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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Michael Collins

Independent Ireland

Constituency / panel
Cork South-West
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
5 current — Joint Committee on Transport; Select Committee on Transport; …
7
Declared items
1
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
1750
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
0
SIPO donation records
349 of 422 divisions
83%
Vote participation

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Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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AreaAll 1750Agriculture 485Health 274Finance 121Environment 86Energy and Natural Resources 75Economic Development and Industry 63EU Affairs 63Justice and Equality 57Taxation 57Budgetary matters 54Transport 44Education and Training 35Housing 35Children and Youth Affairs 34Social Protection 29Community 28Public Expenditure and Reform 27Trade 26Marine 19Heritage 18Tourism 17Communications 15Employment 15Food 13Foreign Affairs 13Local Government 12Banking and Financial Institutions 10Development and Zoning 10Arts 8Sports and Recreation 7
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Register of Lobbying2018-05-16

Lobbying return by UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee

Justice and Equality
Intended results

The referendum would be called for a date early in May, which would allow a greater student turnout at the referendum.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "UCD STUDENTS' UNION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 514900) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2018-05-14

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Taxation
Intended results

Restoration of the tax relief on union subscriptions in line with tax releief afforded to members of certain professional organisations, farmers and businesses.

Register of Lobbying2018-05-14

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Seeking meeting and support of public representatives by signing a pledge document. The signed principles will be forwarded to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Minister Zappone. We intend to petition the Minister to include these principles as part of any future…

Register of Lobbying2018-05-14

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Seeking meeting and support of public representatives by signing a pledge document. The signed principles will be forwarded to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Minister Zappone. We intend to petition the Minister to include these principles as part of any future…

Register of Lobbying2018-05-14

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Housing
Intended results

Seeking Political Party Support for the ONE Cork Housing Policy, inclusion in the public representatives party pre budget submission and election manifesto.

Register of Lobbying2018-05-11

Lobbying return by Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Agriculture
Intended results

Support amendment in Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 that would see inclusion of white list of countries to which Irish Greyhounds can be exported.

Register of Lobbying2018-05-11

Lobbying return by Age Action

Social Protection
Intended results

Reversal of changes to the State Pension system in 2012 that introduced a number of new qualifying bands and resulted in greatly reduced pensions for many older people.::Shaping of public consultation on A Roadmap for Pensions Reform.

Register of Lobbying2018-05-03

Lobbying return by Alpha One Foundation

Health
Intended results

Detailed update on outcome of the meeting detailed above and proposed plan for 19 ALPHA One patients.::Commitment that the HSE would continue to fund the administration of the therapy supplied free of charge by the Pharma company

Register of Lobbying2018-01-21

Lobbying return by Vodafone Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To provide the Rural Indepependent Group of TDs with a full overview of the Vodafone network and current coverage in their constituencies and an understanding of any plans for future investment and upgrading.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vodafone Ireland" has no legal form. "VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 326967) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.