TDs / Ruairí Ó Murchú

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Ruairí Ó Murchú

Sinn Féin Louth TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,135
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
176,932
words spoken in the chamber
Across 897 contributions. Plus 338 contributions from the chair, not counted
413
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
246
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.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,135 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 897 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 10 0
February 2025 33 33
March 2025 24 23
April 2025 29 57
May 2025 38 75
June 2025 33 69
July 2025 205 34
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 203 23
October 2025 31 50
November 2025 51 85
December 2025 41 68
January 2026 68 54
February 2026 37 56
March 2026 36 45
April 2026 48 55
May 2026 62 53
June 2026 67 31
July 2026 58 36
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 33 22
October 2026 28 28

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 581 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

  1. constituency Louth 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
502. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the clinical expertise that will be offered to the autism assessment officers, that will decide on the applications that will go onto the intervention protocol list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29470/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
131. 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [28205/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
140. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the finalisation of the National Hearing Care Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28206/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
279. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work being undertaken to reduce the cost of fuel, including home heating oil, green diesel and petrol; the interaction there has been between his department and the EU Commission on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26726/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
300. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work being carried out in his Department to fix the anomaly where many workers who live in the North and who work in the South are precluded from working from home due to the significant Revenue implications for their employers; if he will detail any contacts his Department has had on the matter with the equiva…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the engagement there has been between his Department and Louth County Council on the issues of progressing CFRAM projects and shorter term flood mitigations in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27342/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
54. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline his Department’s awareness of the way in which companies offering home insurance are using CFRAM maps and other flood-related data generated by his Department to refuse flood insurance; his plans to mitigate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27341/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
119. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress being made to deliver the State’s energy generation by renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27315/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
144. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress being made in the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce (NEAT); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27314/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
208. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps that are being taken to ensure that robust social enterprise measures are included in the forthcoming national public procurement strategy, including consideration of social value legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22994/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 15 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
82. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [22082/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 14 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 14 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 14 Apr 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 26 Mar 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 26 Mar 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 26 Mar 2026 · 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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 25 Mar 2026 · 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]