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{{short description|Irish Labour Party politician (b. 1975)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix = [[Teachta Dála|TD]]
| image            = Alan Kelly (official portrait) 2020 (cropped).png
| caption          = Kelly in 2020
| office           = [[Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)|Leader of the Labour Party]]
| term_start       = 3 April 2020
| term_end         = 24 March 2022
| predecessor      = [[Brendan Howlin]]
| successor        = [[Ivana Bacik]]
| office1          = [[Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)#Deputy leaders|Deputy leader of the Labour Party]]
| leader1          = [[Joan Burton]]
| term_start1      = 4 July 2014
| term_end1        = 20 May 2016
| predecessor1     = Joan Burton
| successor1       = Office abolished
| office2          = [[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government]]
| taoiseach2       = [[Enda Kenny]]
| term_start2      = 11 July 2014
| term_end2        = 6 May 2016
| predecessor2     = [[Phil Hogan]]
| successor2       = [[Simon Coveney]]
| office3          = [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Minister of State]]
| suboffice3       = [[Minister of State at the Department of Transport|Transport, Tourism and Sport]]
| subterm3         = 2011–2014
| office4          = [[Teachta Dála]]
| term_start4      = [[2016 Irish general election|February 2016]]
| term_end4        = 
| constituency4    = [[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]]
| term_start5      = [[2011 Irish general election|February 2011]]
| term_end5        = [[2016 Irish general election|February 2016]]
| constituency5    = [[Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary North]]
| office6          = [[Member of the European Parliament]]
| term_start6      = 1 July 2009
| term_end6        = 9 March 2011
| constituency6    = [[South (European Parliament constituency)|South]]
| office7          = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
| term_start7      = 24 July 2007
| term_end7        = 8 June 2009
| constituency7    = [[Agricultural Panel]]
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1975|7|13|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Portroe]], [[County Tipperary]], Ireland
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| nationality      = [[Irish people|Irish]]
| party            = [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
| spouse           = {{marriage|Regina O'Connor|2007}}
| children         = 2
| relatives        = [[Declan Kelly (businessman)|Declan Kelly]] (brother)
| education        = [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Nenagh CBS]]
| alma_mater       = {{Unbulleted list|[[University College Cork]]|[[University College Dublin]]}}
| website          = {{URL|alankelly.ie}}|
}}
'''Alan Thomas Kelly''' (born 13 July 1975) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] politician and author who has been a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]] constituency since the [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]] and a TD for the [[Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary North]] constituency from 2011 to 2016.

He previously served as the leader of the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] from April 2020 to March 2022, [[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government]] and [[Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)#Deputy leaders|Deputy leader of the Labour Party]] from 2014 to 2016 and a [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Minister of State]] from 2011 to 2014. He was a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[South (European Parliament constituency)|South]] constituency from 2009 to 2011 and a [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] for the [[Agricultural Panel]] from 2007 to 2009.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Alan-Kelly.S.2007-07-23/|title=Alan Kelly|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=18 February 2008|archive-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107224942/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Alan-Kelly.S.2007-07-23|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kelly is from [[Portroe]] just outside [[Nenagh]], [[County Tipperary]]. He is the son of Tom and Nan Kelly. His parents' house burned down in 1974, the year before he was born. Kelly was raised on a small dairy farm. His father left farming following the introduction of milk quotas by the European Council in the 1980s and found employment working on the roads for the local county council.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-22 |title=Labour newcomer already keen on shaping political legacy |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-newcomer-already-keen-on-shaping-political-legacy/30765233.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Independent.ie |language=en |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718102551/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-newcomer-already-keen-on-shaping-political-legacy/30765233.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Educated at [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Nenagh CBS]], he subsequently attended [[University College Cork]] (UCC), where he completed a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in English and History in 1995. Two years later he completed a [[Master of Philosophy|M.Phil]] in Political History. Kelly continued his education at [[Boston College]], where he achieved a Certificate in Leadership in 1999. He returned to Ireland shortly after this and completed a [[Master of Business Studies|MBS]] in eCommerce in 2002. Kelly subsequently worked as an eBusiness Manager with [[Bord Fáilte]] and [[Fáilte Ireland]].

