Paul Murphy
Oral
26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [1551/26]
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Paul Murphy
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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
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Questions asked 1,527 in all
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Contributions to debates 1,276 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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 |
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Plus 977 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- constituency Dublin South-West 29 November 2024 to now
- party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Murphy
Written
149. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the impact on workers’ quality of life of forcing remote workers to return to work; the measures he will take to address these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1621/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
151. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will end exemptions from the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1619/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will support revising the law to grant workers a right to work remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1618/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
182. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has been consulted on the potential impact of proposed measures to make family reunification more difficult for migrant workers on labour shortages in key sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1620/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
276. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to a US military aircraft, which is reported to have flown through Irish airspace (details supplied), whether permission was granted by Irish authorities for this; if so, on what basis; if not granted the actions taken as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1587/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
284. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she agrees with the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Maduro by the US authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1950/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
334. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce a new policy statement on the importation of fracked gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74471/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
438. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 16 December 2025, the mean wait time for security clearance to be granted to reservists in the Defence Forces for each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive; and the number of applications for security clearances for reservists in each of those years. [1210/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
447. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence in relation to the drones that were reportedly sighted on the evening of 1 December (details supplied) if there is any footage of these drones; and if so, if the footage will be publicly released. [1579/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
448. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence in relation to the drones that were reportedly sighted on the evening of 1 December, when the Minister became aware of these drones; and the reason an organisation (details supplied), was not informed about the presence of these drones. [1582/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
489. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the situation in relation to the use of Class I Urban vehicles on motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73889/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
490. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any legal advice in relation to Bus Éireann’s insurance policies in the event of a fatality involving a Class I ‘urban’ bus operating on a 100km/h or 120km/h road; and if he is aware that the regulatory exemption for seatbelts on these vehicles is predicated on the strict assumption that they remain in low-speed urban environments; and if he …
Paul Murphy
Written
491. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has concerns in relation to the practice of Bus Eireann in deploying Class I urban buses on Route 105X, which is an express service operating on motorways; if the RSA is aware of this policy in operating such buses on motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73892/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
492. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is concerned at the fact that Route 115 (Mullingar-Dublin), has recorded 459 instances of Class 1 urban buses being used on the high-speed M4 corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73894/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
493. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is concerned that the driver of a Class I urban bus is sitting in a vehicle with significantly less frontal crash protection than a coach; if such vehicles should be routinely used on motorways and roads with speed limits in excess of 65KMH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73895/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
494. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the NTA or the RSA to conduct an investigation into the use of unbelted Urban class 1 bus vehicles on motorways and roads with speed limits in excess of 65kMH and the possible impact on the health and safety of the bus drivers operating such services as well as that of the passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73896/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
495. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if following the tragic loss of six lives in bus related accidents since 1 November 2025, he will intervene to direct the National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann to immediately cease the deployment of taxpayer funded PSO buses classified as Class I urban vehicles which are mechanically speed limited to 65 km per hour and designed for low speed stop start u…
Paul Murphy
Written
496. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the National Transport Authority’s own Transport for Ireland Real Time Vehicle Location data also known as the Automatic Vehicle Location or GTFS Realtime feed publicly published by the Authority confirms that during the period from 1 January 2025 to 1 December 2025 these taxpayer funded PSO buses specifically models such as the Volvo B5TL W…
Paul Murphy
Written
901. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if it has been brought to his attention that the EU whistleblower protection directive mandates that member states provide free, comprehensive legal aid and support for whistleblowers, and yet Ireland remains uncompliant with this directive; the steps the Government is taking or will be taking t…
Paul Murphy
Written
1003. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will abolish the exemption of apprentices from the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67678/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1030. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the use of Class 1 Urban buses for school contracts which sees children without seat belts carried on roads which have speed limits over 65 KMH is permitted by her Department, or the NTA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73890/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1031. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views of the Sixmilebridge school transport controversy in 2024, with the use of unbelted buses given that new data shows 26,000 such deployments over 11 months in 2025.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73893/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1498. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the exempted development regulations on free-standing residential home extensions. [2291/26]
Paul Murphy
Written
1743. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of the employment status of asylum seekers with permission to work and of those with leave to remain, including information on the sectors and jobs in which they are working. [1625/26]