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Barry COWEN

Ireland Ireland RE – Renew Europe Fianna Fáil Party

Barry COWEN is a Member of the European Parliament from Ireland, representing Fianna Fáil Party in the Renew Europe (RE) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Barry has submitted 763 amendments, delivered 26 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 7 as shadow rapporteur, asked 10 questions, and filed 0 motions. Vote participation stands at 88.6% (4932 out of 5568 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 763 714.8 +48 279th/739 8th/14 52nd/77
Speeches 26 43.1 -17 471st/739 13th/14 50th/77
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/739 4th/14 38th/77
Reports (Shadow) 7 3.8 +3 111th/739 4th/14 17th/77
Questions 10 37.4 -27 597th/739 14th/14 55th/77
Motions 0 18.9 -19 648th/739 12th/14 69th/77
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 209th/739 7th/14 35th/77
Opinions (Shadow) 0 2.8 -3 488th/739 12th/14 66th/77
Explanations of Vote 0 36.5 -37 398th/739 10th/14 48th/77
Vote Participation 88.6% 86.9% 418th/739 7th/14 44th/77

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 739 tracked Members of the 10th term, including former Members. Data: European Parliament term 10 (2024–2029).

Roles and Memberships

Committees

Member AGRI – Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Substitute INTA – Committee on International Trade
Substitute HOUS – Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union

Delegations

Substitute D-ZA – Delegation for relations with South Africa
Member DANZ – Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

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