Paul Murphy
Written
918. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on mesh centres, including outlining specifically the amount the translabial scanners have cost.. [32726/25]
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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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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
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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
919. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be automatically entitled to a medical card. [32727/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
920. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on whether women who have suffered from mesh injuries should be entitled to compensation for necessary travel to mesh centres established under the mesh pathways. [32728/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
921. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she agrees that there should be a redress scheme for women who have suffered from mesh injuries. [32729/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
922. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the status of the report of the National Vaginal Mesh Implant Oversight Group; whether the report has been completed; and her views on whether the report is objective given the fact that no representatives of women suffering from mesh injuries were included in the process of compiling it. [32730/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the avenues that will be available to the people of Ireland to oppose the sending of Irish troops on “coalitions of the willing” if the triple lock is abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31228/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
33. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the State will be in violation of international law if it abolishes the triple lock and does not withdraw Ireland’s national declaration to the Nice treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31231/25]
Paul Murphy
Oral
51. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the general scheme of the defence (amendment) Bill 2025 removes, rather than reforms, the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31229/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the general scheme of the defence (amendment) Bill 2025 enables Irish troops to be sent abroad as part of an international force that has not been approved by the UN and is not a peacekeeping, peace enforcement or conflict prevention force. [31230/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a UN General Assembly resolution that endorses, supports, approves or otherwise sanctions an international force or body satisfies the legal requirements of the triple lock, irrespective of whether a UN General Assembly resolution is legally binding in an international law context or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31227/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to prevent a school (details supplied) from having its number of teachers reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30982/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
105. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will remove the cap on SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30978/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
157. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will introduce a legal maximum class size for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30981/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
165. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30980/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will guarantee that every child will have access to an appropriate school place in their local community this September. [30979/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
111. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases brought to the District Court by workers seeking enforcement of a Workplace Relations Commission's awards, under Section 43 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, in the past five years; and whether he has considered granting enforcement powers to the WRC in order to spare workers from having to take further legal acti…
Paul Murphy
Oral
4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [25527/25]
Paul Murphy
Oral
15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [29326/25]
Paul Murphy
Oral
28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [29327/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
116. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether current and projected energy and water demand from data centres and AI is excessive; the steps he will take to prevent data centres and AI from absorbing electricity and water needed for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30250/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he agrees with the EPA’s assessment in its latest report on Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections (details supplied); the reason no significant additional measures were included given the massive shortfall in emissions reductions relative to legally binding targets; and the steps he will take to address this. [30249/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
187. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 May 2025, the reason, given the Government's support for political integration of former associates of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland through the Good Friday Agreement so as to incentivise decommissioning of arms, it has taken the opposite view in relation to Palestinian group…
Paul Murphy
Written
320. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the 50% reduction in fares for 18–25-year-olds with a young adult Leap card is a permanent measure that will continue in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
321. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing free public transport for 18–25-year-olds in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/25]
Paul Murphy
Written
322. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 21 May 2025, the total number of air operators that are the subject of examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29576/25]