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Maria WALSH

Ireland Ireland EPP – European People's Party Fine Gael Party

Maria WALSH is a Member of the European Parliament from Ireland, representing Fine Gael Party in the European People's Party (EPP) group. In the 10th parliamentary term (2024–2029), Maria has submitted 979 amendments, delivered 51 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 40 questions, and filed 3 motions. Vote participation stands at 80.1% (4750 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 979 811.1 +168 232nd/743 4th/14 49th/193
Speeches 51 44.4 +7 177th/743 8th/14 37th/193
Reports (Rapporteur) 0 0.8 -1 263rd/743 4th/14 96th/193
Reports (Shadow) 1 3.8 -3 464th/743 11th/14 69th/193
Questions 40 39.7 +0 276th/743 6th/14 25th/193
Motions 3 19.6 -17 446th/743 5th/14 99th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 0 0.6 -1 223rd/743 7th/14 70th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 3 2.7 +0 198th/743 5th/14 18th/193
Explanations of Vote 385 43.0 +342 28th/743 3rd/14 5th/193
Vote Participation 80.1% 86.3% – 595th/745 11th/14 155th/193

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 LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Member AGRI – Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Member FEMM – Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Substitute REGI – Committee on Regional Development

Delegations

Member D-US – Delegation for relations with the United States
Substitute DAFR – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute DACP – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 32 of 39 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM): Member, since 2024-10-07. Attended 17 of 28 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 4 of 36 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Regional Development (REGI): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 9 of 27 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US): Member, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly (DAFR): Substitute, since 2024-09-19

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-02-02 A10-0010/2026 REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (FEMM)

Opinions as shadow rapporteur

All 3, most recent first.

  • 2026-05-28 REGI_AD(2026)784245 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism) (REGI)
  • 2026-04-08 AGRI_AD(2026)782309 OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 (AGRI)
  • 2025-12-01 AGRI_AD(2025)777011 OPINION on women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (AGRI)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0241(COD): 93 amendments, latest 2026-07-14 (AGRI)
    EP document title: OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034
  • 2024/2125(INI): 83 amendments, latest 2025-04-30 (FEMM)
    EP document title: REPORT on the Gender Equality Strategy 2025
  • 2026/2041(INI): 77 amendments, latest 2026-06-15 (AGRI)
  • 2024/2124(INI): 74 amendments, latest 2025-10-20 (AGRI)
    EP document title: REPORT on women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions
  • 2025/2074(INI): 61 amendments, latest 2026-02-05 (FEMM)
    EP document title: OPINION on gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions

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 35. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-07-13 Missing and runaway children as an indicator of violence, abuse and grooming (E-10-2026-002868)
  • 2026-07-13 Support for the development of sexual assault centres in the EU (E-10-2026-002872)
  • 2026-07-07 Transparency regarding EU-funded infrastructure destroyed in Gaza (E-10-2026-002805)
  • 2026-06-29 Protecting minors online from manipulation, bullying and grooming (E-10-2026-002680)
  • 2026-03-31 Follow-up to the comprehensive approach to mental health after 2026 (E-10-2026-001329)
  • 2026-02-04 Mayor of Budapest fined and charged without trial for organising a Pride march in the EU (E-10-2026-000446)
  • 2026-01-20 Ban AI-powered nudity and undressing applications from the EU market (E-10-2026-000202)
  • 2025-11-26 Recommendation on harmful practices (E-10-2025-004697)
  • 2025-10-13 Follow-up: protection of Hungarian citizens against biometric surveillance: follow-up of question for written answer E-002415/2025 (E-10-2025-004013)
  • 2025-10-13 Letter regarding the announcement by the Dutch Government to postpone the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive to 2027 (E-10-2025-004018)
  • 2025-09-22 Non-discrimination between home-based care and institutional care for persons with disabilities in Commission policies and competencies (E-10-2025-003653)
  • 2025-09-16 Obligations of the EU under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (E-10-2025-003554)
  • 2025-09-10 Availability of veterinary medicinal products in Northern Ireland (E-10-2025-003498)
  • 2025-09-04 Awareness of menopause in the EU and an EU strategy on menopause (E-10-2025-003429)
  • 2025-06-24 Future EU care deal (E-10-2025-002533)
  • 2025-06-17 Appropriate follow-up to report by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (E-10-2025-002434)
  • 2025-06-16 Protection of Hungarian citizens’ fundamental rights in the context of biometric identification and surveillance at public gatherings (E-10-2025-002415)
  • 2025-06-11 Addressing menstrual poverty and introducing an EU menstrual health strategy (E-10-2025-002340)
  • 2025-06-06 US decision to suspend student visas and social media screening (E-10-2025-002295)
  • 2025-06-04 ‘Safe third country’ concept (E-10-2025-002241)

Questions for oral answer

All 5, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-07.

  • 2026-06-29 An updated regulatory framework for wool (O-10-2026-000030)
  • 2026-04-17 The need for targeted criminal provisions on cyberbullying and online harassment and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address these issues (O-10-2026-000018)
  • 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)

Motions for resolutions

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

  • 2026-04-28 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment
  • 2026-04-27 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (B-10-2026-0235)
  • 2025-07-02 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 10 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda an (B-10-2025-0318)

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

20 of 385, 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 Moldova
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
  • 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
  • 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 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

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Maria WALSH set against the mean of all Members of the EP, of the European People's Party 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 meanEPP meanIreland mean
Amendments979811.1 (higher)732.9 (higher)893.3 (higher)
Speeches5144.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)61.0 (lower)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)4.0 (lower)
Questions4039.7 (higher)21.4 (higher)43.8 (lower)
Motions319.6 (lower)23.1 (lower)5.4 (lower)
Opinions (Rapporteur)00.6 (lower)0.7 (lower)0.9 (lower)
Opinions (Shadow)32.7 (higher)1.3 (higher)3.4 (lower)
Explanations of Vote38543.0 (higher)31.5 (higher)101.8 (higher)
Vote Participation80.1%86.3% (lower)86.1% (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.