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 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
45. 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. [53176/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
64. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [51501/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [53177/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [53178/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
93. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [49237/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [49238/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
34. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of the implementation of the revitalised RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53321/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
899. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to supply the travel and subsistence claimed, by all ranks of Registrars from the Civil Registration Service north-east for each of the months from 1 May 2025 to 1 May 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53577/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 9 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming Report recommendations will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52192/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 9 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
67. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the accelerated capital allowance for farm safety equipment, consanguinity relief (land transfers) and 100% stock relief for young farmers and registered farm partnerships will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52193/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applications; the value of applications; and the location of applications, received under the revised criteria for the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme announced in May, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51477/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
44. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the new payment rates being operated under the new criminal legal aid scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51476/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
38. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on recent engagement at EU level on the EU-Israel agreement and the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49807/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
52. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons there have been significant issues with passport card printing recently; if the printing of passport books has been affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49806/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
137. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken by his Department to improve the further and higher education experience and supports available for students with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49772/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work being carried out in his Department to further streamline cross-Border further and higher education anomalies, including the recognition of awards and the engagement by the CAO system with students from the North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49775/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 1 Jul 2026 · to Justice
17. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the work in his Department to counter money laundering in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49236/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Justice
33. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has engaged with the Law Society of Ireland following the commencement of industrial action by some solicitors; whether the changes to the legal aid structure will go ahead as planned on 1 July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49235/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
62. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [43527/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
33. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the creation of the new planned personal investment account regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48133/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
61. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to further regulate the promotion and sale of unregulated financial instruments following the collapse of a company (details supplied) which generated most of its capital through unregulated, high-yield loan notes from ordinary pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48132/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
149. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when additional funding for housing adaptation grants in County Louth, applications to which have been closed since May 2026 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48225/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
319. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement there has been between his Department and other Government departments recently in relation to the request for firefighters to be able to work past the age of 62 years, subject to medicals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40452/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Children
398. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with physical disabilities under the age of 65 currently residing in nursing homes or other inappropriate settings due to the unavailability of suitable residential accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48406/26]