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
3 Dec 2025	Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion Question put	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion Question put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Question put	No	Carried
25 Nov 2025	Financial Resolution No. 2: Value Added Tax Question put: "That the motion on Financial Resolution No. 2 be agreed to".	Yes	Carried
25 Nov 2025	Financial Resolution No. 1: Value Added Tax Question put: "That amendment No. 1 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 1 is hereby negatived and that t	Yes	Carried
19 Nov 2025	Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
19 Nov 2025	Cost of Motoring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
19 Nov 2025	Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
19 Nov 2025	Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Nov 2025	Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
18 Nov 2025	Business of Dáil Question put: "That the business proposal by the Government Chief Whip be agreed to."	No	Carried
12 Nov 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop	No	Carried

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.