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Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN

Ireland Ireland S&D – Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Labour Party

Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN is a Member of the European Parliament from Ireland, representing Labour Party in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Aodhán has submitted 792 amendments, delivered 32 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 2 as shadow rapporteur, asked 29 questions, and filed 3 motions. Vote participation stands at 76.2% (4516 out of 5928 recorded roll-call votes within the Member's mandate period). All counts shown are raw figures from official European Parliament records, not adjusted for mandate length.

Parliamentary Activity

Activity Count EP Avg vs Avg EP Rank Country Group
Amendments 792 811.1 -19 311th/743 9th/14 77th/138
Speeches 32 44.4 -12 400th/743 13th/14 74th/138
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 4th/14 65th/138
Reports (Shadow) 2 3.8 -2 370th/743 6th/14 55th/138
Questions 29 39.7 -11 365th/743 9th/14 65th/138
Motions 3 19.6 -17 446th/743 5th/14 68th/138
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 7th/14 56th/138
Opinions (Shadow) 2 2.7 -1 273rd/743 9th/14 37th/138
Explanations of Vote 1 43.0 -42 330th/743 5th/14 81st/138
Vote Participation 76.2% 86.3% – 643rd/745 13th/14 119th/138

Each row orders Members by a single recorded metric; tied values share the same rank. Counts are raw and are not adjusted for mandate length; vote participation is the share of roll-call votes cast within each Member's mandate period. EP Avg = mean across all 745 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Substitute DROI – Subcommittee on Human Rights
Substitute LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Substitute HOUS – Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union
Member EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Delegations

Member D-UK – Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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Committees and delegations

Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).

Committees

  • Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI): Substitute, since 2025-02-12. Attended 0 of 20 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 21 of 38 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 6 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 2 of 36 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (D-UK): Member, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-02-25 A10-0025/2026 REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (HOUS)
  • 2025-12-22 A10-0260/2025 REPORT on developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (EMPL)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 2, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-03 EMPL_AD(2026)785297 OPINION on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 (EMPL)
  • 2025-07-16 LIBE_AD(2025)773306 OPINION on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (LIBE)

Amendments by procedure

Procedures with the most amendments Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.

  • 2025/2070(INI): 229 amendments, latest 2025-10-22 (HOUS)
    EP document title: REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
  • 2025/0555(COD): 77 amendments, latest 2026-03-11 (EMPL)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, (EU)
  • 2025/2184(INI): 76 amendments, latest 2026-04-23 (EMPL)
    EP document title: OPINION on the 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
  • 2025/0240(COD): 68 amendments, latest 2026-03-24 (EMPL)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
  • 2025/2115(INI): 61 amendments, latest 2026-03-27 (EMPL)
    EP document title: OPINION on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027

Questions, motions and explanations of vote

Records as published on the European Parliament website, including co-signed texts. Each list says how far its records reach.

Written questions

Most recent 20 of 26. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-07-08 EU-UAE trade negotiations in light of new evidence concerning UAE support to the RSF in Sudan (E-10-2026-002821)
  • 2026-07-08 European funds allocated to fighting period poverty (E-10-2026-002822)
  • 2026-07-08 Interim EUR 3 flat-rate customs duty applied to printed books and magazines (E-10-2026-002836)
  • 2026-07-07 Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in Gaza (E-10-2026-002805)
  • 2026-06-10 Potential conflict of interest in the appointment of the Special Envoy for Industrial AI (P-10-2026-002401)
  • 2026-03-31 Dynamic pricing, competition concerns and consumer protection in FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket sales (E-10-2026-001336)
  • 2026-03-25 Discontinuation of the Your Europe Advice legal advice service (E-10-2026-001258)
  • 2026-03-25 EU solidarity instrument to protect households from cost-of-living shock linked to Middle East instability (E-10-2026-001259)
  • 2026-03-25 Long COVID measures (E-10-2026-001261)
  • 2026-02-04 Commission investigation of Peter Mandelson following Epstein file disclosures (P-10-2026-000434)
  • 2026-01-13 Request for urgent EU measures against AI-enabled non-consensual sexualised content involving minors on platform X (E-10-2026-000099)
  • 2025-11-25 The situation in Sudan and the ongoing negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (E-10-2025-004685)
  • 2025-10-17 Accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza (E-10-2025-004109)
  • 2025-09-16 Obligations of the EU under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (E-10-2025-003554)
  • 2025-09-09 Protection of journalists and investigation into killings in Gaza (E-10-2025-003482)
  • 2025-07-16 Concerns over Israeli online campaigns and enforcement of DSA obligations (E-10-2025-002936)
  • 2025-06-11 Addressing menstrual poverty and introducing an EU menstrual health strategy (E-10-2025-002340)
  • 2025-05-28 Gaza: offer of EU assistance in sidelining UN humanitarian agencies and consultation with Palestinian counterparts (E-10-2025-002153)
  • 2025-04-30 Israel’s policy of water deprivation in the West Bank – is the EU funding water apartheid policy in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPts)? (E-10-2025-001734)
  • 2025-04-09 Possible deportation of EU nationals from Germany owing to their participation in public demonstrations (E-10-2025-001457)

Questions for oral answer

All 3, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

Motions for resolutions

All 3, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2025-09-15 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0402)
  • 2025-07-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai
  • 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (B-10-2025-0336)

Individual motions for resolutions

All 1, most recent first. Records up to 2026-06-11.

  • 2026-05-19 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on holding Israel to account for breaches of human rights and international law (B-10-2026-0267)

Written explanations of vote

All 1, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group and of the Members from Ireland. The word in brackets says whether the count is higher than, lower than or equal to that mean.

ActivityCountEP meanS&D meanIreland mean
Amendments792811.1 (lower)980.6 (lower)893.3 (lower)
Speeches3244.4 (lower)47.4 (lower)61.0 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.1 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)23.8 (lower)2.7 (lower)4.0 (lower)
Questions2939.7 (lower)34.3 (lower)43.8 (lower)
Motions319.6 (lower)8.2 (lower)5.4 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.9 (lower)0.9 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)22.7 (lower)1.9 (higher)3.4 (lower)
Explanations of Vote143.0 (lower)31.4 (lower)101.8 (lower)
Vote Participation76.2%86.3% (lower)85.8% (lower)86.3% (lower)

Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.