Cork South-West · Independent Ireland
Michael Collins TD: phone, email and constituency office
You can email Michael Collins TD at michael.collins@oireachtas.ie or call their Leinster House office on (01) 618 3133.
Email, phone and constituency office
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Clinics and office hours
No current clinic schedule was found in the sources checked. This does not mean Michael Collins holds no clinics. Contact the office to ask about appointments before travelling.
Who Michael Collins is and what they are responsible for
Michael Collins is an Independent Ireland TD representing Cork South-West. Official Oireachtas profile.
First elected to the Dáil in 2016, according to the official membership history.
Wikipedia profile for Michael Collins.
Current recorded roles
- Business Committee (Dáil Éireann) (committee member)
- Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform (committee member)
- Committee of Selection (Dáil Éireann) (committee member)
- Select Committee on Transport (committee member)
- Joint Committee on Transport (committee member)
Other TDs in Cork South-West
Email all 3 TDsWhat Michael Collins has raised about Cork South-West places
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Driver Test
112. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to address reported waiting times of up to 23 weeks for Category C, BE and D1 driving tests in Skibbereen; if additional testing capacity will be provided given the reported absence of these tests locally since June and the impact delays are having on access to employment and local driver training services in West Cork. [71865/26]
Hospital Services
790. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the curtailments that will be made to the Domino maternity scheme at Cork University Maternity Hospital, as of 12 October 2026; the arrangements that have been made for expectant mothers currently booked under the Domino scheme; and the date the Domino maternity scheme will fully resume its normal independent operations. [71897/26]
Tax Credits
192. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider, in the context of Budget 2027 and in consultation with (details supplied) the introduction of a permanent 8% regional uplift to the Section 481 film tax credit for qualifying productions undertaken outside the Dublin Metropolitan Area, including Ashford; to assess the potential of such a measure to increase regional film and television production, support employment, skills development and investment in screen-production infrastructure, including the continued development of studio facilities in West Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6715…
Hospital Services
1228. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the elective surgical hospital for Cork (details supplied). [33226/26]
Ambulance Service
1222. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) waited three hours and ten minutes for an ambulance after it was requested by SouthDoc in Bantry on the night of 14 April 2026; whether this response time complies with HSE and National Ambulance Service targets for potentially life threatening respiratory emergencies; the measures she is taking to ensure that patients in rural areas are not placed at serious risk due to excessive ambulance waiting times.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30372/26]
Hospital Procedures
1223. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason a consultant in Cork University Hospital, a level one tertiary hospital, was unable to make an urgent or emergency referral to the ENT department in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (details supplied); whether it is policy that the South Infirmary does not accept consultant to consultant referrals from other hospitals; the steps being taken to establish a clear and safe emergency referral pathway to designated centres of excellence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30373/26]
Housing Schemes
372. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider adopting the same build-cost assessment model already used by lending institutions when evaluating self-build mortgages, in order that applicants in high-valuation areas such as Schull are assessed on actual construction costs rather than inflated market values for help-to-buy eligibility. [14351/26]
Health Services Staff
959. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the anticipated start date for the newly appointed neurologist (details supplied) to Bantry General Hospital. [14198/26]
Recent parliamentary questions
International Protection
512. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement that has taken place with South Dublin County Council concerning the housing, homelessness, community service and other local impacts associated with residents moving from the Citywest Hotel and convention centre following the granting of international protection status; and whether there is a formal written protocol or agreed arrangement between the Department and the council for this purpose. [71473/26]
International Protection
513. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific arrangements that are in place to support persons who have received international protection status to move from the Citywest Hotel and convention centre into mainstream accommodation; the number of such exits from Citywest in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number currently awaiting move-on accommodation. [71472/26]
International Protection
514. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2025, which records that 5,123 persons who had received international protection status remained in international protection accommodation services, IPAS, accommodation at the end of March 2026, to provide the current number of persons accommodated at the Citywest Hotel and convention centre who have already received international protection status; the number who have remained there for less than six months, six to 12 months, one to two years, two to three…
International Protection
516. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration noting that the Comptroller and Auditor General records an estimated accommodation capacity of approximately 2,300 persons at Citywest hotel and convention centre, whether his Department has undertaken or participated in an assessment of the impact of this population on services and infrastructure in Citywest, Saggart, Rathcoole and the surrounding area; which public bodies or local authorities were involved in such an assessment; and whether his Department has provided current or projected Citywest occupancy figures to those bodies for planning purposes. […
International Protection
517. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether all fire safety deficiencies, which were identified in his Department commissioned 2025 ORS fire safety assessment and associated inspections of the Citywest Hotel and convention centre, have now been fully rectified; the date on which his Department was satisfied that all matters identified as requiring urgent or immediate action had been rectified; whether this was independently verified by a suitably qualified fire safety professional; whether identified deficiencies remain outstanding; and, if so, to identify those outstanding matters and the ti…
Recent debate contributions
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
State Apology to the Family of the Late Brian Stack: Statements
State Apology to the Family of the Late Brian Stack: Statements
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Votes
Attendance
Declared interests
Occupations: Lawn Maintenance: Lowertown, Schull, Co Cork, Eire
Shares: Drinagh Co-op: Drinagh Co-op: agricultural supplies
Directorships: Director Local Link: Local Link, Main Street, Bantry, Co Cork: provision of transport services to the elderly people Other Information Provided: community development
Directorships: Director of Goleen District Community Council: Goleen District Community Council, Ballasagh, Goleen, Co Cork: community voluntary organisation
Land (including property): Knock, Schull, Co Cork: farming
Questions and answers
What is Michael Collins’s email address?
Michael Collins TD’s published email is michael.collins@oireachtas.ie.
What is Michael Collins’s phone number?
The published Leinster House phone for Michael Collins is (01) 618 3133.
Where is Michael Collins’s constituency office?
No constituency office address for Michael Collins was found in the checked sources.
Does Michael Collins hold clinics?
No current clinic schedule for Michael Collins was found in the checked sources; ask the office about appointments.
Which constituency does Michael Collins represent?
Michael Collins represents Cork South-West.
Which party is Michael Collins in?
The current Oireachtas roster records Michael Collins as Independent Ireland.
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