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TDs / Paul Murphy
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
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Contributions to debates 1,276 in all
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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 |
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| 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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- constituency Dublin South-West 29 November 2024 to now
- party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
The Government has no mandate for getting rid of the triple lock and the Deputy is misleading the House.
Could I please ask the Minister of State to clarify the point?
Could I please ask him to clarify the point?
Could we please invite him to clarify the point?
Could we please ask for it to be clarified to the House?
He is misleading the House-----
I am just asking him to clarify it-----
He might just clarify-----
I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward the motion and thank Family Carers Ireland and the young carers who have campaigned on it.
Like Deputy Stanley, I welcome that the Government is not opposing the motion but I warn Family Carers Ireland and young carers watching this that there is a big gap between not opposing a motion and actually implementing what is in a motion that is passed. If the last Government h…
We need an urgent debate on funding for our schools. Last Thursday, Sacred Heart Junior National School in Killinarden was forced to write to the Department of Education to say that it will be closing its doors on 1 April because it cannot afford to pay its bills. All teaching will be moving online, which is an absolute crisis for the pupils and the families that are affected and which is completely unworkable. Last …
Where is the occupied territories Bill?
4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [9492/25]
Does the Taoiseach accept that since his return to office he has been effectively ripping up the climate Act? He has been greenlighting limitless expansion of data centres and AI powered by fossil fuels. When he was in the US, he gave out about the demonisation of data centres. He rescinded the Government policy statement against fracked gas. Earlier he said we cannot object to fracked gas coming in. The Government h…
Let us do it now.
We called for it.
Some moratorium.
The Taoiseach is miles away from the science.
The Taoiseach welcomed it.
You welcomed it.
Do not row back on it then.
Does the Taoiseach welcome the decision?
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the informal EU leaders' retreat on 3 February. [9493/25]
28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the commemoration for the liberation of Auschwitz. [9494/25]
That is what it is.