Michael Collins Independent Ireland · Cork South-West

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34th Dáil
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Broke with Independent Ireland 100 times

DateThemPartyActionBill / motionOutcome
2024-01-17 nil ta Amendment put Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Children) ↗ Lost
2023-12-13 ta nil Question put Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗ Lost
2023-12-06 nil ta Amendment again put Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2023-12-06 nil ta Question put Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2023-11-22 ta nil Amendment put Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2023-11-22 ta nil Question put Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2023-10-18 nil ta Amendment put Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Motion (Resumed) Lost
2023-10-18 ta nil Question put Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Motion (Resumed) Carried
2023-06-28 ta nil Amendment put Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed) Lost
2023-03-01 nil ta Amendment put Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Lost
2022-11-16 ta nil Amendment put Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages Govt (Housing) ↗ Lost
2022-10-26 nil ta Question put Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Environment) ↗ Carried
2022-09-27 ta nil Amendment put National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion Lost
2021-11-24 ta nil Amendment put Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Social Democrats PMB ↗ Carried
2021-10-06 ta nil Amendment put Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (Resumed) Lost
2021-09-15 nil ta Question put Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion Carried
2021-02-25 ta nil Question put Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages Govt (Health) ↗ Carried
2021-02-25 ta nil Amendment put Thirty-Seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2020-09-10 ta nil Question put Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2020-07-30 ta nil Amendment put Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗ Lost
2020-07-30 ta nil Amendment put Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗ Lost
2020-02-20 staon nil Question put Nomination of Taoiseach Lost
2019-11-21 nil ta Amendment put Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2019-07-02 ta nil Amendment put Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage Govt (Justice) ↗ Lost
2019-04-11 nil ta Question again put Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗ Lost
2019-04-11 nil ta Question again put Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (Resumed) Carried
2019-04-11 nil ta Question again put Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗ Carried
2019-03-28 nil ta Amendment again put Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗ Lost
2018-12-13 nil ta Question again put International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2018-12-05 ta nil Amendment put Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗ Lost
2018-12-04 ta nil Amendment put Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗ Lost
2018-11-22 nil ta Question again put Shared Maternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Fianna Fáil PMB ↗ Carried
2018-11-22 ta nil Amendment put Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) Govt (Finance) ↗ Lost
2018-11-15 ta nil Question again put Dublin (North Inner City) Development Authority Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Fianna Fáil PMB ↗ Lost
2018-09-27 nil ta Question put National Monuments (The Moore Street Battlefield) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Aontú PMB ↗ Carried
2018-09-20 nil ta Amendment put BusConnects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2018-07-12 nil ta Amendment put Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2018-02-08 nil ta Amendment put National Broadband Plan: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2018-02-08 nil ta Question put National Broadband Plan: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2017-12-06 ta nil Amendment put Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages Govt (Employment Affairs) ↗ Lost
2017-11-28 nil ta Amendment put Rural Crime: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-10-19 ta nil Question put Taxation Order: Motion (Resumed) Carried
2017-10-19 ta nil Question put Taxation Order: Motion (Resumed) Carried
2017-10-19 nil ta Question again put Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Housing) ↗ Carried
2017-10-19 nil ta Amendment put Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-10-19 nil ta Amendment put Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-10-17 ta nil Question put Order of Business Carried
2017-09-21 ta nil Question put Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗ Lost
2017-07-13 nil ta Question put Business of Dáil Carried
2017-07-06 nil ta Question again put Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Justice) ↗ Carried
2017-05-24 nil ta Amendment put Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages Govt (Justice) ↗ Lost
2017-04-13 nil ta Amendment put Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-04-13 nil ta Amendment put Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-04-13 ta nil Amendment put Garda Commissioner: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-04-13 nil ta Amendment put Garda Commissioner: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-04-13 nil ta Question put Garda Commissioner: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-03-30 nil ta Amendment put Money Advice and Budgeting Service and Citizens Information Centres: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-03-09 nil ta Question put Business of Dáil Carried
2017-03-09 nil ta Question put Orders of Reference of Joint Committee: Motion (Resumed) Carried
2017-02-02 nil ta Amendment put Bus Éireann: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2017-02-02 nil ta Amendment put Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Lost
2017-02-02 ta nil Amendment put Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Carried
2017-02-02 nil ta Amendment put Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Lost
2016-12-16 nil ta Amendment put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Carried
2016-12-16 ta nil Amendment put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Lost
2016-12-16 ta nil Amendment put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Lost
2016-12-16 ta nil Amendment put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Lost
2016-12-16 nil ta Amendment put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Carried
2016-12-16 ta nil Amendment put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Lost
2016-12-16 ta nil Amendment to amendment put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Lost
2016-12-16 nil ta Question put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Carried
2016-12-15 nil ta Amendment put Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗ Carried
2016-12-15 nil ta Question put Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗ Carried
2016-12-08 nil ta Question put Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) Carried
2016-12-01 ta nil Amendment put Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗ Carried
2016-12-01 ta nil Question put Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗ Carried
2016-11-24 ta nil Amendment put Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage Govt (Social Protection) ↗ Carried
2016-11-24 nil ta Amendment put Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage Govt (Social Protection) ↗ Lost
2016-11-24 ta nil Amendment put Establishment of Committee on Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion Lost
2016-11-24 nil ta Question put Establishment of Committee on Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion Carried
2016-11-23 nil ta Amendment put Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Govt (Finance) ↗ Lost
2016-11-23 nil ta Amendment put Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Govt (Finance) ↗ Lost
2016-11-17 ta nil Question put European Defence Agency: Motion (Resumed) Carried
2016-11-17 nil ta Amendment put Mental Health Services Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Lost
2016-11-08 nil ta Question put Order of Business Carried
2016-10-27 nil staon Question put Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Finance) ↗ Carried
2016-10-06 nil ta Question put Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Fianna Fáil PMB ↗ Carried
2016-10-06 ta nil Amendment put Mental Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2016-09-29 nil ta Amendment put Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2016-09-29 nil ta Question put Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2016-09-07 ta nil Question put Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion Carried
2016-07-12 ta nil Amendment put Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage Govt (Housing) ↗ Lost
2016-07-07 nil ta Amendment to amendment put Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗ Lost
2016-06-30 ta nil Amendment put National Asset Management Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2016-06-30 ta nil Question put National Asset Management Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2016-06-23 nil ta Amendment put Waste Collection Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2016-06-15 ta nil Question put Report of Standing Order 112 Select Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2013/34/EU: Motion Carried
2016-05-25 nil ta Amendment put Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2016-04-27 nil ta Question put Business of Dáil Carried
2016-03-10 nil ta Question put Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion Carried

Recent divisions

DatePosActionBill / motionOutcome
2026-04-15 nil Question put Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2026-04-15 nil Amendment put Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2026-04-15 nil Question put Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2026-04-15 nil Amendment put Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Carried
2026-04-15 ta Question put Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗ Lost
2026-04-15 nil Question put Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Govt (Foreign Affairs) ↗ Carried
2026-04-15 nil Question put International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗ Carried
2026-04-15 ta Amendment to amendment put International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗ Lost
2026-04-15 nil Seanad amendment put International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗ Carried
2026-04-15 nil Seanad amendment put International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗ Carried
2026-04-14 nil Question put Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax Carried
2026-04-14 nil Question put Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax Carried
2026-04-14 ta Amendment put Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax Lost
2026-04-14 nil Question put Confidence in Government: Motion Carried
2026-04-14 nil Question put An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business Carried

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