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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

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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Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To ensure that cattle price returns are in line with the EU/UK average and to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their cattle to ensure a income as they are encountering severe income difficulties as a result of the falling prices.::A comprehensive package of market…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

Retention of the nitrates derogation, without further onerous obligations.::Rejection of additional measures on lower stocked farms or their classification as “intensive”.::The introduction of a Sustainability Development Programme (SDP), to support the further sustainable…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Trade
Intended results

In view of the vital national interest for Ireland, we are requesting that the Taoiseach would immediately reiterate to President Junker our strongest objection to any EU/Mercosur deal which would damage the beef and livestock sector and make it clear that Ireland would not be…

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To inform of SWAI success working with Gardai to deliver 20 year jail sentence to serial rapist despite 20% decrease in amount of workers wanting to engage with Gardai due to the law.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-21

Lobbying return by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Press release to inform policy-makers that under the new brothel-keeping law in the legislation, two sex workers, one of whom is pregnant were given 9 month jail sentences (not the pimps or traffickers the law purportedly targets).

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Ibec

Local Government
Intended results

Support the implementation of a centralised or shared service model for commercial rates to improve efficiency and achieve better collection rates::Ensure the new legislation does not disproportionately impact certain business sectors::Allow greater transparency over the…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by National Centre for Youth Mental Health

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Provide information and update to Oireachtas members on Jigsaw's work with young people

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "National Centre for Youth Mental Health" has no legal form. "NATIONAL CENTRE FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 421016) 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.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Education and Training
Intended results

Legislative change around the availability of therapeutic counselling to children in second-level institutions.

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

We want the Government to consider Liquid fuels as a part of the solution for the future of off-grid heating in Ireland, be that as a bio liquid or efuel

Register of Lobbying2019-09-20

Lobbying return by Association of Optometrists Ireland

Health
Intended results

To influence eye-care policy

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Association of Optometrists Ireland" equals CRO name "ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS IRELAND" (CRO 11124) 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.