Kathleen Funchion
The Left in the European Parliament · SF · Ireland
Kathleen Funchion (The Left, Ireland) took part in 591 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (90.6%). She voted the way Parliament decided 329 times and the other way 174 times (65.4% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). She voted against the majority of her own group in 87 of 591 votes (14.7%).
- Country
- Ireland
- Political group
- The Left in the European Parliament (The Left)
- Party
- SF (Sinn Féin)
- Member of the EP since
- 2024
- Committee
- Committee on Regional Development
- Substitute member
- Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs - Delegation
- Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
- Delegation substitute
- Delegation for relations with the United States
Voting record
| Final votes | All roll-call votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes during the term of office | 652 | 6,412 |
| Vote cast | 591 | 5,783 |
| For | 336 | 3,018 |
| Against | 167 | 2,410 |
| Abstention | 88 | 355 |
| Did not vote | 61 | 629 |
| Vote corrections | 14 | 32 |
| Participation | 90.6% | 90.2% |
Latest final votes
The latest 20 of 652 final votes during the term of office.
- Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation, 22 October 2026: Against
- Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030, 22 October 2026: Against
- Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations, 22 October 2026: Against
- Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products, 22 October 2026: Against
- Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034, 22 October 2026: For
- Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security, 22 October 2026: Abstention
- Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034, 21 October 2026: For
- Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, 21 October 2026: For
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections, 21 October 2026: Against
- Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition, 21 October 2026: For
- Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026, 21 October 2026: For
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland, 21 October 2026: For
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 21 October 2026: For (vote correction: intended Against)
- Genetically modified soybean MON 87769, 21 October 2026: For
- Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, 20 October 2026: Against
- Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation, 20 October 2026: For
- Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget, 20 October 2026: Abstention
- Connecting Europe through high-speed rail, 20 October 2026: Abstention
- Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities, 20 October 2026: For
- Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers, 20 October 2026: For
Vote corrections in final votes
Intention notified afterwards; the official result does not change.
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 21 October 2026: voted For, intended Against
- Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI), 16 June 2026: voted Against, intended Abstention
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service, 29 April 2026: voted For, intended Abstention
- EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, 29 April 2026: voted Against, intended For
- EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime, 29 April 2026: voted Against, intended For
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 29 April 2026: voted For, intended Against
- Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission, 29 April 2026: voted For, intended Against
- The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture, 28 April 2026: voted Abstention, intended For
- Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI), 26 March 2026: voted Against, intended For
- Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024, 9 October 2025: voted Against, intended For
- Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain, 8 October 2025: voted For, intended Against
- Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports, 9 July 2025: voted Abstention, intended For
- Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments, 28 November 2024: voted For, intended Against
- General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections, 23 October 2024: voted Abstention, intended Against
Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV. Profile at the European Parliament
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Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal, CC BY 4.0. Participation refers to the votes held during the term of office.
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