== Political career ==
=== Youth politics ===
In Kelly's final year of secondary school, he canvassed for the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] during the [[1992 Irish general election|1992 general election]]. He remained active in left-wing politics in university, establishing the [[Jim Kemmy]] Branch of the Labour Party in UCC. He then became involved in a number of [[List of Dáil by-elections|by-elections]], local election campaigns in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and in the wider [[Munster]] area. He has stated that he was "politically socialised in Cork".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-25|title=Kelly: Cork a 'top priority' for the Labour Party|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40729008.html|access-date=2021-11-03|website=Echo Live|language=en|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025125834/https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40729008.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kelly became [[Chairperson|Chair]] of [[Labour Youth]] in 2000, having previously served as co-chair. In 2001 he was a member of the General Council. In 2001 and 2002 he was director of the Tom Johnson Summer School and was also a member of the General Election Planning Committee in the period 2001–2002.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.labour.ie/alankelly/biography/|title=Alan Kelly TD – Biography|date=2015-11-05|website=The Labour Party|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215190554/https://www.labour.ie/alankelly/biography/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-05|title=Rapid rise for North Tipperary candidate Alan Kelly|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20274407.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303010123/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20274407.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Seanad Éireann (2007–2009) ===
In 2007, Kelly was elected to [[Seanad Éireann]] on the [[Agricultural Panel]].<ref name="elecs_irl">{{cite web |url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8843 |title=Alan Kelly |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=2 April 2009 |archive-date=18 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518022410/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=8843 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in 2007, [[Eamon Gilmore]], the newly elected leader of the Labour Party, appointed Kelly as Spokesperson on Tourism and was Seanad Spokesperson on Finance and Local Government.

=== European Parliament (2009–2011) ===
At the [[2009 European Parliament election in Ireland|2009 European Parliament election]], Kelly was for the [[South (European Parliament constituency)|South constituency]], taking the last seat in a tight battle between him, [[Sinn Féin]]'s [[Toireasa Ferris]] and the [[Independent (politics)|Independent]] [[Kathy Sinnott]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Ralph |last=Riegel |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/elections/labours-kelly-fights-off-late-sinnott-surge-1766461.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610220622/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/elections/labours-kelly-fights-off-late-sinnott-surge-1766461.html |url-status = dead|archive-date=10 June 2009 |title=Labour's Kelly fights off late Sinnott surge |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=9 June 2009}}</ref><ref name=YourMEPs>{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96667/Alan_KELLY.html |title=Alan Kelly |work=[[European Parliament]] |access-date=26 January 2012 |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922195528/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home |url-status=live }}</ref> Kelly was a member of the [[European Parliament]]'s [[Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection]]. He also served on the Delegation for Relations with the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=7th parliamentary term {{!}} Alan KELLY {{!}} MEPs |website= European Parliament|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96667/ALAN_KELLY/history/7|access-date=2021-09-01|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901093238/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96667/ALAN_KELLY/history/7|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Dáil Éireann (2011–present) ===
==== Minister of State (2011–2014) ====
Though he had promised he would see out his five-year term in the [[European Parliament]], Kelly contested the [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]]. He ran in the [[Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary North]] constituency and was successful, receiving 9,559 first preference votes (19.8%) and securing the third and final seat at the expense of [[Fianna Fáil]]'s sitting TD, [[Máire Hoctor]]. [[Phil Prendergast]] replaced him as MEP for the South constituency.

