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 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
840. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an assessment of the impact of the Duty of Care and PIAB legislation on insurance premiums for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59237/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
841. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide the latest figures for the number of people who have availed of the rent tax credit in this tax year, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59238/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
842. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's plans to engage with Northern and British authorities on the issues facing cross border workers and employers and particularly cross-Border remote workers as regards taxation matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59239/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
843. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to change the operating rules for credit unions such as increasing the lending limits for credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59240/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
935. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail all the OPW-owned sites in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59407/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
936. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will detail, each allocation made to Louth County Council under the OPW's minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme for the years 2013 to 2026, in tabular form; to detail the purpose of these allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59408/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
937. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the scheme viability review for flood relief schemes for Annagassan and Termonfeckin; when a decision will be made by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59409/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
938. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the interdepartmental working group looking at the procedures for qualifying for the payment of an occupational supplementary pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59410/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
939. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department is looking at the pension abatement issue; if his Department is considering exceptions for those who are carrying out critical work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59411/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
940. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding CFRAM in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59412/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
941. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans for the management of the NDP rollout and breaking into project financing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59413/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
942. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his engagement with the Minister for Housing and Uisce Éireann from a point of view of delivering on infrastructural deficits through the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59414/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1058. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the plans for development by the IDA on lands a locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58310/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1085. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the work of the IDA in County Louth in the past 12 months, including the work done to try to prevent job losses at IDA companies in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59217/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1086. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the state of sectors in the economy such as pharma, technology and med-tech; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59219/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1087. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work being done by his Department, in conjunction with other Departments, on the development of an all-Ireland enterprise hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59220/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1088. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work his Department has done to increase cross-Border tourism; if work is under way to market the Newry, Mourne, Gullion, Cooley and Dundalk areas as a tourism destination within Ireland’s Ancient East region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59221/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1089. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work being done by his Department, and the engagement with other Departments and Government agencies, to address concerns around issues such as AI, social media algorithms, disinformation and cybersecurity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59222/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1090. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work being done by his Department, and any engagement with other Departments, Government agencies and companies, to build a strategy for the utilisation of AI for enterprise innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59223/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
9. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to grants for assistive technology for students, whether there are plans to increase the funding for this scheme, update or change the criteria for this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53968/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
34. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to create an alternative to the assessment of needs reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53969/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
124. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence to report on any progress made in the investigations into the death of a Defence Forces member (details supplied) who was killed on duty in Lebanon (details supplied); when the independent post-incident inquiry will be supplied to the member’s mother; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53962/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
193. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence to report on any progress made in exploring the expansion of the State’s existing naval infrastructure, including exploring the potential for forward operating bases on the east coast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53963/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [51499/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
42. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with trade union and employer representatives at the Labour Employer Economic Forum. [51500/26]