Michael Murphy
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Fine Gael · Tipperary South · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 384 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 130 debate contributions
- 722 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Tipperary South 2024-11-29 to present
- party Fine Gael 2024-11-29 to present
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2025-11-18 · to Health
1085. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the impact of current staffing shortages and the recruitment embargo on the delivery of home support services in Clonmel; the number of approved posts currently unfilled in the Clonmel area; and whether any derogations have been sought to address urgent local needs. [63415/25]
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2025-11-18 · to Health
1086. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a comparative breakdown of home support waiting lists and staffing levels across all areas of South Tipperary, including Clonmel, Cahir, Cashel, Fethard, and Carrick-on-Suir; and the areas which currently face the longest waiting times and most severe staffing shortages. [63416/25]
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2025-11-18 · to Health
1087. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any review or assessment of home support demand and capacity in the Clonmel area; and the strategic workforce planning measures in place to ensure adequate staffing levels and service provision in South Tipperary over the next 12 months. [63417/25]
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2025-11-13 · to Transport
223. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any studies on aligning transport and infrastructure planning on an all-island basis, particularly in relation to rail connectivity and strategic corridors. [62636/25]
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2025-11-13 · to Health
497. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed potential models for enhanced North–South cooperation in healthcare delivery, including cross-Border hospital and emergency care arrangements. [62637/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Children
124. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to address staff shortages and long waiting lists across the children’s disability network teams in south Tipperary, where families continue to face significant delays in accessing assessments and therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61425/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Children
130. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure adequate childcare places and staffing in south Tipperary, particularly in rural areas where providers are struggling to retain staff and meet demand despite the introduction of core funding supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61426/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
235. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the current number of warmer homes scheme applications awaiting survey and awaiting completion, by county; the median and 90th percentile wait time in months for survey and completion in each county; and the longest individual wait recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61303/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
236. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment for a monthly time series for the past 24-months, by county of new warmer homes scheme applications received, surveys completed, works completed and closing backlog at month-end; and to publish this in machine-readable format. [61304/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
237. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the number of on-hand cases, by county and status (details supplied); and the average age of cases in each status. [61305/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
238. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the number and proportion of warmer home applications withdrawn, cancelled, or ineligible in the past 12-months, by county and by reason; and the average time for a decision for ineligible cases. [61306/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
239. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the number of active framework contractors and accredited surveyors engaged on the warmer homes scheme, by county; their combined monthly capacity (surveys and completions); and how this compares with monthly inflow of applications in each county. [61307/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
240. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment if he will expand or reopen the contractor/surveyor frameworks to address delays; the planned timetables for expansion; and the measures to rebalance capacity across counties with the longest waits. [61308/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
241. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the criteria used to prioritise vulnerable households (details supplied); the number of priority cases, by county; and the target timeline for priority cases relative to standard cases. [61309/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
242. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a fast-track pathway operates for households identified by HSE, public health nurses or local authorities as at immediate risk from cold or damp; the number of such fast-tracked cases by county; and the average time to completion. [61310/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
243. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the allocated budget, profiled spend, actual spend, and units completed for the warmer homes scheme in each of the past three years; the carryover or underspend; and projections for the current year, by county where available. [61311/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Climate
244. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the current service level for responding to applicant queries and updating expected timelines; if the SEAI provides proactive monthly status updates to applicants waiting longer than six months; and the plans to improve communications. [61312/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Agriculture
806. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when consultations will commence with tillage and farming organisations regarding the design of the proposed €50 million tillage support package for 2026; the process through which stakeholder input will inform the targeting of supports by crop type and farm type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61697/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Agriculture
807. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the €50 million in funding for the tillage sector in 2026 will be allocated between the protein aid scheme, straw incorporation measure and tillage support scheme; and whether he intends to refine eligibility criteria or payment rates to better support dedicated grain growers and other specialised tillage producers. [61698/25]
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2025-11-12 · to Agriculture
808. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify whether any interim supports will be provided to the tillage sector in 2025 ahead of the introduction of the new 2026 package; and the timeline for finalising scheme design and issuing guidelines to farmers and stakeholders. [61699/25]
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2025-11-06 · to Justice
306. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drivers listed in court for penalty point offences, by District Court, from 2022 to date in 2025 which resulted in the case being struck out/dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box. [60828/25]
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2025-11-06 · to Justice
307. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown, based on each District Court, of the number of drivers in each month from 2022 to date in 2025, who were before the District Court for offences under the road traffic Acts, incurring penalty points but who avoided convictions and penalty points as they agreed to make a donation to a charity via the court poor box. [60829/25]
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2025-11-06 · to Justice
308. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Courts Service publish annual reports that show which charities benefited from court poor box donations. [60830/25]
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2025-11-06 · to Justice
309. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to fast track reform of the court poor box system. [60831/25]
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2025-11-06 · to Agriculture
314. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department intends to publish the results of the 2024 public consultation on surgical artificial insemination (SAI) in dogs; and the proposed legislative timetable to prohibit SAI in all dogs, including greyhounds, in line with recent recommendations from organisations (details supplied). [60520/25]