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Lynn BOYLAN

Ireland Ireland GUE/NGL – The Left in the European Parliament Sinn Féin

Lynn BOYLAN is a Member of the European Parliament from Ireland, representing Sinn Féin in the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Lynn has submitted 1226 amendments, delivered 74 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 10 as shadow rapporteur, asked 141 questions, and filed 5 motions. Vote participation stands at 83.6% (4955 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 1226 811.1 +415 158th/743 3rd/14 4th/46
Speeches 74 44.4 +30 64th/743 4th/14 5th/46
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 4th/14 9th/46
Reports (Shadow) 10 3.8 +6 54th/743 2nd/14 12th/46
Questions 141 39.7 +101 4th/743 1st/14 1st/46
Motions 5 19.6 -15 323rd/743 3rd/14 33rd/46
Opinions (Rapporteur) 1 0.6 +0 85th/743 3rd/14 3rd/46
Opinions (Shadow) 6 2.7 +3 90th/743 3rd/14 16th/46
Explanations of Vote 501 43.0 +458 8th/743 2nd/14 4th/46
Vote Participation 83.6% 86.3% – 543rd/745 9th/14 31st/47

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

Member INTA – Committee on International Trade
Substitute SEDE – Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Member ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Delegations

Substitute D-IL – Delegation for relations with Israel
Chair DPAL – Delegation for relations with Palestine
Substitute DMED – Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
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Committees and delegations

Lynn BOYLAN holds the committee and delegation roles listed below in the 10th term (2024–2029).

Committees

  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Member, since 2025-01-20. Attended 27 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on International Trade (INTA): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 22 of 31 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Substitute, since 2026-05-20. Attended 2 of 4 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (DMED): Substitute, since 2025-12-10
  • Delegation for relations with Palestine (DPAL): Chair, since 2024-09-30

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 10.

  • 2026-07-09 A10-0201/2026 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures (ENVI)
  • 2026-05-19 A10-0148/2026 REPORT on the role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security (INTA)
  • 2026-05-12 A10-0146/2026 REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade in timber products to the European Union (INTA)
  • 2026-05-07 A10-0133/2026 RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (INTA)
  • 2026-04-27 A10-0122/2026 REPORT on opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade (INTA)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-06-23 INTA_AD(2026)786706 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures (INTA)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

Most recent 5 of 6.

  • 2026-06-24 ENVI_AD(2026)786822 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869 (ENVI)
  • 2026-01-27 INTA_AD(2026)779289 OPINION on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty (INTA)
  • 2025-07-17 ENVI_AD(2025)775696 OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements (ENVI)
  • 2025-07-03 ENVI_AD(2025)771972 OPINION on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (ENVI)
  • 2025-05-16 INTA_AD(2025)770277 OPINION on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports (INTA)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2023/0447(COD): 97 amendments, latest 2025-02-11 (ENVI)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
  • 2023/0453(COD): 79 amendments, latest 2024-12-05 (ENVI)
    EP document title: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common data platform on chemicals, laying down rules to ensure that the data contained in it are findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable and establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals
  • 2025/2666(RSP): 79 amendments, latest 2025-06-30 (ENVI)
  • 2024/2718(RSP): 74 amendments, latest 2024-09-11 (ENVI)
  • 2025/0399(COD): 68 amendments, latest 2026-05-08 (ENVI)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869

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 121. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-07-16 Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee camps (E-10-2026-003027)
  • 2026-07-14 Shortcomings in ECDC counting of Lyme disease cases (E-10-2026-002915)
  • 2026-07-13 Drone attacks against civilians in Western Sahara (E-10-2026-002880)
  • 2026-07-08 European funds allocated to fighting period poverty (E-10-2026-002822)
  • 2026-07-08 New report on the benefits for the Sahrawi people of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement (E-10-2026-002835)
  • 2026-07-07 Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in Gaza (E-10-2026-002805)
  • 2026-06-29 Recall of infant formula due to cereulide toxin (E-10-2026-002674)
  • 2026-06-29 Scrutiny of hunting trophy imports into the EU (E-10-2026-002689)
  • 2026-06-15 Consistency in the application of sporting boycotts (E-10-2026-002449)
  • 2026-06-11 Appointment of Jim Hagemann Snabe as Special Envoy for Industrial Artificial Intelligence (E-10-2026-002410)
  • 2026-06-10 Potential conflict of interest in the appointment of the Special Envoy for Industrial AI (P-10-2026-002401)
  • 2026-06-04 Corporate influence on Delegated Act (EU) 2024/1364 (E-10-2026-002307)
  • 2026-06-02 Review of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 (E-10-2026-002234)
  • 2026-06-02 Application of the Early Detection and Exclusion System to companies active in the cyber-surveillance sector, including those involved in spyware (E-10-2026-002239)
  • 2026-06-02 Participation of EU officials in ISS World Europe security fair (E-10-2026-002240)
  • 2026-06-01 Action by EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič regarding trade restrictions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements (E-10-2026-002215)
  • 2026-05-14 Follow up to written question regarding the exclusion of Israel from Most-Favoured Nation treatment under World Trade Organization rules (E-10-2026-002024)
  • 2026-04-21 Customs practices related to products imported from illegal Israeli settlements in the OPTs (E-10-2026-001633)
  • 2026-04-17 Implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC (E-10-2026-001590)
  • 2026-04-10 Export of live animals to war zones (E-10-2026-001467)

