Kathleen FUNCHION
The Left Ireland EMPLFEMMREGI Shadow rapporteur
Data updated 4 Jun 2026 · meetings 16 Jul 2024 – 4 Jun 2026 · official EP meetings page ↗ · official EP profile ↗ · report an error
Disclosure volume
56
meetings published this term · rank 370 of 718
7
held as shadow rapporteur
49
distinct organisations met
29%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
10 Sep 2024 – 16 Apr 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
2 of 16
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (12.5%) · rank 315 of 628
7
meetings declared in shadow-rapporteur capacity
Lower-confidence figures. Matching is by procedure code only — meetings declared without a code will not match, and a low figure may simply mean no lobby meetings took place on those files.
| Procedure | Title | Committee | Role | Appointed | Related meeting on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2084(INI) | European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | EMPL | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 6 Nov 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/2106(INI) | Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds | REGI | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 20 Nov 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/2106(INI) | Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds | REGI | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 18 Dec 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/2107(INI) | Ninth report on economic and social cohesion | REGI | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 27 Jan 2025 | none matched |
| 2024/2108(INI) | Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | AFET+INTA | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 6 May 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0085(COD) | Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges | EMPL | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 11 Jun 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0221(COD) | Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 | ITRE+TRAN | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 2 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0238(COD) | Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034 | REGI | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 14 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0239(COD) | Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034 | EMPL | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 14 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/0241(COD) | Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 | AGRI | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 14 Jan 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/2038(INI) | Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors | EMPL+FEMM | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 2 Jul 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2039(INI) | Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap | EMPL+FEMM | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 24 Mar 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2057(INI) | EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | EMPL | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 1 Apr 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2062(INI) | An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector | EMPL+SANT | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 9 Apr 2025 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2081(INI) | Impact of social media and the online environment on young people | CULT | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 22 Sep 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/2115(INI) | The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 | CULT | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 24 Feb 2026 | none matched |
| 2025/2184(INI) | Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee | EMPL | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 11 Feb 2026 | ✓ yes |
Declared meetings (56)
Every row comes from the Parliament’s official meetings search; verify any entry on the MEP’s official meetings page ↗.
| Date | Capacity | Subject | Procedure | Organisation(s) | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Member | Women in the labour market | — | World Employment Confederation-Europe | registered ↗ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Reinforced Youth Guarantee | 2025/2184(INI) | Eurofound | not in register |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Member | Women's Rights | — | Osez le féminisme | not in register |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | EMPL Healthcare Workers | 2025/2062(INI) | ASOP EU | not in register |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Guarantee | 2025/2184(INI) | European Youth Forum | registered ↗ |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Member | Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) | — | British Mission to the EU | not in register |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Member | SPS | — | BIAZA | not in register |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Youth Guarantee | 2025/2184(INI) | National Youth Council of Ireland | not in register |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Member | British-EU Relations | — | British Mission to the EU | not in register |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Member | EU policy landscape for medical technologies | — | Alcon Ireland | not in register |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Member | Mercosur Trade Deal | — | Irish Farmers' Association | registered ↗ |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Member | Housing and Poverty | — | Depaul | not in register |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | DEM-PARTÍ | not in register |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | EMPL Healthcare Workers | 2025/2062(INI) | European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | Healthcare Workers | 2025/2062(INI) | the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Member | Care Workers (Conference) | — | EPSU | not in register |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Member | Spoke at conference on Gender and Pension Pay Gap | — | EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF | registered ↗ |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Member | Coastal and Fishing Communities | — | Representatives of Irelands Fisheries Sector | not in register |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Shadow rapporteur | EMPL | 2025/2062(INI) | European Public Service Union | not in register |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Member | Women's healthcare | — | My Voice, My Choice | not in register |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Member | EU Funds | — | Carlow County Development Partnership CLG|IRD Duhallow|- Carlow Kilkenny Leadership Programme|South Kerry Development Partnership CLG|Research Ireland | not in register |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Member | General EMPL Work/Introductory meeting | — | EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF|ICTU | not in register |
| 27 May 2025 | Member | EU-British relations | — | British Mission to the EU | not in register |
| 21 May 2025 | Member | Cancer Prevention | — | Europe Region of World Physiotherapy | not in register |
| 20 May 2025 | Member | Child Guarantee Working Group | — | Save the Children Europe | not in register |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | Ibec | not in register |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Member | Divergence of human rights and equality legislation post-Brexit | — | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commissioner|Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner|Northern Ireland Equality Commissioner | not in register |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Member | Atlantic Arc | — | Atlantic Arc Commission | not in register |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Member | EU-British relations | — | British Mission to the EU | not in register |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Member | EU-Scottish Relations | — | Scottish Government Brussels Office | not in register |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Member | Future of Irish Fisheries | — | Representatives of Ireland seafood sector | not in register |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Member | EMPL Committee | — | EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Member | European Alcohol Awareness Week | — | The European Alcohol Policy Alliance | not in register |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Member | Children’s rights in the EU | — | Eurochild | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION | registered ↗ |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | European Court of Auditors | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Member | Net Zero by 2040 strategy | — | ESB | not in register |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Member | Transport/regional airports | — | Airport Regions Council | registered ↗ |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Member | Workers rights post Brexit | — | Trade Unions Congress | not in register |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Member | Irish Music Sectory/Introductory meeting | — | Irish Recorded Music Association | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | Discussion on climate action plan targets | — | Wind Energy Ireland|Wind Europe | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | European Movement Ireland | registered ↗ |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | CFP and Irelands coastal and fishing communities | — | Representatives of Ireland seafood sector | not in register |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | European Society for Paediatric Oncology | registered ↗ |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Irish Agriculture | — | Irish Farmers' Association | registered ↗ |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Member | An Ghaeilge san AE | — | Conradh na Gaeilge | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | EU Funding | — | Football Association of Ireland | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | International Aid | — | Dóchas Trócaire Oxfam Ireland Christian Aid IDEA Goal Irish Red Cross | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory "Meet and Greet" | — | Eurochild | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | Introuctory Meeting | — | Ryanair | not in register |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Independent Living | — | European Network for Independent Living | not in register |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Introdcutory Meeting | — | Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Situation in Palestine | — | Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign | not in register |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Cook Medical EMEA Group Limited | registered ↗ |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting | — | Eli Lilly and Company | registered ↗ |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Member | Regional Development | — | Irish Regions Office | not in register |