After the formation of a [[Government of the 31st Dáil|Fine Gael–Labour coalition government]], Kelly was appointed as [[Minister of State at the Department of Transport|Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport]] with responsibility for Public and Commuter Transport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kenny-breaks-election-pledge-by-not-cutting-junior-ministers-147860.html |title=Kenny breaks election pledge by not cutting junior ministers |newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=11 March 2011 |access-date=18 March 2011 |archive-date=20 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920194053/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kenny-breaks-election-pledge-by-not-cutting-junior-ministers-147860.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|last=Hayes|first=Kathryn|title=Minister of State Alan Kelly recalls neighbour's camera pointed at his home|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/minister-of-state-alan-kelly-recalls-neighbour-s-camera-pointed-at-his-home-1.1586368|access-date=2020-09-14|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426104409/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/minister-of-state-alan-kelly-recalls-neighbour-s-camera-pointed-at-his-home-1.1586368|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Government announces major changes for Taxi Sector – Minister Alan Kelly|url=https://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/government-announces-major-changes-for-taxi-sector-minister-alan-kelly.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=merrionstreet.ie|language=en|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318083741/https://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/government-announces-major-changes-for-taxi-sector-minister-alan-kelly.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kelly began receiving death threats during this period.<ref name=":6" />

==== Labour Party deputy leadership and cabinet minister (2014–2016) ====
He was elected as deputy leader of the Labour Party on 4 July 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0704/628419-labour-party/ |title=Need to govern with more heart, says Joan Burton |work=RTÉ News |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=5 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705175229/http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0704/628419-labour-party/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 July 2014, he was appointed [[Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage|Minister of the Environment, Community and Local Government]], succeeding [[Phil Hogan]], who had been nominated as [[EU Commissioner]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0711/630010-live-cabinet-reshuffle/ |title=Live: Cabinet reshuffle |work=RTÉ News |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-date=13 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713011816/http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0711/630010-live-cabinet-reshuffle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When Kelly was given his ministerial role, he initially believed that property tax would be the big issue, but within a week realised that it would be the implementation of water charges and the [[Irish Water]] as required by the EU Water Framework Directive. Kelly claimed that his predecessor, [[Phil Hogan]], had "designed the ditches" and that he now had to "drive the tractor through". Kelly also complained of the position that he had been left with upon becoming accustomed to the role. The cabinet had previously been told by the ERSI that the cost-benefit analysis on water metering was "robust" and based on "realistic and achievable assumptions regarding the benefits". However, by the time Kelly inherited the ministry, "it had fallen apart," according to Michael Brennan in his 2019 book ''In Deep Water: How People, Politics and Protests sank Irish Water''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brennan|first=Michael|url=|title=In Deep Water: How people, politics and protests sank Irish Water|date=2019-09-13|publisher=Mercier Press Ltd|isbn=978-1-78117-659-7|language=en}}</ref> Writing on Kelly in ''How Ireland Voted 2016: The Election Nobody Won'', the authors claimed that Phil Hogan left "the controversy surrounding water charges remained for his successor, Labour's Alan Kelly, to deal with".<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Gallagher|first1=Michael|url=|title=How Ireland Voted 2016: The Election that Nobody Won|last2=Marsh|first2=Michael|date=2016-10-27|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-40889-7|language=en}}</ref>

His involvement in Irish Water was controversial during his tenure as minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/irish-water-crisis/the-sorry-history-of-irelands-water-charges-34659505.html|title=The sorry history of Ireland's water charges|website=independent|date=26 April 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-15|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215184246/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/irish-water-crisis/the-sorry-history-of-irelands-water-charges-34659505.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-kelly-3148284-Dec2016/|title='This is an absolute joke of a Dáil': Alan Kelly on sexism, his poisoned chalice and Labour's future|last=Finn|first=Christina|website=TheJournal.ie|date=26 December 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-15|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215184250/https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-kelly-3148284-Dec2016/|url-status=live}}</ref> He received death threats on a regular basis during his tenure as minister.<ref name=":2" /> As minister, Kelly announced a two-year rent freeze to combat the housing crisis.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-10|title=Two-year rent freeze to tackle housing crisis|website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2015/1110/740917-housing-kelly/|language=en|journal=|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108104420/http://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2015/1110/740917-housing-kelly/|url-status=live}}</ref> He said that "blockages" had made solving the housing crisis difficult.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-01|title=My hands are tied on housing crisis: Alan Kelly|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20390447.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922195506/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20390447.