Questions for oral answer

All 19, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2026-09-07 Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures (O-10-2026-000035)
  • 2026-06-25 The 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 countries (O-10-2026-000029)
  • 2026-06-24 ECB’s decision to raise interest rates and its impact on the rising cost of living (O-10-2026-000028)
  • 2026-03-20 Transfer of European citizens’ biometric data to the Trump administration (O-10-2026-000015)
  • 2026-02-05 When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation? (O-10-2026-000006)
  • 2025-12-08 Ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public (O-10-2025-000046)
  • 2025-10-29 Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco (O-10-2025-000037)
  • 2025-10-29 Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the EU trade agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco (O-10-2025-000038)
  • 2025-09-22 US blockade against Cuba and the country’s inclusion on the US list of so-called state sponsors of terrorism (O-10-2025-000032)
  • 2025-09-22 US blockade against Cuba and the country’s inclusion on the US list of so-called state sponsors of terrorism (O-10-2025-000033)
  • 2025-07-07 Access to baby formula in Gaza (O-10-2025-000023)
  • 2025-05-28 EU-Israel Association Agreement (O-10-2025-000019)
  • 2025-05-10 EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of Gaza (O-10-2025-000015)
  • 2025-03-13 Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreements (O-10-2025-000008)
  • 2025-03-13 Decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union on EU-Kingdom of Morocco trade agreements (O-10-2025-000009)
  • 2025-02-18 Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’ (O-10-2025-000006)
  • 2025-02-18 Cuba on the so-called ‘list of state sponsors of terrorism’ (O-10-2025-000007)
  • 2024-11-26 ICC arrest warrants issued on 21 November 2024 (O-10-2024-000016)
  • 2024-11-12 The Commission’s plans to include the revision of the outstanding proposals on animal welfare in its work plan for 2025 (O-10-2024-000014)

Motions for resolutions

All 5, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-11.

  • 2026-06-12 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (B-10-2026-0289)
  • 2026-06-10 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recruitment of children by organised crime (B-10-2026-0275)
  • 2026-01-14 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part, and the proposed Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market (B-10-2026-0060)
  • 2025-11-05 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (B-10-2025-0479)
  • 2025-09-15 MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (B-10-2025-0402)

Individual motions for resolutions

All 2, 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)
  • 2025-04-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement (B-10-2025-0240)

Written explanations of vote

20 of 501, in alphabetical order. The EP lists explanations of vote without dates.

  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
  • 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget
  • 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text
  • 2025 Commission report on Albania
  • 2025 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 2025 Commission report on Georgia
  • 2025 Commission report on Kosovo
  • 2025 Commission report on Moldova
  • 2025 Commission report on Montenegro
  • 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
  • 2025 Commission report on Serbia
  • 2025 Commission report on Türkiye
  • 2025 Commission report on Ukraine
  • 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Lynn BOYLAN set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the The Left in the European Parliament 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 meanGUE/NGL meanIreland mean
Amendments1226811.1 (higher)769.3 (higher)893.3 (higher)
Speeches7444.4 (higher)52.8 (higher)61.0 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)0.5 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)103.8 (higher)8.3 (higher)4.0 (higher)
Questions14139.7 (higher)89.4 (higher)43.8 (higher)
Motions519.6 (lower)11.2 (lower)5.4 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)10.6 (higher)0.3 (higher)0.9 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)62.7 (higher)5.2 (higher)3.4 (higher)
Explanations of Vote50143.0 (higher)93.4 (higher)101.8 (higher)
Vote Participation83.6%86.3% (lower)83.0% (higher)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.