TDs / Paul Murphy

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Paul Murphy

People Before Profit-Solidarity Dublin South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,527
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
205,529
words spoken in the chamber
Across 1,276 contributions
383
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
314
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,527 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 1,276 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 2
January 2025 78 10
February 2025 138 69
March 2025 120 75
April 2025 115 100
May 2025 97 97
June 2025 88 70
July 2025 92 52
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 66 60
October 2025 50 82
November 2025 84 73
December 2025 59 79
January 2026 94 61
February 2026 71 78
March 2026 49 41
April 2026 76 45
May 2026 50 40
June 2026 58 95
July 2026 67 59
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 30 23
October 2026 45 64

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 977 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dublin South-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Murphy Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Children
510. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider mandating employers to top up parental leave payments, including maternity and paternity payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1622/26]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will hold a referendum on neutrality in light of opinion polling showing strong support for Irish neutrality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12202/26]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Transport
30. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will stop enabling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use Shannon Airport to deport Palestinians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12200/26]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Transport
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will stop enabling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use Shannon Airport in view of its aggression towards Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12203/26]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Health
270. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is considering offering high-intensity focal therapy for prostate cancer patients in the HSE-public system. [13105/26]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Health
271. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will discuss the provision of high-intensity focal therapy for prostate cancer patients with private insurance providers (details supplied). [13106/26]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Health
272. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if patients who go abroad for treatment and still need care when they return must pay out of pocket to receive aftercare; and whether there is a hardship fund to assist in availing of treatment (details supplied). [13107/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 17 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first progress report of the climate action plan. [8099/26]
Paul Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
168. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will drop plans to abolish the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12199/26]
Paul Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will let the people decide on the question of abolishing the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12201/26]
Paul Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether there are any vacancies in the Standards in Public Office Commission; if so, the length of time they have been vacant; and the steps being taken to fill these vacancies. [12218/26]
Paul Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
605. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the replacement of the prefabricated classrooms located on a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11768/26]
Paul Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
710. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of a case (details supplied); and if he will work to ensure that the workers in question are able to get the pension increases they have earned. [11699/26]
Paul Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which unnecessary hip operations on children have been characterised under the national incident management system. [12301/26]
Paul Murphy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
47. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on whether public capital investment under the NDP in the electricity and water networks will be sufficient to enable delivery of housing and public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11097/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
96. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the school building and refurbishment projects in Dublin 24 that will be included in the NDP sectoral investment plan; when they will be included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11024/26]
Paul Murphy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
105. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps he will take to ensure equality of terms and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers with other public sector workers, if he will meaningfully re-engage with a trade union (details supplied) in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70616/25]
Paul Murphy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
149. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will provide the funding for school secretaries and caretakers to access a fair and secure pension, on a par with their colleagues in the public service, and for recognition of past service, through an appropriate gratuity or equivalent measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70615/25]
Paul Murphy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether the capital funding allocated for school building and refurbishment projects in Dublin south-west is adequate given the scale of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11025/26]
Paul Murphy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Transport
279. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the assessment that has been made on the impact of the withdrawal of the midday Dublin-Donegal flight, in particular for cancer patients; and when significant investment in transport infrastructure to connect Donegal to other major cities such as Dublin and Galway will be made. [11563/26]
Paul Murphy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Justice
455. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if she will provide support to resolve these situations in future. [11245/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture. [8097/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee on children and education. [8098/26]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
190. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will end the inequity in access to the bike-to-work and taxsaver public transport schemes whereby workers on the standard rate of tax receive lower benefits than higher paid workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9559/26]