Paul Murphy
Written
291. 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. [43564/25]
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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
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 1,276 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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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
292. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated number of home retrofits to B2 standard or above that could be carried out for an investment of €2 billion. [43566/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
294. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to estimate the cost of converting all fossil fuel powered electricity generation in the State to renewable energy. [43583/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
406. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the continued delays and cancellations experienced on the S8 bus route; if he will instruct his Department to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41249/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1060. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will explore the possibility of loaning or purchasing land from South Dublin County Council to provide space for a required special class for a school (details supplied). [41455/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1097. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the Teaching Council will not fully recognise a special education masters as an appropriate qualification for a special education teacher and are insisting on the primary masters education in addition given the shortage of special education teachers. [41834/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1616. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown by local authority of the number of landlords who have expressed interest in the tenant in situ scheme and the number of homes involved. [43567/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1617. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the average renovation cost for local authorities of vacant properties. [43568/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1618. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the average renovation cost for local authorities of derelict properties. [43569/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1619. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the average conversion cost for local authorities to turn commercial properties into residential units. [43570/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1620. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the number of vacant commercial properties that could be converted into residential units in the greater Dublin area, and in the cities of Galway, Cork and Limerick. [43571/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1622. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to estimate the cost of retrofitting all HAP properties to a minimum B2 standard. [43581/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1625. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown by local authority of the annual amount spent on local authority housing maintenance. [43594/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1626. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide detailed information on the annual amount spent on housing maintenance by approved housing bodies. [43595/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1902. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the statistics that document the prevalence of physically disabled persons who have entered Ireland seeking international protection within the past 20 years. [41433/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
1997. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the case of a family (details supplied); and if he will instruct his Department to assist with this application to ensure the family will be reunited with family members in Ireland. [41810/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
2065. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to an attack (details supplied); and if his department will investigate this matter and take necessary measures to ensure these attacks do not happen in the future. [42646/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
2647. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for a list of professional bodies the HSE gender programme has asked for representatives from, such as bodies for pharmacists, psychologists, and occupational therapists. [41233/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
2739. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the progress of the statutory regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists under CORU; the reasons for the delays in finalising the education and training standards and registration bye-laws; the way in which her Department and CORU are addressing the profession’s concerns (details supplied); and if her Department will consider increasing resources, facilitatin…
Paul Murphy
Written
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that will be allocated under the review of the National Development Plan to public capital investment in housing, public transport and renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39718/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that every child has an appropriate school place with all necessary supports in their local area in September. [39845/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children still without an appropriate school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39848/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
132. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action she is taking to increase the numbers of SNAs and special education teachers available to teach in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39847/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
160. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase funding for SNAs and SNA allocations for schools to ensure that lack of SNAs is not a barrier to any child accessing an appropriate school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
314. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the discretion SOLAS has to spend funding from his Department as they wish; the nature of the oversight provided by his Department; and if SOLAS will be brought in front of the public accounts committee to explain their inability to fund Adult Education. [39828/25]