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A law brought in by Kelly was criticised by the Irish Planning Institute (IPI), who said that it would increase ministerial planning powers over local authorities and could significantly change how planning operates in Ireland.{{Vague|date=November 2021}} Councillors opposed to the law said that it was a "power grab", and claimed it could significantly limit the planning powers of local government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-21|title=Councillors criticise new planning powers|website=[[RTÉ News]] |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0221/769737-ministerial-planning-powers/|language=en|journal=|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125942/http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0221/769737-ministerial-planning-powers/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014, the Independent reported that Kelly had received death threats. Also in November 2014 he claimed that he had received four death threats from "anonymous warriors" in a single week.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Protest gardai under protection from water mob|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/irish-water-crisis/protest-gardai-under-protection-from-water-mob-30766307.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=independent|date=23 November 2014 |language=en|archive-date=12 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212115545/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/irish-water-crisis/protest-gardai-under-protection-from-water-mob-30766307.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Burton hits out at 'Tea Party Trots'|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/burton-hits-out-at-tea-party-trots-30766274.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=independent|date=23 November 2014 |language=en|archive-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207044136/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/burton-hits-out-at-tea-party-trots-30766274.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kelly's constituency office received a bomb threat in November 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Security reviewed after bomb threat|language=en-GB|work=belfasttelegraph|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/security-reviewed-after-bomb-threat-30750532.html|access-date=2020-09-14|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812015434/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/security-reviewed-after-bomb-threat-30750532.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2014 it was reported that a staff member who answered a call was told "a bullet will be put in his head before the end of the day. And we'll come down and put a bullet in your head too, you rich f**k. We won't be paying water charges."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woman (56) questioned over threat to 'put bullet in minister Alan Kelly's head'|url=https://www.herald.ie/news/woman-56-questioned-over-threat-to-put-bullet-in-minister-alan-kellys-head-30803877.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=herald|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922195511/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/woman-56-questioned-over-threat-to-put-bullet-in-minister-alan-kellys-head-30803877.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-08|title=Woman charged over deaths threats to politicians|url=http://tippfm.com/news/woman_charged_over_deaths_threats_to_politicians/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Tipp FM|language=en-GB|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922195523/https://tippfm.com/news/woman_charged_over_deaths_threats_to_politicians/|url-status=live}}</ref> A threatening letter sent to his office in 2015 containing a 'suspicious powder' was declared a hoax by the [[Garda Síochána|Gardai]] and the [[Defence Forces (Ireland)|Defence Forces]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bardon|first=Sarah|title=Letter with 'suspicious powder' sent to Alan Kelly declared a hoax|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/letter-with-suspicious-powder-sent-to-alan-kelly-declared-a-hoax-1.2332217|access-date=2020-09-14|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-date=13 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413163449/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/letter-with-suspicious-powder-sent-to-alan-kelly-declared-a-hoax-1.2332217|url-status=live}}</ref> EU Commissioner [[Phil Hogan]] moved to distance himself from the controversies with Irish Water by stressing that Kelly was now in charge of water.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-25|title=Phil Hogan: Set-up of Irish Water not a mess|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20355839.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108103514/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20355839.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Barry Cowen]] claimed in relation to a policy change that "the issue with the policy is that everytime Alan Kelly picks up a phone to a journalist, his policy for Irish Water changes and it’s become absolutely farcical."<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Hugh|title='Every time Alan Kelly picks up the phone to a journalist, the Irish Water policy changes'|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-kelly-irish-water-policy-change-2282756-Aug2015/|access-date=2020-10-18|website=TheJournal.ie|date=20 August 2015 |language=en|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019113525/https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-kelly-irish-water-policy-change-2282756-Aug2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, the ''Sunday Business Post'' claimed that Kelly "ignored expert advice by giving €1.5 million in grants to towns in his new constituency", stating that was responsible for the active travel towns scheme, which provides funding for walking and cycling routes to get people to switch from their cars. He gave €1 million to Clonmel and more than €500,000 to Thurles under the scheme, even though projects from other towns “got significantly higher marks” in assessments.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brennan|first=Michael|title=Minister Alan Kelly doled out grants to Tipp constituency against expert advice|url=https://www.businesspost.ie/analysis-opinion/minister-alan-kelly-doled-out-grants-to-tipp-constituency-against-expert-advice-c1befc26|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Business Post|language=en|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104202611/https://www.businesspost.ie/analysis-opinion/minister-alan-kelly-doled-out-grants-to-tipp-constituency-against-expert-advice-c1befc26|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2015 Kelly became emotional as he strongly denied claims that he had leaked information about the Labour Party to the media. A number of Labour TDs identified him as the source of a leak of an internal analysis which suggested that Labour would lose up to 20 seats at the upcoming general election.