Seats by political group - 2004-2009 Ireland - Outgoing Parliament Bar chart Total seats GUE/NGL 1 #c21b1c PSE 1 #e52421 ALDE 1 #eddc00 EPP-ED 5 #26377e IND/DEM 1 #83a9bf UEN 4 #5a6c91 Political groups in the European Parliament EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group NI - Non-attached Members According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States. Seats by political group Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats GUE/NGL 1 PSE 1 ALDE 1 EPP-ED 5 IND/DEM 1 UEN 4 Political groups in the European Parliament EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group NI - Non-attached Members According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.
Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 2004-2009 Ireland - Outgoing Parliament Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties National Parties EPP-ED PSE ALDE UEN Verts/ALE GUE/NGL IND/DEM NI Seats FG 5 FF 4 Ind 2 Lab. 1 SF 1 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 13 National Parties FG - Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party FF - Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach Ind - Independent Lab. - Páirtí an Lucht Oibre SF - Sinn Féin Political groups in the European Parliament EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group NI - Non-attached Members According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States. Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 5 National parties which are members of this Political Group FG Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party 5 UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group 4 National parties which are members of this Political Group FF Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach 4 PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament 1 National parties which are members of this Political Group Lab. Páirtí an Lucht Oibre 1 ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 1 National parties which are members of this Political Group Ind Independent 1 GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 1 National parties which are members of this Political Group SF Sinn Féin 1 IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group 1 National parties which are members of this Political Group Ind Independent 1 According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.
