Official portrait of Ruairí Ó Murchú

Ruairí Ó Murchú

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Sinn Féin · Louth · serving since 2024-11-29

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Voting record Contributions PQs asked
oral 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [14260/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
36. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [16475/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
49. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an overview of the ‘Budget 2026: Spotlight on Disability’ report recently published by his Department. [16476/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
57. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. [16477/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
67. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the Cabinet offshore energy clearinghouse. [22080/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the Economy, Trade and Competitiveness will next meet. [22081/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
82. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [22082/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Enterprise
1147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the Retirement (Contractual Retirement Age) Bill 2025, which was signed into law by President Catherine Connolly in December 2025 will be commenced or enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25151/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Culture
1610. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason an Eircode (details supplied) remains excluded from the intervention area despite the failure of the commercial provider to deliver high-speed fibre in a reasonable timeframe. [26972/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
2986. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether the recommendations of the 2009 Vaccine Damage Steering Group report have been implemented; and if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25189/26]
oral 2026-03-26 · to Rural
21. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason that almost two years into the implementation of the National Social Enterprise Policy 2024–2027 a number of key milestones have been missed; the actions he is taking to ensure that no further targets are missed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/26]
oral 2026-03-26 · to Foreign
79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her interactions with the European Union following the United States’ illegal attack on Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter [22941/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Foreign
159. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on any engagements she and her Department have had with stakeholders about the current UNIFIL mission in Lebanon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22940/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22626/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
290. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the recently revised assessment of need framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (i.e. children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia), will be appropriately identified within the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22627/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
291. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Department has conducted any impact assessment on how recently revised assessment of need framework may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; the safeguards in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particularly in light of evidence that twice-exceptional children are already under-recognised within Irish education and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22628/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
292. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22629/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
293. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22630/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
294. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of need model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22631/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
295. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether the Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22632/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Rural
471. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timeline for the introduction of an annual social enterprise empowerment and development allocation to support sustainable job creation, affordable childcare provision and community-based services, including disability supports, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13204/26]
oral 2026-03-24 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent meeting of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [11873/26]
oral 2026-03-24 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [14259/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Enterprise
422. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans for a trade mission to Egypt during the first half of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/26]
written 2026-03-24 · to Social
661. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year costs if both the State pension (contributory) and disability allowance both increased by €12.50 per week with effect from January 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21616/26]
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