Simon COVENEY
  • Simon
    COVENEY
  • Ireland
    • Born on 16 June 1972, Cork

Political groups

  • 20.07.2004 / 25.06.2006 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats - Member
  • 26.06.2006 / 10.06.2007 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats - Member of the Bureau

  • 20.07.2004 / 10.06.2007 : Fine Gael Party

Member

  • 21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • 15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States
  • 19.01.2006 / 14.02.2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners
  • 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • 31.01.2007 / 10.06.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • 14.03.2007 / 10.06.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States

Substitute

  • 22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
  • 22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • 16.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Iran
  • 24.09.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
  • 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
  • 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • 15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
  • 31.01.2007 / 10.06.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • 31.01.2007 / 10.06.2007 : Committee on Fisheries
  • 31.01.2007 / 10.06.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
  • 14.03.2007 / 10.06.2007 : Delegation for relations with Iran

Parliamentary activities in plenary – 6th parliamentary term

Speeches in plenary

49

Human rights in the world 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter (vote)

26-04-2007 P6_CRE(2007)04-26(8.9)

Human rights in the world 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter (vote) (2)

26-04-2007 P6_CRE(2007)04-26(8.9)

Human rights in the world 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter (vote) (3)

26-04-2007 P6_CRE(2007)04-26(8.9)

Kidnapping in Gaza of the journalist Alan Johnston

26-04-2007 P6_CRE(2007)04-26(14.2)

Human rights situation in the Philippines

26-04-2007 P6_CRE(2007)04-26(14.3)

Human rights in the world – Moratorium on the death penalty (debate)

25-04-2007 P6_CRE(2007)04-25(15)

Transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (continuation of vote)

14-02-2007 P6_CRE(2007)02-14(5.1)

Explanations of vote

14-02-2007 P6_CRE(2007)02-14(6)

A6-0020/2007 - REPORT Report on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners

Situation in Darfur (debate)

14-02-2007 P6_CRE(2007)02-14(13)

Order of business

12-02-2007 P6_CRE(2007)02-12(11)
All speeches in plenary

Reports - as rapporteur

2

REPORT Report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter

AFET
10-04-2007 A6-0128/2007

REPORT on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2004 and the EU's policy on the matter

AFET
05-04-2005 A6-0086/2005
All reports

Opinions - as rapporteur

1

OPINION Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on fighting trafficking in human beings - as integrated approach and proposal for an action plan

AFET
02-10-2006 AFET_AD(2006)376459
All opinions

Motions for resolutions

54

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia

25-04-2007 RC-B6-0172/2007

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of the BBC journalist Alan Johnston

25-04-2007 RC-B6-0159/2007

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the kidnapping in Gaza of the journalist Alan Johnston

24-04-2007 B6-0184/2007

NB: This motion for a resolution is available in the original language only.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent repression of demonstrations in Russia

24-04-2007 B6-0182/2007

NB: This motion for a resolution is available in the original language only.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the initiative for a universal moratorium on the death penalty

23-04-2007 B6-0164/2007

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Darfur

14-02-2007 RC-B6-0068/2007

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on refugees from Iraq

14-02-2007 RC-B6-0052/2007

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Darfur

13-02-2007 B6-0069/2007

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iraq - humanitarian situation of refugees

13-02-2007 B6-0065/2007

NB: This motion for a resolution is available in the original language only.

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the initiative in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty

29-01-2007 RC-B6-0032/2007
All motions for resolutions

Written declarations

3

Written declaration on the creation of an EU-wide hotline for the victims of human trafficking

28-03-2007 P6_DCL(2007)0035 Lapsed

Details

Karin RIIS-JØRGENSEN , Silvia CIORNEI , Simon COVENEY , Lissy GRÖNER , Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA

Date opened : 28-03-2007
Lapse date : 28-06-2007
Number of signatories : 306 - 28-06-2007

Written declaration on combating the trafficking and prostitution of children at EU internal borders between old and new Member States

23-10-2006 P6_DCL(2006)0079 Lapsed

Details

Milan HORÁČEK , Simon COVENEY , Christa PRETS

Date opened : 23-10-2006
Lapse date : 01-02-2007
Number of signatories : 160 - 01-02-2007

Written declaration on the need to end the connection between business travellers and the trafficking of women and children into forced prostitution

24-10-2005 P6_DCL(2005)0062 Lapsed

Details

Elizabeth LYNNE , Elena VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO , Anna ZÁBORSKÁ , Simon COVENEY

Date opened : 24-10-2005
Lapse date : 24-01-2006
Number of signatories : 265 - 24-01-2006

All written declarations

Parliamentary questions

47

Human trafficking and education

03-04-2007 E-2060/2007

Trafficking in Côte d'Ivoire

03-04-2007 P-2057/2007

Becoming a professional body

30-03-2007 E-1990/2007

Entrepreneurialism in the EU

15-02-2007 H-0120/2007

Burma Common Position

15-02-2007 H-0119/2007

Internal market - broadband

30-01-2007 H-0066/2007

Afghanistan - reducing opium production

30-01-2007 H-0065/2007

Request for the continuation of the exemption from charging full excise duty on red diesel for leisure boaters under Council Directive 2003/96/EC

18-10-2006 O-0121/2006

Discrepancies between Member State language levels

12-09-2006 H-0772/2006

Crisis situation in Eastern Burma and along the Thai-Burma border

12-09-2006 H-0771/2006
All questions