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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 13 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
230. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of additional expenditure allocated towards AI-related areas across departments in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71961/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
283. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure that sufficient staff are provided for a special school (details supplied) to resume operating a full school week; when the necessary staff will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71481/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
565. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department received a request from the Government of Ukraine or from the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland for the contact information or personal details of men displaced from Ukraine who are currently in receipt of temporary protection in Ireland. [72244/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
566. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department received a request from the Government of Ukraine or from the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland for the contact information or personal details of women displaced from Ukraine who are currently in receipt of temporary protection in Ireland. [72245/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
567. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department received any request from the Government of Ukraine or from the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland for the contact information or any personal details of men displaced from Ukraine who have been informed by his Department that they are not eligible for temporary protection in Ireland. [72246/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
568. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department received any request from the Government of Ukraine or from the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland for the contact information or any personal details of women displaced from Ukraine who have been informed by his Department that they are not eligible for temporary protection in Ireland. [72247/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
569. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department provided to the Government of Ukraine or to the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland, whether requested or not, data regarding contact information or any personal details of any men displaced from Ukraine, whether already in receipt of temporary protection in Ireland, or applying or seeking temporary protection Ireland…
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
570. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department provided to the Government of Ukraine or to the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland, whether requested or not, data regarding contact information or any personal details of women displaced from Ukraine, whether already in receipt of temporary protection in Ireland, or applying or seeking temporary protection Ireland. …
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
571. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department has provided to the Government of Ukraine or to the Embassy of Ukraine in Ireland information as described (details supplied); and if he will provide the categories of the data and information that was provided without inclusion of the specifics of the data or information provided. [72256/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Children
670. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full breakdown of the number of different roles in Chamber House and Tymon CDNTs, including the number of positions that are filled and not filled, respectively, and to include comparative figures from 2025, 2024 and 2023, in tabular form. [72397/26]
Paul Murphy Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
717. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 1 October 2026, the amount of public money that was spent on the scoping exercise. [71512/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 8 Oct 2026 · to Agriculture
4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ban industrial puppy farming by adding a cap on the maximum number of breeding bitches permitted under the forthcoming dog breeding establishments (amendment) Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71049/26]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Oct 2026 · to Agriculture
49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns about the welfare of unweaned calves being exported to mainland Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71013/26]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Oct 2026 · to Agriculture
70. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a ban on surgical artificial insemination of greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71022/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will abolish the proposed extension of the residency requirement by three years for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70618/26]
Paul Murphy Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis of his proposals to make it harder for people to attain citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70622/26]
Paul Murphy Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
244. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will instruct her Department to examine a case (details applied) and ensure that the situation can be resolved. [70371/26]
Paul Murphy Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Children
528. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason WALK was not allocated sustainability funding; the assessment undertaken of WALK’s financial position and accumulated residential deficits; the sustainability of WALK’s residential services being expected to be maintained in the absence of additional funding; the measures available to address the historic underfunding that has…
Paul Murphy Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on her recent meeting with a company (details supplied) and its relevance to Ireland's foreign affairs and trade policy in relation to AI, digital deregulation and big tech. [69240/26]
Paul Murphy Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
82. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on her Department's engagements, if any, with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the Ireland-Palestine scholarship programme which the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade co-administers; if she believes the programme has been undermined by the refusal of visas to Palestinian students offered places …
Paul Murphy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Justice
119. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the ongoing practice of checking the military documents of men and women trying to obtain protection in Ireland, and refusing those who cannot provide them; the justification of the practice; and if he will instruct his Department to end it. [68986/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [66940/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [66942/26]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reconsider increasing taxes on wealth and capital in Budget 2027, in view of recent research by an organisation (details supplied) that predicts increases in returns to capital as a result of AI adoption and recommends diversifying the tax base by expanding taxes on wealth and capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68603/…
Paul Murphy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
175. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will increase taxation on data centres in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68600/26]