Billy KELLEHER
Billy KELLEHER 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), Billy has submitted 1915 amendments, delivered 103 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 8 as shadow rapporteur, asked 33 questions, and filed 2 motions. Vote participation stands at 95.8% (5678 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 | 1915 | 811.1 | +1104 | 49th/743 | 1st/14 | 12th/79 |
| Speeches | 103 | 44.4 | +59 | 34th/743 | 2nd/14 | 7th/79 |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 | -1 | 263rd/743 | 4th/14 | 38th/79 |
| Reports (Shadow) | 8 | 3.8 | +4 | 86th/743 | 3rd/14 | 12th/79 |
| Questions | 33 | 39.7 | -7 | 325th/743 | 8th/14 | 28th/79 |
| Motions | 2 | 19.6 | -18 | 513th/743 | 10th/14 | 57th/79 |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 | -1 | 223rd/743 | 7th/14 | 36th/79 |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 3 | 2.7 | +0 | 198th/743 | 5th/14 | 37th/79 |
| Explanations of Vote | 1 | 43.0 | -42 | 330th/743 | 5th/14 | 36th/79 |
| Vote Participation | 95.8% | 86.3% | – | 161st/745 | 2nd/14 | 15th/79 |
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
Delegations
Committees and delegations
Billy KELLEHER holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).
Committees
- Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 17 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 10 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 12 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership
- Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 3 of 20 committee meetings held during the membership
- Committee on Public Health (SANT): Substitute, since 2025-01-23. Attended 11 of 35 committee meetings held during the membership
Delegations
- Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Member, since 2024-09-19
Reports and opinions
Reports as shadow rapporteur
Most recent 5 of 8.
- 2026-06-08 A10-0160/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products (ECON)
- 2026-06-08 A10-0161/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) (ECON)
- 2026-04-17 A10-0097/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (ECON)
- 2026-04-17 A10-0099/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (ECON)
- 2026-03-31 A10-0082/2026 REPORT on financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union (ECON)
Opinions as shadow rapporteur
All 3, most recent first.
- 2026-05-07 ECON_AD(2026)784338 OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation (ECON)
- 2025-11-06 ENVI_AD(2025)775606 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (ENVI)
- 2025-07-03 ENVI_AD(2025)771972 OPINION on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (ENVI)
Amendments by procedure
Procedures with the most amendments Billy KELLEHER has tabled as author or co-author in the 10th term. Amendments are counted per procedure reference.
- 2025/0406(COD): 376 amendments, latest 2026-07-15 (ENVI)
- 2023/0212(COD): 306 amendments, latest 2025-12-19 (ECON)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the digital euro - 2025/0383(COD): 110 amendments, latest 2026-07-31 (ECON)
- 2025/0825(COD): 84 amendments, latest 2026-02-06 (ECON)
EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures - 2025/2087(INI): 69 amendments, latest 2025-06-17 (SANT)
EP document title: REPORT on public health aspects of biotechnology and life sciences
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 31. Records up to 2026-09-09.
- 2026-07-07 Impact of Court ruling on Hungarian anti-LGBTI propaganda law on similar law in Bulgaria (E-10-2026-002806)
- 2026-06-17 Adding sun cream to Annex II to the VAT Directive (P-10-2026-002514)
- 2026-06-03 An appropriate regulatory regime for investment firms (E-10-2026-002266)
- 2026-06-01 Evidence of systemic failures by online platforms to tackle financial scams (E-10-2026-002217)
- 2026-05-06 Continuity of tertiary education for pregnant women and women with children (E-10-2026-001857)
- 2026-05-06 Third-country multi-issuer stablecoin schemes (P-10-2026-001874)
- 2026-03-27 Impact of the Mercury Regulation (E-10-2026-001289)
- 2026-02-18 Compensation sought/received from Israel in relation to EU donor-funded structures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem (E-10-2026-000683)
- 2026-02-03 Ensuring patient safety for all Europeans: the need to establish a warning system for disqualified medical professionals (E-10-2026-000428)
- 2026-01-15 Unverified debt collection demands by international couriers (E-10-2026-000162)
- 2026-01-13 Differentiation of trade from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories from trade from Israel (E-10-2026-000111)
- 2026-01-13 Monitoring of trade between the EU and Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories (E-10-2026-000112)
- 2025-12-02 Impact on the EU’s competitiveness of certain jurisdictions’ non-implementation of pillar II of the OECD base erosion and profit shifting Pillar II agreement (E-10-2025-004771)
- 2025-11-26 Recommendation on harmful practices (E-10-2025-004697)
- 2025-10-20 Follow-up on the Commission’s answer to question E-001324/2025 on the compatibility with Community law of Italy’s Interministerial Decree Law No 688 of 24 May 2023 (P-10-2025-004127)
- 2025-10-10 Submission of additional data under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (E-10-2025-003988)
- 2025-10-09 Review of the Tobacco Products Directive (E-10-2025-003980)
- 2025-10-03 EU funding for World Youth Alliance – follow-up (E-10-2025-003886)
- 2025-09-23 Newborn screening for access to advanced life-saving therapies (E-10-2025-003675)
- 2025-09-16 Equal access to treatment and funding for neurodegenerative diseases (E-10-2025-003561)
Questions for oral answer
All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.
- 2025-05-10 EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of Gaza (O-10-2025-000015)
- 2024-11-26 ICC arrest warrants issued on 21 November 2024 (O-10-2024-000016)
Motions for resolutions
All 2, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.
- 2026-07-01 PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION requesting the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to verify whether Europe of Sovereign Nations Party complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 (B-10-2026-0338)
- 2026-02-12 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine
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.
- Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution
Comparison with group and country means
Counts of Billy KELLEHER set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the Renew Europe 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.
| Activity | Count | EP mean | RE mean | Ireland mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments | 1915 | 811.1 (higher) | 1225.9 (higher) | 893.3 (higher) |
| Speeches | 103 | 44.4 (higher) | 50.9 (higher) | 61.0 (higher) |
| Reports (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.8 (lower) | 1.1 (lower) | 0.2 (lower) |
| Reports (Shadow) | 8 | 3.8 (higher) | 5.0 (higher) | 4.0 (higher) |
| Questions | 33 | 39.7 (lower) | 29.1 (higher) | 43.8 (lower) |
| Motions | 2 | 19.6 (lower) | 42.1 (lower) | 5.4 (lower) |
| Opinions (Rapporteur) | 0 | 0.6 (lower) | 0.8 (lower) | 0.9 (lower) |
| Opinions (Shadow) | 3 | 2.7 (higher) | 3.9 (lower) | 3.4 (lower) |
| Explanations of Vote | 1 | 43.0 (lower) | 30.0 (lower) | 101.8 (lower) |
| Vote Participation | 95.8% | 86.3% (higher) | 88.0% (higher) | 86.3% (higher) |
Means are taken over all tracked Members of the 10th term, former Members included. Counts are raw and not adjusted for mandate length.