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
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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 Health
3149. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth based adults and children at hospitals; the plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43491/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3150. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce specialist public health nurses; if so, the number and the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43492/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3151. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the positions unfilled in primary care and the number on waiting lists in each county, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43493/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3152. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the positions unfilled in CAMHS; the number on waiting lists in each county, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43494/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3153. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the positions unfilled in CAMHS intellectual disability, ID, teams broken down by county, team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43495/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3154. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan and timeline in Louth to have a fully populated CAMHS-ID multi-disciplinary team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43496/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3155. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan and timeline to deliver a fully populated primary care centre in Dundalk, County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43497/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3156. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan and timeline to deliver the ten-bed extension in the Drogheda DOP, Crosslanes; her plans to improve the acute mental health bed provision in Louth-Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43498/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3157. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan to deal with the lack of GP provision in Louth and throughout the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43499/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3158. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the plan to deal with the lack of dental services for those on medical cards and PRSI patients; the engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43500/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3159. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current situation with the MCAP scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43501/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on timelines, budgets and the terms of reference for a review of disability issues across further and higher education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3407. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for capital investment in further and higher education facilities in Louth over the next number of years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43464/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3408. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made in colleges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43465/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3409. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans for a colleges of the future in county Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43466/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3410. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships and the timeframe to have them up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43467/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3411. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in county Louth and the timeframe to have them up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43468/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3412. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with ETBs and the further higher education sector on these streamlining plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3413. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the funding issues for SOLAS and ETB’s; the position regarding any delays in apprenticeships or cuts to courses or staff across all aspects of the ETB education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43470/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3414. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on plans to deal with issues being faced by adult educators across the ETB sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43471/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3475. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on future plans for the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43510/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3476. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the funding streams that will be available for community gardens or allotment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43511/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3477. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the funding streams that will be available for social enterprise projects in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43512/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress being made on plans for additional funding to Uisce Éireann to progress large-scale infrastructure projects following the review of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40118/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding discussions his Department has had with other Government Departments about reducing or increasing third level college fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40117/25]