Paul Murphy
Written
207. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of qualified teachers working in non-teaching posts in her Department, for example, in the inspectorate. [36709/25]
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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
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
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Who they ask
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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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| 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
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
- constituency Dublin South-West 29 November 2024 to now
- party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Murphy
Written
219. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any of the 399 new special education classes that were sanctioned for the coming school year have had their sanctioning withdrawn; and if so, the number. [36754/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
220. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE has any role in the admission of children into a school or if the admission of a child into a school is exclusively a matter for the school in accordance with its admissions policy. [36755/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if she will instruct their Department to ensure that schools are allocated the appropriate number of SNAs, in order to ensure that children receive an adequate level of care and that school staff can perform their duties without any undue stress; and if she will make a statemen…
Paul Murphy
Written
21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the higher rates of homeless HAP are made available to people currently in rental accommodation so that they do not have to become homeless first to access the higher rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35891/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
34. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to protect students from rent increases when the planned new legislation comes into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to ensure that existing tenants with pre-March 2026 tenancies cannot be evicted, either between now and March 2026, or post-March 2026, so that landlords can reset the rent to market rates for new tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35888/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
98. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the State will directly build social housing projects that were to be built using PPPs, in light of the escalating costs associated with PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35889/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to end child homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
185. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to make provision for private individuals to be able to charge their EV from their home in circumstances in which their wire would have to cross a public footpath due to not having a private front garden. [36102/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
355. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will instruct her Department to investigate the proposed redesignation of mild general learning disability (MGLD) schools, allowing for a full consultation to take place and ensuring that children with MGLD continue to have the right to access special school placements that suit their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3558…
Paul Murphy
Written
373. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to review this case and ensure that the child in question is able to attend the special school in the 2025-2026 school year. [35690/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
480. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, under the March 2026 legislation, a tenancy in shared rental accommodation can be considered to have ended for all tenants if one tenant leaves; if the rent can then be reset to market rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35886/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
482. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made on establishing a deposit protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35905/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
836. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children shortlisted for evacuation to Ireland for medical reasons who have died while awaiting evacuation; the reason there is a significant delay in evacuating children; and the steps she is taking to ensure that children who are shortlisted for evacuation for medical reasons are quickly evacuated. [36074/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
837. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures for idiopathic scoliosis on public patients in a private hospital (details supplied) that have been conducted in each of the past three years; the average patient length of stay of these operations; to outline the funding arrangements for the surgical team; and whether this public private treatment programme has been reviewed in the midst …
Paul Murphy
Written
8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken against surgeons who performed unnecessary surgeries on children at CHI. [34934/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
124. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the action she will take to ensure that financial motives do not compromise children’s healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34935/25]
Paul Murphy
Oral
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will abolish the TV licence and replace it with a tax on big tech companies to fund public service broadcasting. [35187/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether an organisation in receipt of State funding (details supplied) should provide an apology to the mother of a girl who died in their care, in circumstances in which as a result of a civil action, the organisation admitted liability. [34674/25]
Paul Murphy
Oral
3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Labour Employer Economic Forum; and when it will next meet. [32309/25]
Paul Murphy
Oral
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [33925/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
375. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he is aware that some schools (details supplied) are pressuring their teachers to not wear clothing that may be perceived as being of Middle Eastern or Palestinian in style, such as the keffiyeh; if her Department has a policy on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33518/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
540. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times that dwellings have been deemed to be inactive and notified to his Department by a local authority in the past five years, in tabular form. [34192/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
688. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of paying attendees at the Curragh racecourse for 2025, specifically for the Guineas weekend, to include Friday, Saturday and Sunday 23 to 25 May 2025. [33778/25]