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Seán KELLY

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

Seán KELLY 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), Seán has submitted 321 amendments, delivered 126 speeches, authored 0 reports as rapporteur and 1 as shadow rapporteur, asked 15 questions, and filed 31 motions. Vote participation stands at 98.6% (5846 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 321 811.1 -490 563rd/743 14th/14 140th/193
Speeches 126 44.4 +82 24th/743 1st/14 5th/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 15 39.7 -25 541st/743 12th/14 101st/193
Motions 31 19.6 +11 114th/743 1st/14 38th/193
Opinions (Rapporteur) 1 0.6 +0 85th/743 3rd/14 30th/193
Opinions (Shadow) 0 2.7 -3 490th/743 12th/14 97th/193
Explanations of Vote 2 43.0 -41 299th/743 4th/14 63rd/193
Vote Participation 98.6% 86.3% – 43rd/745 1st/14 11th/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 ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Substitute AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member ITRE – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Delegations

Substitute D-IN – Delegation for relations with India
Chair DANZ – Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

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Committees and delegations

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

Committees

  • Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET): Substitute, since 2024-07-19. Attended 15 of 41 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI): Substitute, since 2025-01-20. Attended 26 of 51 committee meetings held during the membership
  • Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE): Member, since 2024-07-19. Attended 29 of 37 committee meetings held during the membership

Delegations

  • Delegation for relations with India (D-IN): Substitute, since 2024-09-19
  • Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (DANZ): Chair, since 2024-09-30

Reports and opinions

Reports as shadow rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2025-05-18 A10-0091/2025 REPORT on electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (ITRE)

Opinions as rapporteur

All 1, most recent first.

  • 2026-07-06 ENVI_AD(2026)784303 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 (ENVI)

Amendments by procedure

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

  • 2025/0544(CNS): 58 amendments, latest 2026-04-14 (ITRE)
    EP document title: BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT on the proposal for a Council decision on establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme, and repealing Decision (EU) 2021/764
  • 2025/2006(INI): 47 amendments, latest 2025-03-21 (ITRE)
    EP document title: REPORT on electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system
  • 2025/0543(COD): 46 amendments, latest 2026-04-13 (ITRE)
    EP document title: 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
  • 2024/2051(INI): 35 amendments, latest 2025-02-24 (BUDG)
    EP document title: REPORT on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world
  • 2025/0240(COD): 29 amendments, latest 2026-04-24 (ENVI)
    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

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

All 12, most recent first. Records up to 2026-09-09.

  • 2026-08-31 Availability of Siri AI in the EU and Commission engagement with Apple (E-10-2026-003387)
  • 2026-08-31 Labelling of animal-derived ingredients in medicines (E-10-2026-003388)
  • 2026-06-29 Protecting minors online from manipulation, bullying and grooming (E-10-2026-002680)
  • 2026-05-19 Repealing the Platform-to-Business Regulation (E-10-2026-002054)
  • 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)
  • 2025-09-09 Protection of journalists and investigation into killings in Gaza (E-10-2025-003482)
  • 2025-06-20 Ban on mini single-use packaging for cosmetics, hygiene and toiletry products in hotels, as provided for in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (E-10-2025-002490)
  • 2025-04-07 Support for EU farmers in accessing seed potatoes (E-10-2025-001404)
  • 2025-02-20 European fire safety strategy (E-10-2025-000779)
  • 2024-10-31 Equality of healthcare for women (E-10-2024-002377)
  • 2024-10-17 Implementation of the ICJ advisory opinion as regards EU trade with illegal Israeli settlements (E-10-2024-002150)
  • 2024-09-17 Mobility for senior citizens across the EU (E-10-2024-001731)

Questions for oral answer

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

  • 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)
  • 2025-05-10 EU response to Israel’s planned illegal annexation and starvation of Gaza (O-10-2025-000015)

Motions for resolutions

Most recent 20 of 31. 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)
  • 2025-09-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, arbitrarily detained in Togo
  • 2025-09-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda
  • 2025-09-10 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus
  • 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, arbitrarily detained in Togo (B-10-2025-0386)
  • 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus (B-10-2025-0389)
  • 2025-09-08 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda (B-10-2025-0397)
  • 2025-07-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic
  • 2025-07-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai
  • 2025-07-09 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus
  • 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (B-10-2025-0339)
  • 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (B-10-2025-0340)
  • 2025-07-07 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria, following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias church in Damascus (B-10-2025-0346)
  • 2025-04-02 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the execution spree in Iran and confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani
  • 2025-04-02 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus – threats from the Investigative Committee
  • 2025-04-02 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior and Tsi Conrad
  • 2025-03-31 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the execution spree in Iran and confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani (B-10-2025-0228)
  • 2025-03-31 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus: threats from the investigative Committee (B-10-2025-0229)
  • 2025-03-31 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior and Tsi Conrad (B-10-2025-0236)

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

  • Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
  • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch

Comparison with group and country means

Counts of Seán KELLY 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
Amendments321811.1 (lower)732.9 (lower)893.3 (lower)
Speeches12644.4 (higher)40.8 (higher)61.0 (higher)
Reports (Rapporteur)00.8 (lower)1.0 (lower)0.2 (lower)
Reports (Shadow)13.8 (lower)1.5 (lower)4.0 (lower)
Questions1539.7 (lower)21.4 (lower)43.8 (lower)
Motions3119.6 (higher)23.1 (higher)5.4 (higher)
Opinions (Rapporteur)10.6 (higher)0.7 (higher)0.9 (higher)
Opinions (Shadow)02.7 (lower)1.3 (lower)3.4 (lower)
Explanations of Vote243.0 (lower)31.5 (lower)101.8 (lower)
Vote Participation98.6%86.3% (higher)86.1% (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.