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ID 124985

IrelandIrelandActive member

Luke Ming FLANAGAN

The LeftThe Left — GUE/NGL
Independent

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

6

Currently active

4

Total departed

2

Departed share

33.3%

2 of 6

Office over time

6 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Emma SHEERANMark ROWLEYPeter James KELLYDenise DUNLEAVYRuth BRENNANCillian Sheanon Accountin…
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Emma SHEERANAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Mark ROWLEYAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Peter James KELLYAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Denise DUNLEAVYLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/202410/06/2026
Ruth BRENNANLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/202406/05/2026
Cillian Sheanon Accounting and Advisory LimitedPaying agentstracked since 28/10/2024in post

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member33.3%
EP average30.2%
Ireland17.3%
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL32.0%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants30300
Local assistants02200
Paying agents10100

Active assistants · 4

NameCategorySince
Peter James KELLYAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Mark ROWLEYAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Emma SHEERANAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Cillian Sheanon Accounting and Advisory LimitedPaying agents28/10/2024

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Luke Ming FLANAGAN per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-116yes
2024-126yes
2025-016yes
2025-026yes
2025-036yes
2025-046yes
2025-056yes
2025-066yes
2025-076yes
2025-086yes
2025-096yes
2025-106yes
2025-116yes
2025-126yes
2026-016yes
2026-026yes
2026-036no
2026-046no
2026-055no
2026-064no
2026-074no
2026-084no
2026-094no
2026-104no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

06 mo12 mo18 mo24 moEP median

2 dated departures · office median 19.5 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
Ruth BRENNAN19
Denise DUNLEAVY20

Former assistants · 2

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Denise DUNLEAVYLocal assistants28/10/202410/06/20261y 8m
Ruth BRENNANLocal assistants28/10/202406/05/20261y 7m

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →