Michael MCNAMARA
Ireland · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) group page →
National party: Ind.
Born 1 March 1974
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ITRE A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE Member since 19 Jul 2024
Joint parliamentary committee
- Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly D-UK A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Sept 2024
A group of MEPs that keeps up relations with the parliament of a non-EU country or region.
- Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia DSAS Vice-chair since 3 Jul 2025
An informal cross-party forum of MEPs on one theme. It is not a Parliament body and takes no decisions.
- Intergroup on Freedom of Religion, Belief and Conscience IG10-13 Member since 3 Jun 2026
- Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock IG10-15 Member since 31 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (2)
- Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia DSAS · Member 8 Oct 2024 – 2 Jul 2025
- Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia DSAS · Substitute 27 Sept 2024 – 7 Oct 2024
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 23Digital, AI & data 18Economy & single market 13Justice, rule of law & rights 7Trade & customs 7Climate & environment 5Defence & security 4Health 4Migration & asylum 4Agriculture, food & fisheries 3EU budget & funds 2Energy 2EU institutions & Parliament 2Jobs, social affairs & equality 2
Counted over the dossiers they speak on, lead, shadow or amend in committee, and the questions and motions they author.
Dossiers they lead, shadow or negotiate
| Since | Role | Dossier |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part 2026/0058 10 Sept 2026 |
| 8 Sept 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of operational personal data by Union bodies, offices and agencies in the fields of judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation 2026/0173 8 Sept 2026 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Industry, Research and Energy committee | 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) 2025/0360 26 Feb 2026 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EU) …/2028 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2027-2034 (the ‘Pericles V’ programme) 2025/0256 25 Feb 2026 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Establishing the exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2028-2034 (the 'Pericles V' programme) and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/840 2025/0258 21 Jan 2026 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) 2025/0359 21 Jan 2026 |
| 7 Nov 2025 | Official delegation Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | — 7 Nov 2025 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Industry, Research and Energy committee | 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 2025/0229 29 Oct 2025 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Delegation vice-chair DSAS | — 2 Jul 2025 |
| 14 May 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work 2025/2080 14 May 2025 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | AFET-INTA implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement 15 Jan 2025 |
| 27 Sept 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Proposal for a regulation laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of GDPR 27 Sept 2024 |
| 27 Sept 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee | Proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive) 27 Sept 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.