Official portrait of Ruairí Ó Murchú

Ruairí Ó Murchú

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Sinn Féin · Louth · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1212. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the way medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards are treated as assessable savings or means by his Department and State agencies under his Department’s remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1418. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress being made to comply with Article 12(2) of Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43289/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1528. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail according to RHA, the number of full-time residential places currently for those with physical or mobility-related disabilities, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44027/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1625. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason binding national and international obligations under both the UNCRPD and the UNCRC have failed to translate into frontline practice (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42999/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1651. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware that the HSE is proposing to establish multidisciplinary teams to improve services for people with disabilities; if so, whether these plans will be delayed, scaled back or otherwise impacted as a result of the current financial position and spending controls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43297/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1682. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to pausing the implementation of further restructuring measures of Special Care Services, pending meaningful review and engagement with staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43545/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1683. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to having immediate Departmental oversight of current staffing and operational safety within Special Care Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43546/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1684. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if staffing ratios, workforce sustainability and overtime dependency in Special Care Services will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43547/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1685. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department would consider direct engagement with Special Care Services’ staff representatives on the challenges currently facing the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43548/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1717. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail according to RHA, the number of full-time residential places currently for those with intellectual disabilities in facilities, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44026/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2227. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent of the HSE overspend; the impact this is having on disability services in each RHA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43293/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2228. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to address the HSE overspend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43294/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2229. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether any investigation will be carried out into how HSE overspending occurred; if accountability measures will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43295/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2230. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if people who rely on essential services (details supplied) are likely to be disproportionately affected by any spending restrictions imposed as a result of HSE overspending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43296/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2278. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the treating member State determines that a telemedicine consult is sufficient under the EU Cross Border Health Directive, therefore no face-to-face consultation is necessary prior to in-patient care; the way in which an Irish patient or the HSE dictate to the treating member State how to provide the healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43550/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2401. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if funding is available from her Department or the HSE so that GP surgeries can be equipped for patients with mobility issues and disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44025/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2405. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent to which consumer-directed home support models are currently available through the HSE for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; the total value of funding allocated to such models in the current HSE budget; the total number of home support hours provided under them to date in 2026; the number of persons who have benefited from them to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44043/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the extent to which personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds are currently available through the HSE for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; the total value of funding allocated to these arrangements in the current HSE budget; the total number of home support hours provided under them so far this year; the number of persons who have benefited from them so far this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44044/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2407. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the way in which the pilot programme for personal budgets has been undertaken by the HSE; the main conclusions arising from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44045/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2408. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria that apply to consumer-directed home support models for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions, including whether access is limited by diagnosis, assessed level of need or geographic area; and separately; the eligibility criteria that apply to personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds for the same cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44046/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2409. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the home care providers most commonly used under consumer-directed home support models for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44047/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2410. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the providers or organisations most commonly used under personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44048/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2411. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans to extend consumer-directed home support models on a national basis for people aged over 65 with neurological conditions; whether there are plans to expand personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds on a national basis for the same cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44049/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2412. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received consumer-directed home support models through the HSE; the total number of hours provided under such models, in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44050/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Health
2413. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received support through personal budget arrangements and personal managed funds; the total number of hours provided under those arrangements, in each of the past three years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44051/26]
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