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bardon|first=Sarah|title=Alan Kelly 'wells up' as he denies leaking Labour data|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/alan-kelly-wells-up-as-he-denies-leaking-labour-data-1.2452167|access-date=2020-09-14|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212175611/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/alan-kelly-wells-up-as-he-denies-leaking-labour-data-1.2452167|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kelly attracted further controversy following a January 2016 interview in the ''Sunday Independent'' headlined "Alan Kelly: 'Power is a drug ... it suits me'".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alan Kelly: 'Power is a drug ... it suits me'|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/rightcol/alan-kelly-power-is-a-drug-it-suits-me-34410065.html|access-date=2020-06-15|website=independent|language=en|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721092607/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/rightcol/alan-kelly-power-is-a-drug-it-suits-me-34410065.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A contrite Alan Kelly: 'Power is a drug' moment wasn't my finest|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/a-contrite-alan-kelly-power-is-a-drug-moment-wasnt-my-finest-34607045.html|access-date=2020-06-15|website=independent|date=7 April 2016 |language=en|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615142246/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/a-contrite-alan-kelly-power-is-a-drug-moment-wasnt-my-finest-34607045.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He later clarified the context in a June 2020 interview with ''The Mirror'', saying,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Blaney|first=Ferghal|date=2020-06-14|title=Labour leader Alan Kelly says he plans to quit politics after 15 years|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/labour-leader-alan-kelly-reveals-22188004|access-date=2020-06-15|website=irishmirror|archive-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614073436/https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/labour-leader-alan-kelly-reveals-22188004|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{blockquote|"I did say those words, but everybody forgets about the dot, dot, dot in the middle. I’ve nothing against the journalist now, but if you read it, power is a drug, it suits me, there's a dot, dot, dot in the middle. The conversation was about how some people are always in opposition and will never want to go into government. Some people, you know, being in government suits them. They're able to handle it or deal with it, or whatever. That was the conversation and I suppose power, being in power, being in government are interchangeable words, so that was the context of it. But when you're explaining you're losing".}}

Kelly was appointed Labour's director of elections and chair of the party's national campaign committee for the [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kelly|first=Fiach|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/joan-burton-appoints-alan-kelly-as-election-chief-1.2066168|title=Joan Burton appoints Alan Kelly as election chief: Labour deputy leader will chair national campaign committee for next general election|date=14 January 2015|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=22 February 2016|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302043802/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/joan-burton-appoints-alan-kelly-as-election-chief-1.2066168|url-status=live}}</ref> Kelly attracted controversy for his association with [[John Delaney (football administrator)|John Delaney]] of the [[Football Association of Ireland|FAI]] and denied claims that Delaney was stopping people and asking them to vote for him during the 2016 general election campaign. Delaney had asked people to support Kelly on [[MidWest Radio]]. Kelly insisted that having Delaney support him was not a form of cronyism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Hugh |title=Alan Kelly is fine with John Delaney telling Tipperary people to vote for him |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-kelly-john-delaney-2556118-Jan2016/ |date=19 January 2016 |access-date=2020-09-14 |website=TheJournal.ie |language=en |archive-date=4 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004085615/https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-kelly-john-delaney-2556118-Jan2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 January 2016 |title=Alan Kelly insists having John Delaney canvass for him was not an example of cronyism |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20377349.html |access-date=2020-09-14 |newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]] |location=cork |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005232453/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20377349.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the election, Kelly remained Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government until May 2016 during [[2016 Irish government formation|prolonged talks on government formation]].

==== Opposition and leadership challenges (2016–2020) ====
In May 2016, Kelly announced his intention to seek the leadership of the Labour Party.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0513/788352-alan-kelly-labour/ |title=Alan Kelly to run for Labour Party leadership |website=[[RTÉ News]] |date=13 May 2016 |access-date=13 May 2016 |archive-date=14 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514115832/http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0513/788352-alan-kelly-labour/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, he failed to attract a nomination from his parliamentary colleagues, resulting in the unopposed appointment of [[Brendan Howlin]] as the new leader.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/brendan-howlin-chosen-to-be-new-labour-leader-1.2655555 |title=Brendan Howlin chosen to be new Labour leader |author=Sarah Bardon |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522122018/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/brendan-howlin-chosen-to-be-new-labour-leader-1.2655555 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='The seven stages of Leadership' – Is Alan Kelly drowning his sorrows?