Michael MCNAMARA
Renew Ireland ITRELIBE Shadow rapporteur
Data updated 6 Jul 2026 · meetings 16 Jul 2024 – 6 Jul 2026 · official EP meetings page ↗ · official EP profile ↗ · report an error
Disclosure volume
191
meetings published this term · rank 101 of 719
10
held as shadow rapporteur
175
distinct organisations met
50%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
12 Sep 2024 – 23 Jun 2026
first and most recent declared meeting
Shadow-rapporteur compliance
1 of 6
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (16.7%) · rank 287 of 628
10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/0303(COD) | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive) | JURI | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 10 Sep 2024 | none matched |
| 2023/0202(COD) | Laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 | LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 30 Sep 2024 | none matched |
| 2024/2108(INI) | Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | AFET+INTA | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 3 Dec 2024 | none matched |
| 2025/0229(NLE) | Amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 of 13 July 2021 on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 | ITRE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 29 Oct 2025 | none matched |
| 2025/0360(COD) | Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus) | ITRE+LIBE | Shadow rapporteur (report) | 26 Feb 2026 | ✓ yes |
| 2025/2080(INL) | Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | EMPL | Shadow rapporteur (opinion) | 14 May 2025 | none matched |
Declared meetings (191)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors | registered ↗ |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | DIGITALEUROPE | registered ↗ |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | OVH Groupe | registered ↗ |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries | registered ↗ |
| 11 May 2026 | Member | digital fairness | — | viagogo AG | registered ↗ |
| 11 May 2026 | Member | Savings and Investments Union proposals | — | banking and payments federation Ireland | not in register |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | General Catalyst | registered ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Member | human rights Pakistan | — | EuroPak | not in register |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | CRITEO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES | registered ↗ |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | TIC Council | registered ↗ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | ebay | not in register |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Member | Housing and the EU | — | SSLF Progress Ireland | not in register |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry-Hellenic National Group | registered ↗ |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | Mozilla Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations | registered ↗ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Member | restore strategic gas storage | — | Kestrel Energy Storage Designated Activity Company | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Standing Committee of European Doctors | registered ↗ |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Adobe Systems Benelux bvba | registered ↗ |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Association of International Certified Professional Accountants | registered ↗ |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Open ai | not in register |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Civil Liberties Union for Europe | registered ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Mastercard Europe | registered ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Shadow rapporteur | Digital Omnibus | 2025/0360(COD) | Ibec | registered ↗ |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | IBM Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Member | Pathways to Renewable Liquid Gas | — | liquid gas ireland | not in register |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Banking & Payments Federation Ireland | registered ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union) | registered ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Member | AI Omnibus | — | Fair seas | not in register |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries | registered ↗ |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe) | registered ↗ |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | European Banking Federation | registered ↗ |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | TAM ireland | not in register |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | DOT Europe | registered ↗ |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Tagesspiegel | not in register |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | registered ↗ | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Rapporteur | AI Omnibus | 2025/0359(COD) | Coimisiún na Meán | not in register |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Member | EU-US trade relations | — | Accenture PLC | registered ↗ |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Member | Medtech | — | Ibec | registered ↗ |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Member | SME Internet Stakeholders | — | Wireless Connect Ltd. | not in register |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Member | EU–US trade relations | — | Accenture PLC | registered ↗ |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Member | copyright and chairing the Council Working Party on IP-Copyright. | — | Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment | not in register |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Member | Tech legislation in the EU | — | Trustpilot | registered ↗ |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Member | AI Infrastructure | — | Nscale Global Holdings Ltd. | not in register |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Member | Digital Omnibus | — | Philips delegation | not in register |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Member | Pakistan Human Rights | — | Pakistan Human Rights | not in register |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Member | EU digital policies | — | ITI - The Information Technology Industry Council | registered ↗ |
| 7 Nov 2025 | Member | Funding AI reliability | — | Safer-AI | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Member | EU Whistleblowers Directive | — | Irish Whistleblower's Organisation | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Member | EU's approach to AI | — | Anthropic AI | not in register |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Member | Return regulation | — | European Digital Rights | registered ↗ |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Member | CSW's local partner human rights defenders | — | Sri Lanka Human Rights | not in register |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Member | EU-UK cooperation | — | City of London Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Member | AI Chatbots | — | Internet Watch Foundation | registered ↗ |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Member | Intercom AI | — | Intercom | not in register |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Member | Europe’s energy transition | — | Gas Infrastructure Europe | registered ↗ |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Member | Biotech Act | — | AbbVie | registered ↗ |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Member | Cloud and AI Development Act | — | NetApp Ireland Limited | not in register |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Member | Tech policy | — | FM tech consult BV | not in register |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Member | Digital Omnibus | — | American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union | registered ↗ |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Member | AI Act implementation | — | The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Member | AI and Copyright | — | Cloudflare | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Member | AI and Copyright | — | Tidningsutgivarna | not in register |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Member | Digital