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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 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
196. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the days and hours of the week each of those consultants are at this hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60363/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Rural
206. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for CLÁR funding under measure 1 and measure 2 in 2024, and to-date in 2025, from County Louth; and the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60361/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Finance
522. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 32 of 22 October 2025, if non-medical aids and appliances for people with vision impairment would fall within Annex III of the EU VAT Directive, given the inclusion of goods essential to compensate and overcome disability; if assistive technology would fall within said category where it is not specifically constructed for…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1520. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which additional funding to clear the backlog of assessment of need applications, allocated under Cara’s Fund, will be detailed in the National Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58670/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Finance
32. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying at the point of sale a zero rate of VAT on aids and appliances designed for usage by people with visual impairments, given the recent increased flexibility under EU VAT law and given the administrative burdens relative to the VAT refund order currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57540/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
111. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 2022-2026 will run until June 2026, or to the end of 2026; if there will be a public consultation drafting a new national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57560/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [51663/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in meetings of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [51664/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
106. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the engagement there has been at EU level on the EU-Israel agreement and the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57039/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
158. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on his recent engagements in relation to Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57038/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
396. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that children with disabilities are frequently granted exemptions from studying Irish in order to access special educational needs support; if she accepts that this practice effectively denies these children access to the Irish language curriculum on the basis of their disability; if she will outline the steps she is taking to ensu…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
709. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that, 100 years after the foundation of the State, there is still no statutory provision for childcare services through the medium of Irish, outside of the Gaeltacht; if she accepts that this represents a significant gap in the State's commitment to the Irish language; and the steps she intends to take to ensure that …
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
741. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether a frontier worker, who is living in the North and working in the South, has an entitlement to a PCRS medical card; the criteria for obtaining this medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56559/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Rural
916. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware that, in the 13 years since the enactment of the Gaeltacht Act 2012, only three Irish Language Networks have been formally recognised under the Act in 2021; that no new call for applications has been issued since then; if he will outline when the next statutory round of applications for Irish Language N…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
65. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding has been allocated in Budget 2026 for the review into how students with disabilities are accommodated at third level; when the review will commence and finish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55896/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on any progress being made on the funding issues at SOLAS and ETBs’ apprenticeship training programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55895/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
84. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the future funding plans for the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55894/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
90. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available for primary school children to attend the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55893/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 14 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [50088/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 14 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [50089/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
77. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [48848/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the establishment and commencement of work of the community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53867/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
88. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the work being done to improve processing times for visa applications, citizenship applications and stamp applications at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53868/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the rationale behind the recent updated guidelines to local authorities on the second-hand acquisitions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53882/25]