|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/the-seven-stages-of-leadership-is-alan-kelly-drowning-his-sorrows-34733821.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=independent|date=20 May 2016 |language=en|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617230456/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/the-seven-stages-of-leadership-is-alan-kelly-drowning-his-sorrows-34733821.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kelly's bid to lead Labour dashed as no TDs back him|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/kellys-bid-to-lead-labour-dashed-as-no-tds-back-him-34731667.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=independent|date=20 May 2016 |language=en|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428064234/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/kellys-bid-to-lead-labour-dashed-as-no-tds-back-him-34731667.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kelly was not present at the conference at which Howlin was announced as leader.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Labour at war: Kelly snubs party press conference as Howlin becomes leader|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-at-war-kelly-snubs-party-press-conference-as-howlin-becomes-leader-34732538.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=independent|date=20 May 2016 |language=en|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226131928/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-at-war-kelly-snubs-party-press-conference-as-howlin-becomes-leader-34732538.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Cary|first=Ed|date=2016-05-21|title=No Labour rift says new leader Brendan Howlin|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2016/05/21/news/no-labour-rift-says-new-leader-brendan-howlin-526929/|access-date=2020-09-14|newspaper=The Irish News|language=en|archive-date=30 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430211427/https://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2016/05/21/news/no-labour-rift-says-new-leader-brendan-howlin-526929/|url-status=live}}</ref> One TD who was present described Kelly's no-show as "childish" and "disrespectful". Kelly was adamant that Howlin "blocked" his leadership ambitions by warning colleagues that he would not stand if there was a contest. Later, Kelly tweeted an image of seven pints of Guinness lined up, ranging from full to half empty, with the cryptic message: "The seven stages of leadership". He was reportedly "considering his future in politics after being left humiliated by his parliamentary party", according to the ''Irish Independent''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Alan Kelly's world fell apart|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/how-alan-kellys-world-fell-apart-34734549.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=independent|date=21 May 2016|language=en|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106011855/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/how-alan-kellys-world-fell-apart-34734549.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sarah McInerney of ''The Times'' wrote an opinion piece supporting Kelly titled "The man we love to hate should be leading Labour".<ref>{{Cite news|last=McInerney|first=Sarah|title=The man we love to hate should be leading Labour|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-man-we-love-to-hate-should-be-leading-labour-rrw0p32jc|access-date=2022-01-06|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106011855/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-man-we-love-to-hate-should-be-leading-labour-rrw0p32jc|url-status=live}}</ref>

Grassroots efforts to put pressure on members of the parliamentary party were unsuccessful. The parliamentary party also decided not to nominate any candidates for the position of deputy leader, leaving Kelly's previous position vacant. When asked by ''Hot Press'' if he felt "shafted", he replied saying; "Yes. I was pretty annoyed about what happened. It was a difficult period but I've moved on. There are no issues. I don't bear grudges. But you don't forget. You put it inward and you use it for motivation – and you move on." In the same interview, he said that it was "wrong" that the grassroots membership couldn't have a say.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=O'Toole|first=Jason|title=The Full Hot Press Interview with Labour's Alan Kelly|url=https://www.hotpress.com/culture/the-full-hot-press-interview-with-labours-alan-kelly-20520114|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Hotpress|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225075643/https://www.hotpress.com/culture/the-full-hot-press-interview-with-labours-alan-kelly-20520114|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-17|title=Alan Kelly urges Labour to merge with Social Democrats|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20457160.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032807/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20457160.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In Spring 2017, Kelly was approached to join Fine Gael by the Tipperary organisation, which he declined. A source believed to be close to Kelly confirmed this to be true but said that "Alan has time and time again said that Labour values are in his DNA and that's certainly true. He's always talking about workers and the value of work. He is certainly not one of those who just pander to the welfare or liberal agendas that Labour has become so associated with. His ambition is to drag the Labour Party back towards what he believes in rather than ever leave it".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Alan Kelly rebuffs FG, takes swipe at Labour|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/alan-kelly-rebuffs-fg-takes-swipe-at-labour-35522612.html|access-date=2020-09-01|website=independent|date=12 March 2017 |language=en|archive-date=18 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218220826/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/alan-kelly-rebuffs-fg-takes-swipe-at-labour-35522612.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a ''Hot Press'' interview in 2017, he described himself as a practicing [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and said that he is very liberal on "most issues". He stated that he was opposed to the [[Prostitution law#Regulated prostitution|legalisation of prostitution]], but was in favour of the [[Legality of cannabis|legalisation of marijuana]].<ref name=":2" />