Omnibus | — | Delivery Platforms Europe | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Member | Gen AI | — | Qualcomm | not in register |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Member | AI innovation | — | Dell Inc. | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Member | Digital Simplification | — | Emerson Electric Co. | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Member | EU AI policy | — | Alibaba | not in register |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Member | AI & Competitiveness | — | Digital Europe | not in register |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Member | First Contact & Presentation of priorities | — | EuroCop|AGSI|Garda Representative Association | not in register |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Member | Sustainable Digital Infrastructure | — | Echelon Data Centres | not in register |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Member | Site Visit | — | Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries | registered ↗ |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Member | Clare Volunteer Centre | — | Clare County Council | not in register |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Member | CommAgri | — | ICOS | not in register |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Member | Digital Policy | — | Mediahuis | not in register |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Member | The impact of artificial intelligence on the cultural sectors | — | EUROCINEMA, Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision | registered ↗ |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Member | Energy Policy | — | EPIA SolarPower Europe | registered ↗ |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Member | EU AI policy | — | Microsoft Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Member | EU's strategic AI priorities | — | Mistral AI | registered ↗ |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Member | Transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries | — | Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union | registered ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Member | Digital Policy | — | Salesforce Inc. | registered ↗ |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Member | AI copyright, media freedom & digital markets | — | The Guardian | not in register |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Member | Digital Policy | — | Coimisiún na Meán | not in register |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Member | Energy Policy | — | Offshore Norway | not in register |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Member | EU competitiveness and strategic autonomy | — | Blockchain for Europe | registered ↗ |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Member | Ongoing developments in AI policy | — | OpenAI OpCo, LLC | not in register |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Member | European Steel and Metals Action Plan | — | Gerber Group | not in register |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Member | River Blackwater Catchment Programme | — | Dairygold | not in register |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Member | AI development and governance in Europe | — | CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD. | not in register |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Member | Migration policy | — | Mediterranean Hope | not in register |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Member | Digital infrastructure and cloud sovereignty | — | evroc AB | not in register |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Member | Accession and Armenia–EU relations | — | Committee on European Integration of the National Assembly of Armenia | not in register |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Member | AI | — | Politico | not in register |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Member | AI & simplification | — | Meta | not in register |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Member | AI Act and SMEs | — | Rockwood Public Affairs | not in register |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Member | Challenges facing the equestrian sector in Ireland | — | Horse Sport Ireland | not in register |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Member | Current state of diabetes care in Ireland | — | International Diabetes Federation of Europe | not in register |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | European Association for the Study of Obesity | registered ↗ |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Member | Armenian prisoners in Baku | — | European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy | registered ↗ |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Member | AI Act | — | Atlassian | registered ↗ |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Member | AI Act | — | Logitech | registered ↗ |
| 22 May 2025 | Member | Introduction & AI | — | Adapt Centre | not in register |
| 21 May 2025 | Member | AI Act Standardisation Process | — | Testing, Inspection and Certification Council | not in register |
| 21 May 2025 | Member | GDPR | — | European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) | not in register |
| 19 May 2025 | Member | GDPR | — | TikTok Technology Ltd | registered ↗ |
| 15 May 2025 | Member | Introduction & AI Code of Practice | — | Mission of Canada to the European Union & Mila – Quebec AI Institute | not in register |
| 14 May 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China | not in register |
| 14 May 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | The Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the European Union | not in register |
| 13 May 2025 | Member | AI Act | — | Amazon Europe Core SARL | registered ↗ |
| 13 May 2025 | Member | Data-driven intelligence | — | Datenna | not in register |
| 12 May 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | European Dairy Association aisbl | registered ↗ |
| 8 May 2025 | Member | AI & Copyright | — | Universal Music Group International | registered ↗ |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Member | Renewable ethanol | — | ePure | not in register |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Member | AI Act | — | Black Forest Labs | not in register |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Member | SMEs & the AI Act | — | EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry | registered ↗ |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Member | The GSP+ | — | Justice Project Pakistan | not in register |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Member | Code of Practice and on the A.I. Act template | — | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry-Hellenic National Group | registered ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Member | Employment of people with disabilities | — | Rehab Group | not in register |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union) | registered ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Member | The Irish tillage sector | — | Tillage Industry Ireland CLG | registered ↗ |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Member | GAEC 2 | — | INHFA | not in register |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Member | Digital Fairness Act | — | IAB Ireland | not in register |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Member | State aid complaint | — | Nursing Homes Ireland | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | AI and Data retention | — | The European Association of Internet Services Providers | not in register |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Member | Regenerative agriculture and sustainability | — | Nestlé S.A. | registered ↗ |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Member | Damage caused by Storm Éowyn to forestry in Ireland | — | Association of Irish Forestry Consultants | not in register |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Member | AI Act | — | French Business Confederation | not in register |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Member | Pakistan human rights | — | CSW | not in register |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Member | EU Medical Device Regulation | — | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | registered ↗ |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Member | Underwater sea cables | — | McMahon Design & Management Ltd. | not in register |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Member | European digital agenda | — | CRITEO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES | registered ↗ |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Member | European aviation | — | Aerlingus | not in register |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Member | Data Adequacy and AI | — | Northern Ireland Executive | not in register |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Member | AI Code of Practice | — | Pour Demain Europe | not in register |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Member | Flexibility in the EU's electricity grid | — | Eaton Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Member | GDPR | — | DOT Europe | registered ↗ |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Member | GDPR | — | Digital Europe | not in register |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Member | GDPR | — | Federation of European Data and Marketing | registered ↗ |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Member | GDPR | — | Irish Data Protection Commission | not in register |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Member | AI Act implementation | — | Future of Life Institute | registered ↗ |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Member | Challenges and opportunities in the broadcasting sector | — | Independent Broadcasters of Ireland | not in register |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Member | Biometric identification | — | Milestone Systems | registered ↗ |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | registered ↗ | |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | NVIDIA Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Member | The Windsor Framework | — | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. | registered ↗ |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Member | GPAI Code of Practice | — | The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry | not in register |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Member | Introduction | — | European Movement Ireland | registered ↗ |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Member | The impact of AI on composers and songwriters | — | The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance | not in register |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Member | AI Code of Practice | — | Avaaz Foundation | registered ↗ |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Member | Technologies developed for rare diseases | — | BioMarin UK Limited | registered ↗ |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Member | Digital Policy | — | European Tech Alliance | registered ↗ |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Member | AI & Copyright | — | Irish Music Rights Organisation | registered ↗ |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Member | UK Data Protection Reform | — | Open Rights Group | registered ↗ |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Member | Biomethane | — | Clobio | not in register |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Member | Introduction to the campaign | — | The Repair Campaign | not in register |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Member | AI Act & Responsible AI | — | Bloomberg | not in register |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Member | Viagogo’s policy manifesto | — | viagogo AG | registered ↗ |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | Quaker Council for European Affairs | registered ↗ |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Member | Geothermal Action Plan | — | European Geothermal Energy Council | registered ↗ |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Member | Introductory meeting - AI and Digital Policy | — | UK Mission to the EU | not in register |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Member | Veterinary agreement between the EU and UK | — | The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums | not in register |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Member | Pesticides and herbicides in the EU | — | Irish Farmers' Association | registered ↗ |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting and AI Act | — | OpenAI OpCo, LLC | registered ↗ |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Member | Their projects and the Invest EU Fund | — | Future Cast | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting and AI | — | Cohere Inc. and subsidiaries/affiliated associations | not in register |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting and AI Act | — | Anthropic, PBC | registered ↗ |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Member | Amazon in Ireland | — | Amazon | not in register |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting and AI | — | QUALCOMM Incorporated | registered ↗ |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Member | Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel | — | World Council of Churches | not in register |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting and Irish agricultural issues | — | Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association Ltd | registered ↗ |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Member | Issues affecting the audiovisual sector | — | Motion Picture Association EMEA | registered ↗ |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Member | Introduction & AI | — | Meta | not in register |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting and AI Act Implementation | — | IBM Corporation | registered ↗ |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Member | Briefing | — | RACO-PDFORRA | not in register |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Member | Energy Potential Ireland and the EU | — | Ocean Energy Europe | registered ↗ |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Member | AI and Data Security | — | Ibec | registered ↗ |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Member | Forestry in Ireland and the EU | — | Forest Industries Ireland|Coillte | not in register |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Member | Introductory Meeting - EU and Irish energy | — | ESB | not in register |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | Representatives of Irish Data Protection Commission | not in register |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | Irish and EU banking | — | Banking and Payments Federation Ireland | not in register |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | Irish Financial Services Breakfast Roundtable | — | Insurance Ireland|BPF|Irish Funds | registered ↗ |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Member | Wind Energy Briefing | — | Wind Energy Ireland | registered ↗ |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Insurance and EIOPA | — | Vocal Europe - Dick Roche | not in register |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Irish and EU fishing | — | Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation - IIMRO | not in register |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Member | Irish and EU fishing | — | The Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | Impact of Brexit on young Irish football players and potential EU funding | — | Football Association of Ireland | not in register |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Member | Ireland and EU Fishing | — | The Irish Wildlife Trust | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Hunting and conservation issues in Ireland and Europe | — | NARGC | not in register |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Irish and EU aviation | — | Ryanair Holdings | registered ↗ |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Member | Land acquisition in Ireland and the EU | — | European Coordination Via Campesina | registered ↗ |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Member | Georgia - EU relations | — | Mission of Georgia to the EU | not in register |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Member | Introductory meeting | — | Ibec | registered ↗ |