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 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2474. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for assessing the best means of carrying out assessments of needs and therapies provision for those with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43546/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2475. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for those awaiting assessments of needs, by time and county, the projected waiting list by the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43547/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2476. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the changes she proposes to assessment of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43548/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2477. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the positions that are unfilled by the CDNT team, in tabular form; the plans to fill these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43549/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2478. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the progress being made in workforce planning for staffing of CDNTs and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43550/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2479. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the engagement there has been with foster carers to deliver on their asks regarding the foster care allowance, pension issues etc; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43551/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2480. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on early child and family interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43552/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2481. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the positions and teams unfilled for community neuro rehabilitation teams, by region, in tabular form; the plans to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43553/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2482. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost to deliver 222 extra posts in adult multidisciplinary therapies as promised in the action plan for disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43554/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2483. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost to deliver around 1,200 additional day service places each year, to ensure places for school leavers who require them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43555/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2484. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost to deliver 800,000 additional personal assistance hours, and 110,000 additional home support hours respite services, as promised in the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43556/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2485. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost for continued expansion of respite services, including alternative respite options such as 500 new community-based residential care places to replace disability care in large institutional and campus-based settings, around 900 additional residential care places to tackle unmet need and ensure supply keeps…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2486. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and cost for the option of personalised budgets for those with disabilities, giving individuals greater choice and control over how they are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43559/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2558. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Clogherhead health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [40844/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2559. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of calls received at NorthEast Doctor on-call service based in Drogheda in 2024 and to date in 2025; of the calls received, the number that were necessary to have the doctor make a house call; and the number of doctors, nurses and administrative staff based at this service, in tabular form. [40845/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2560. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of dental nurses who are currently on panels awaiting a job offer. [40846/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3116. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the reason the national oral health office has not been allocated funding for patients, in particular paediatric patients, who are on public orthodontic waiting lists; the plans for this funding to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43314/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3141. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure there is no overcrowding at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43483/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3142. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; the plans there are to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3143. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress by the national oral health office for orthodontists to provide care to grade 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43485/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3144. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the orthodontic services provided in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services, particularly for grade 4 and 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43486/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to consider additional funding for addiction services provided through the north-eastern regional drugs and alcohol taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43487/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3146. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to consider a review of the actual need of addiction services given the huge issue in Ireland with drink, drugs and gambling addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43488/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to consider additional funding and a strategy to deal with obesity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43489/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3148. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that availed of the northern planned healthcare scheme from June 2024 to June 2025; if she will provide details of the types of treatment received, by county and to provide details of the total amount paid to the planned healthcare scheme during this period, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43490/25]