TDs / Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Independent Ireland Cork South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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326

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

214,846

words spoken in the chamber

Across 610 contributions

370

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

topics asked about

Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

International Protection 29 questions
Air Corps 27 questions
Abortion Services 11 questions
Trade Agreements 11 questions
Driver Test 10 questions
Mental Health Services 10 questions
Tax Data 9 questions
Coast Guard Service 8 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 70 questions
Justice 68 questions
Defence 33 questions
Transport 31 questions
Finance 21 questions
Agriculture 20 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 326 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 610 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	1
January 2025	7	5
February 2025	16	31
March 2025	9	37
April 2025	3	28
May 2025	27	36
June 2025	6	29
July 2025	12	25
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	18	23
October 2025	10	28
November 2025	5	44
December 2025	18	33
January 2026	35	54
February 2026	25	37
March 2026	2	33
April 2026	76	54
May 2026	29	29
June 2026	12	31
July 2026	3	15
August 2026	0	2
September 2026	3	14
October 2026	10	21

Debates they spoke in most

Confidence in Government: Motion 16 contributions
Post European Council Meeting: Statements 12 contributions
Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] 12 contributions
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion 9 contributions
International Developments: Statements 7 contributions
Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Second Stage 5 contributions

Plus 264 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

constituency Cork South-West 29 November 2024 to now
party Independent Ireland 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
24 Jun 2026	Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
23 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Data Centres, Energy Use and Climate Change: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Data Centres, Energy Use and Climate Change: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Health (Abolition of Three Day Wait Rule) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	EU Directive on Combating Firearms Trafficking: Motion Question put	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Guardianship of Infants and Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
16 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Exclusion of Israel from Sporting Fixtures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Exclusion of Israel from Sporting Fixtures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Stop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Stop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Public Health (Alcohol) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
10 Jun 2026	Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Question put	No	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
9 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "The amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed	No	Carried
26 May 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
20 May 2026	Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
20 May 2026	Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
20 May 2026	Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
20 May 2026	Evictions and Rent Hikes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried

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