Seats by political group - 1999-2004 Ireland - Outgoing Parliament Bar chart Total seats PSE 1 #e52421 Verts/ALE 2 #50ac55 ELDR 1 #eddc00 EPP-ED 5 #26377e UEN 6 #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 ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities 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 EPP-ED 5 PSE 1 ELDR 1 Verts/ALE 2 UEN 6 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 ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities 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 - 1999-2004 Ireland - Outgoing Parliament Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties National Parties EPP-ED PSE ELDR GUE/NGL Verts/ALE UEN EDD NI Seats FF 6 FG 4 GP 2 Ind 2 Lab. 1 5 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 15 National Parties FF - Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach FG - Fine Gael - The United Ireland Party GP - Comhaontas Glas Ind - Independent Lab. - Páirtí an Lucht Oibre 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 ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities 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 UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group 6 National parties which are members of this Political Group FF Fianna Fáil - An Páirtí Poblachtánach 6 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 4 Ind Independent 1 Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 2 National parties which are members of this Political Group GP Comhaontas Glas 2 PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament 1 National parties which are members of this Political Group Lab. Páirtí an Lucht Oibre 1 ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 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.