Billy KELLEHER
Billy KELLEHER

Renew Europe Group

Member

Ireland - Fianna Fáil Party (Ireland)

Date of birth : , Cork

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Vice-Chair

D-US
Delegation for relations with the United States

Member

ECON
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
FISC
Subcommittee on Tax Matters

Substitute

ENVI
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
SANT
Subcommittee on Public Health
DACP
Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Most recent activities

System of own resources of the European Union (debate)

09-11-2023 P9_CRE-PROV(2023)11-09(2-043-0000)
Contributions to plenary debates

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (A9-0298/2023 - Alexandr Vondra)

09-11-2023
Written explanations of vote

The Fianna Fail MEPs consider this proposal on standards of key importance to improving air quality and protecting public health. The new regulation as proposed by the Commission intends to introduce more stringent limits for exhaust emissions (such as nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and ammonia), and proposes to introduce new measures to reduce emissions from tyres and brakes, and increase battery durability.
Unfortunately, the Parliament’s text undermines the ambition of the Commission’s original proposal in terms of limits and time frames for implementation. In this regard, and to communicate our disappointment with the lack of ambition and failure to bring forward clear and swift measures for reducing road transport derived air pollutants such as nitrous oxides and particulate matter, safeguarding public health and helping to meet our revised commitments, we abstained on the final vote.

Contact

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Strasbourg

Parlement européen
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