TDs / Paul Murphy

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.

Special Educational Needs 50 questions
Greyhound Industry 49 questions
Animal Welfare 34 questions
Health Services 34 questions
Gender Recognition 25 questions
Mental Health Services 22 questions
Energy Policy 21 questions
Animal Breeding 17 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 293 questions
Education 157 questions
Agriculture 155 questions
Justice 109 questions
Housing 106 questions
Taoiseach 104 questions

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

Show as a table

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

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion 19 contributions
International Security and International Trade: Statements 16 contributions
Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] 14 contributions
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage 12 contributions
Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] 7 contributions
Budget Statement 2026 7 contributions

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 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education

1712. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who withdrew from their programmes in institutions (details supplied), in tabular form. [1438/25]

Third Level Admissions

Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education

1713. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the nature of the commercial relationship between a company (details supplied) and TU Dublin; and if there are no conflicts of interest in the awarding of contracts to this company by TU Dublin. [1439/25]

Institutes of Technology