In September 2017, Kelly called for the [[HPV vaccine]] to be given to all schoolboys in Ireland. The vaccine's roll-out among girls had recently been subject to controversy over its alleged side effects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/labour-hpv-vaccine-3590938-Sep2017/ |title=Labour wants the HPV vaccine to be rolled out to boys sooner rather than later<!-- Bot generated title --> |date=10 September 2017 |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-date=17 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917214004/http://www.thejournal.ie/labour-hpv-vaccine-3590938-Sep2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2017, Kelly was criticised by his Labour colleagues after he warned leader Brendan Howlin that he had less than six months to turn the party's fortunes around.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alan Kelly under fire for warning Howlin about Labour's fortunes|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/alan-kelly-under-fire-for-warning-howlin-about-labours-fortunes-36299123.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=independent|date=7 November 2017 |language=en|archive-date=19 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119085615/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/alan-kelly-under-fire-for-warning-howlin-about-labours-fortunes-36299123.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kelly|first=Fiach|title=Alan Kelly gives Brendan Howlin less than 6 months to improve Labour|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/alan-kelly-gives-brendan-howlin-less-than-6-months-to-improve-labour-1.3280922|access-date=2020-09-14|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922195550/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/alan-kelly-gives-brendan-howlin-less-than-6-months-to-improve-labour-1.3280922|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the chair of the Association of Labour Councillors, Dermot Lacey, said: "If there had been an election [in 2016], I would have voted for Alan. If there is an election, I will vote for him. At the moment there isn't a contest."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tug of War: how tension prevails over Labour's leadership|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/tug-of-war-how-tension-prevails-over-labours-leadership-36532071.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=independent|date=28 January 2018|language=en|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106012246/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/tug-of-war-how-tension-prevails-over-labours-leadership-36532071.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2018, Kelly challenged Howlin for the party leadership.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/labour-s-brendan-howlin-dismisses-alan-kelly-s-challenge-to-his-leadership-1.3613792 |title=Labour's Brendan Howlin dismisses Alan Kelly's challenge to his leadership |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=31 August 2018 |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903005800/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/labour-s-brendan-howlin-dismisses-alan-kelly-s-challenge-to-his-leadership-1.3613792 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Labour rebel Alan Kelly warns party needs 'turnaround within months'|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-rebel-alan-kelly-warns-party-needs-turnaround-within-months-36291801.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=independent|date=5 November 2017 |language=en|archive-date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117021809/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-rebel-alan-kelly-warns-party-needs-turnaround-within-months-36291801.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His challenge failed due to lack of support from his parliamentary colleagues. The ''Irish Independent'' described his efforts to become leader as "persistent".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/alan-kelly-isolated-by-colleagues-over-labour-leadership-coup-37272243.html |title=Alan Kelly isolated by colleagues over Labour leadership coup |work=Irish Independent |date=1 September 2018 |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013512/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/alan-kelly-isolated-by-colleagues-over-labour-leadership-coup-37272243.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]], Kelly was re-elected to represent the [[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]] constituency, obtaining 13,222 first preference votes (9.6%) and securing the fourth of five seats.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/tipperary |title=Election 2020 |work=[[RTÉ]] |date=11 February 2020 |access-date=11 February 2020 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213130309/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/tipperary |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, Kelly was Labour's spokesperson on health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-leadership-4-5011323-Feb2020/|title=Alan Kelly v Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Two TDs set to compete for Labour leadership|last=Duffy|first=Rónán|website=[[TheJournal.ie]]|date=18 February 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-17|archive-date=17 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317175213/https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-leadership-4-5011323-Feb2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Labour Party leader (2020–2022) ====
{{Main|2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)}}
Brendan Howlin stood down as party leader following the 2020 general election. Kelly was nominated in the [[2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)|leadership election]] by two of the party's six TDs, [[Seán Sherlock]] and [[Duncan Smith (Irish politician)|Duncan Smith]]. He was also publicly supported by former Labour TDs [[Jan O'Sullivan]] and [[Willie Penrose]]. Launching his election bid, Kelly said that a complete rebuild of the Labour Party was needed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstalk.com/news/alan-kelly-says-relish-contest-labour-leadership-969299|title=Alan Kelly says he would 'relish' a contest for Labour leadership|last=McNeice|first=Stephen|website=Newstalk|access-date=2020-02-27|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227164721/https://www.newstalk.com/news/alan-kelly-says-relish-contest-labour-leadership-969299|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 April 2020, he was announced as the new leader of the Labour Party, having won 55% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lehane |first=Mícheál |date=3 April 2020 |title=Alan Kelly elected new leader of Labour Party |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0403/1128197-labour-party/ |access-date=3 April 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404173825/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0403/1128197-labour-party/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kelly became noted for his outspoken style following his election as leader.