• Independent TD for Cork South West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Michael Collins speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Education and Training Provision, Medical Card Eligibility, Strategy for Renewable Energy, Leader Programmes Funding, Youth Services Funding

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Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2018)

“Exactly. Thank God women have freedom of speech and that party had freedom of speech today, and that gentleman had it too.”

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2018)

“I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill today. There is no doubt that this Bill, regardless of one's position on it, will go down in history and will be spoken about for many years to come. Hundreds of people were here last night to express their serious concerns about this legislation. I am conscious of the fact that people have strongly held views on both sides and we must...”

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

“Over recent years, Ireland has experienced an explosion in the number of bluefin tuna feeding in our waters during annual migration, but Irish fishermen have no commercial quota to target this valuable species. In fact, they must actively avoid catching these fish while fishermen from France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Malta and Cyprus are allowed a catch allowance. Quotas for bluefin...”

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• Has spoken in 183 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 28 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Michael Collins speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 169 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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