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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 8 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the treatment of a person (details supplied); and if he will raise the matter with the Chinese authorities. [45508/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
303. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the plans for the 15a bus service to be cancelled, affecting many people along the route; and if he will request his Department to investigate this issue and ensure that residents are not negatively impacted. [45235/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
335. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider running a kerb charger pilot to enable people who do not have driveways to safely charge their electric cars. [45843/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions he has granted this year for the landing of Lufthansa aircraft carrying munitions of war at Dublin Airport under Article 5 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order, 1973. [45929/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
791. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of times the NCSE has directed a school to enrol a particular child or young person with special educational needs under Section 67 of the Education Act within the last 6 months. [45020/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
792. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that had a section 67 designation notice made for them had issued legal proceedings or had threatened to issue legal proceedings. [45021/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
898. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will act to prevent the unnecessary merging of two classes in schools (details supplied), which may have a negative impact on the education received by the pupils. [46088/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has read a report (details supplied); his views on this report, and his views on whether elephants should be phased out of zoos. [45236/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1255. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason cherry laurel (prunus laurocerasus), despite being recognised as a high-risk invasive species by NPWS, NBDC, Coillte and the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, has not yet been added to Ireland’s List of National Concern under the 2024 Invasive Alien Species Regulations. [46497/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1425. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to all pensioners; to all in receipt of the working family payment and-or a medical card; the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the waiting period of a year for those on jobseeker’s allowance; the cost of increasing the rate by €20 per week; and of extending the payment p…
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1944. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether evaluation has taken place regarding the implementation of the Irish food allergy network’s guidance about best practices in childcare settings. [45576/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2091. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health from what year public hospitals have been required to report adverse incidents affecting their patients to NIMS. [44657/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2092. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of 8 July 2025 the reason the National Gender Service chose to start and dedicate time to this systematic review, rather than relying on existing reviews. [44658/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2093. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for a list of the several trans organisations that were involved in the words of the gender-affirming care part of the current Programme for Government, as mentioned recently in the Dáil (details supplied); and when they were each involved. [44659/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2094. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE's gender identity skills training was withdrawn; and when it was withdrawn. [44660/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2095. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if it is HSE policy to instruct pharmacists to deny menopause products to transgender people under the free HRT scheme. [44661/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on the launch of Ireland’s first publicly funded oral immunotherapy service in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and her views on whether this should be rolled out nationwide. [45506/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on whether EpiPens should be available in public spaces on a similar basis to the public availability of defibrillators. [45507/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2313. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether evaluation has taken place regarding the implementation of the Irish food allergy network’s guidance about best practices in schools and childcare settings. [45577/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2422. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on any human resources processes regarding a person (details supplied). [45927/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2535. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when biopsies for DMG and DIPG gliomas began in Ireland. [46615/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2536. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with DMG and DIPG since Ireland began carrying out biopsies on these particular tumours, broken down by year. [46616/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2537. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with DMG and DIPG that have undergone biopsies since they began in Ireland, broken down by year. [46617/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2538. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have received a place on a clinical trial since biopsies began in Ireland for DMG and DIPG, broken down by year. [46618/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of providing a €500 energy credit to each private household. [43563/25]