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
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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 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
375. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the scheme providing the support; if…
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
402. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or…
Paul Murphy Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Rural
408. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and n…
Paul Murphy Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Housing
84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned about the scarcity of hares in the area of Roseberry, County Kildare, as highlighted in the attached December 2024 return (details supplied), which stated that "only two courses run–hare stock low this year". [37301/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [33926/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [33927/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a detailed roadmap for implementing the promise in the programme for Government to “Continue to reduce the Student Contribution Fee over the lifetime of the Government”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37581/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
158. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount the student contribution fee will be for the 2025-26 academic year and the 2026-27 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37579/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he recognises that investing €15 million per annum in the Post Office Network is not only good value for money but essential to maintain critical public access points in communities across the country as suggested by a union (details supplied). [37534/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
485. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason the Government not yet committed to a sustained annual investment of €15 million to safeguard vital services nationwide (details supplied). [37535/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
486. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has assessed the cost to the State and to the communities if the Post Office Network continues to decline due to the lack of structured multi-annual funding. [37536/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
487. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will commit to using the Post Office Network as a delivery partner for more public services such as form generation, tourist information, register of electors and enabling all postmasters to become peace commissioners, to ensures that the €15 million investment delivers even greater community and economic impact. [37537/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
490. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the date and location for the international day of famine commemoration in 2025 will be announced; and whether he agrees that from 2026 onwards, it should take place on the same date as the national famine commemoration. [37783/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
836. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the purpose and current status of a systematic review on the outcomes of interventions for gender dysphoria in adults, which National Gender Service staff are involved in (details supplied). [37511/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
846. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will instruct their Department to make oral immunotherapy as well as medicines such as omalizumab more widely available, to ensure situations like this do not happen again.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37593/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
848. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if the Government plans to expand access to medicinal cannabis for a larger scope of illnesses beyond what is currently offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37665/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
22. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned at the chilling effect the proposed Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025 will have on the right to protest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36518/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will raise the threshold for eligibility for free civil legal aid to the same level as for free criminal legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36519/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
30. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned at the chilling effect the proposed Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025 will have on freedom of speech; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36517/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will stop deporting children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will remove section 3 from the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36516/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 3 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outlaw teeth-clipping, tail-docking and castration in pig farming and regulate sow stalls and farrowing crates to have an area of not less than 5 sq. m, so as to improve animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36640/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns about questionable marketing practices used by Irish companies in west Africa in relation to fat-filled milk powder, FFMP, and the support given to FFMP exports by Bord Bia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36624/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to reduce carbon emissions from agriculture in light of the recent EPA report projecting a 1% increase in agricultural emissions by 2030 with existing measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36625/25]
Paul Murphy Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
200. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if clarity on this matter will be provided. [36899/25]