed 22 Sep 2025

  • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges

    2025/0085(COD) ↗ · appointed 11 Jun 2025

  • Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

    2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 6 May 2025

  • EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024

    2025/2057(INI) ↗ · appointed 1 Apr 2025

  • Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds

    2024/2106(INI) ↗ · appointed 18 Dec 2024

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 9 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

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

No current outside activities or board memberships declared.

Previous occupations

Member of Dail Eireann

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

View original declaration on europarl.europa.eu →

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 Kathleen FUNCHION 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 Kathleen FUNCHION'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

Meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register, last 6 months. 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 weekly
16 Apr 2026World Employment Confederation-EuropeWomen in the labour market · Member
15 Apr 2026EurofoundReinforced Youth Guarantee · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/2184(INI)

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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

1 meeting on 1 file

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.

Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee

Shadow
2025/2184(INI)appointed 11 Feb 2026
  1. EurofoundShadow rapporteur

    met 5 months before voting For

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
93written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 86 · Priority 7 · 53 co-authored

Not in this count: 12 oral questions · 1 interpellation

Latest 10

  • 1 Oct 2026Extended producer responsibility for batteries and packaging and packaging wastePriority question P-003972/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 25 Sept 2026EU Packaging and Packaging Waste RegulationWritten question E-003871/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 15 Sept 2026Insurance for thatched roofingWritten question E-003680/2026To the CommissionAwaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 15 Sept 2026Common security and defence policy mission to LebanonWritten question E-003673/2026To the Vice-President / High Representativeco-authored with 11Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 10 Sept 2026Use of SAFE Regulation loans to procure cluster munitions and anti-personnel minesWritten question E-003606/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Sept 2026Chatbots directing women with unwanted pregnancies to anti-abortion websitesWritten question E-003539/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 67Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 16 Jul 2026VAT rates for beauty professionalsWritten question E-003034/2026To the CommissionAnswered 25 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 16 Jul 2026Transport access for people with disabilitiesWritten question E-003033/2026To the CommissionAnswered 29 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 16 Jul 2026Sunbed controlsWritten question E-003032/2026To the CommissionAnswered 11 Sept 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 14 Jul 2026Shortcomings in ECDC counting of Lyme disease casesWritten question E-002915/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
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Show all 12 oral questions and 1 interpellation
  • 7 Sept 2026Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperaturesOral question O-000035/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 25 Jun 2026The recent coercive measures imposed by the United States against Cuba, their extraterritorial nature and the measures to be adopted to defend the interests of individuals and companies from EU countriesOral question O-000029/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 27Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Jun 2026ECB’s decision to raise interest rates and its impact on the rising cost of livingOral question O-000028/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 39Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 9 Mar 2026Public procurement and deaths at work: choosing the best bidder in social terms and making social rights and safety at work a condition for access to contractsOral question O-000011/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 30 Jan 2026Effects of the SAFE Regulation on neutral Member States and compliance with international conventionsInterpellation G-001001/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 8Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 8 Dec 2025Ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to the general publicOral question O-000046/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 42Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 7 Jul 2025Access to baby formula in GazaOral question O-000023/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 42Question ↗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 ↗
  • 13 Mar 2025Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreementsOral question O-000009/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 13 Mar 2025Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreementsOral question O-000008/2025To the Councilco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 18 Feb 2025Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’Oral question O-000007/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 36Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 18 Feb 2025Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’Oral question O-000006/2025To the Councilco-authored with 35Question ↗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 7 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 2 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 Kathleen FUNCHION

Kathleen Funchion is a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland, belonging to The Left in the European Parliament (The Left), the left-wing group, and to the national party Sinn Féin. Funchion's membership in the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029) began on 16 July 2024.

European Parliament, 10th term

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 →

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