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ID 257299

IrelandIrelandActive member

Kathleen FUNCHION

The LeftThe Left — GUE/NGL
Sinn Féin

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

10

Currently active

8

Total departed

2

Departed share

20.0%

2 of 10

Office over time

10 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 26Conor John CINNAMONDKevin LALLYWilliam Gerard MULHOLLANDCallum William SMYTHCathy-Ann O'BOYLEEmma FITZGERALDStephanie DOHENYWiliam Martin KEANEAine KNOXV Mullen & Co Ltd
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Conor John CINNAMONDAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Kevin LALLYAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
William Gerard MULHOLLANDAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Callum William SMYTHAccredited assistants12/04/2025in post
Cathy-Ann O'BOYLELocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Emma FITZGERALDLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Stephanie DOHENYLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Wiliam Martin KEANELocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Aine KNOXLocal assistants29/03/2025in post
V Mullen & Co LtdPaying agentstracked since 28/10/2024in post

Departed share comparison

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

This Member20.0%
EP average30.2%
Ireland17.3%
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL32.0%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Local assistants32500
Accredited assistants40400
Paying agents10100

Active assistants · 8

NameCategorySince
Conor John CINNAMONDAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Kevin LALLYAccredited assistants28/10/2024
William Gerard MULHOLLANDAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Callum William SMYTHAccredited assistants12/04/2025
Emma FITZGERALDLocal assistants28/10/2024
Wiliam Martin KEANELocal assistants28/10/2024
Aine KNOXLocal assistants29/03/2025
V Mullen & Co LtdPaying 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 Kathleen FUNCHION per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-116yes
2024-126yes
2025-016yes
2025-026yes
2025-037yes
2025-048yes
2025-058yes
2025-068yes
2025-078yes
2025-088yes
2025-098yes
2025-108yes
2025-118yes
2025-128yes
2026-018yes
2026-028yes
2026-038no
2026-048no
2026-058no
2026-068no
2026-078no
2026-088no
2026-098no
2026-108no

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.

No dated departures yet.

Former assistants · 2

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Stephanie DOHENYLocal assistants28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Cathy-Ann O'BOYLELocal assistants28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—

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 →