No plans to change procedures for absent MEPs

There are no plans to change procedures in the European Parliament when members fail to attend, a spokesperson for the office of the president has said.

Two of Ireland’s MEPs are among the five worst attendees since being elected to the European Parliament in May on a basic salary of €97,440 a year.

As a result, the average attendance record of the country’s 11 MEPs is the worst of all 28 EU countries.