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lord|first=Miriam|title=Miriam Lord: Timing is everything as Alan Kelly blows another gasket|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/miriam-lord-timing-is-everything-as-alan-kelly-blows-another-gasket-1.4259662|access-date=2020-06-02|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603123906/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/miriam-lord-timing-is-everything-as-alan-kelly-blows-another-gasket-1.4259662|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2020, he appeared to rule out going into a coalition government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-11|title=Labour leader Alan Kelly appears to rule out entering government|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/labour-leader-alan-kelly-appears-to-rule-out-entering-government-998814.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Breaking News|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604062758/https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/labour-leader-alan-kelly-appears-to-rule-out-entering-government-998814.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
He announced his resignation as party leader on 2 March 2022, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues. He announced he would stay on as leader until a replacement was appointed, and would remain as a TD for Tipperary.<ref name="resignation">{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2022/0302/1284009-labour-alan-kelly/|title=Alan Kelly resigning as Labour leader|publisher=RTÉ|date=2 March 2022|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309165802/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2022/0302/1284009-labour-alan-kelly/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following an [[2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)|uncontested election]], [[Ivana Bacik]] succeeded Kelly on 24 March.<ref name="newleader">{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2022/0324/1288136-labour-leadership/|title=Bacik confirmed as new Labour leader|publisher=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]|date=24 March 2022|access-date=24 March 2022|archive-date=24 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324091930/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2022/0324/1288136-labour-leadership/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kelly is married to Regina O'Connor, a [[primary school]] teacher who was raised in [[Waterville, County Kerry|Waterville]], [[County Kerry]]. The couple have two children; a daughter and a son. His brother is former [[United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland|US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland]] and former CEO of [[Teneo]], [[Declan Kelly (businessman)|Declan Kelly]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=Teneo CEO Declan Kelly resigns after claims of drunken misconduct|url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/29/teneo-ceo-declan-kelly-resigns-after-claims-of-drunken-misconduct|access-date=2021-09-01|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806035656/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/29/teneo-ceo-declan-kelly-resigns-after-claims-of-drunken-misconduct|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the author of ''A Political History of County Tipperary 1916–1997'' and has won numerous rugby and hurling medals according to his Labour Party summary.<ref name=":0" />

Kelly co-owns a racing greyhound named "[[AK-47|Akay Forty Seven]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Labour leader Alan Kelly's greyhound – Akay Forty Seven – tipped as favourite for lucrative race|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-leader-alan-kellys-greyhound-akay-forty-seven-tipped-as-favourite-for-lucrativerace-40420550.html|access-date=2021-09-01|website=independent|date=12 May 2021 |language=en|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901092135/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/labour-leader-alan-kellys-greyhound-akay-forty-seven-tipped-as-favourite-for-lucrativerace-40420550.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=greyhound details|url=https://www.grireland.ie/racing/greyhound-search/greyhound-details/?gid=Akay%20Forty%20Seven|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Greyhound Racing Ireland|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901092355/https://www.grireland.ie/racing/greyhound-search/greyhound-details/?gid=Akay%20Forty%20Seven|url-status=live}}</ref> During a Dáil debate in December 2020, Kelly said that "with regard to greyhound people, many of whom are working-class people, greyhounds are effectively their horses".<ref>{{cite web |title=Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-12-01/speech/165/ |website=Oireachtas |date=1 December 2020 |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908163620/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-12-01/17/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He did not support a Social Democrats motion seeking to end State funding of the industry.

As of 2021, Kelly owned a holiday home in County Kerry, that he let out using [[Airbnb]]. In an interview with Pat Kenny on ''Newstalk'', he stated that "I have an issue with Airbnb in urban areas, rather than rural areas." According to the ''Irish Independent'', it was used for short-term letting. He added that the house is based in "a small population area", but felt that Airbnbs in urban areas were in need of regulation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Labour leader and rural Airbnb operator Alan Kelly wants Airbnb regulated - but only in urban areas|url=https://www.independent.ie/news/labour-leader-and-rural-airbnb-operator-alan-kelly-wants-airbnb-regulated-but-only-in-urban-areas-40922531.html|access-date=2021-11-03|website=independent.ie|date=6 October 2021|language=en|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009035657/https://www.independent.ie/news/labour-leader-and-rural-airbnb-operator-alan-kelly-wants-airbnb-regulated-but-only-in-urban-areas-40922531.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|alankelly.ie}} – Personal website
*[https://labour.ie/people/alan-kelly/ Alan Kelly's page on the Labour Party website]
*{{MEP|96667|Alan Kelly}}

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