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 Oral 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on water quality will next meet. [34547/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
48. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [37338/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin City Taskforce report. [39591/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
87. 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. [39592/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
103. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [43528/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
111. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [43529/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
117. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [45334/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
120. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he plans to publish the National Security Strategy in 2026. [45336/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
1. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress of the establishment of the new autism assessment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47690/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
24. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting on assessment of needs over the statutory waiting time, in each RHA area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47426/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
84. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the caseload weighting system for Tusla is currently fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47428/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Education
320. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of primary schools that are awaiting a formal lease agreement to be finalised after their management was taken over by State-run entities such as ETBs from the Catholic church, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47088/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Education
321. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and location of secondary schools that are awaiting a formal lease agreement to be finalised after their management was taken over by State-run entities such as ETBs from the Catholic church; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47089/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
881. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a ministerial priority within the HSE national service plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of the national diabetes strategy; and if she will…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
882. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health with reference to the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy and the appendix outlining staffing gaps in current service provision, whether funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the HSE Dublin and north-east area to include acute hospital diabetes services, community specialist teams, paediatr…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail the amount that was paid in respect of the provision of the free TV licence aspect of the household benefits payment in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45430/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
41. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify, if a household benefits package is backdated; the way in which the TV licence aspect of it is paid to An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
175. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the grants and supports that are available to organisations and charities to cover the purchase of specialist transport or vehicles for disabled visitors and customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45427/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
206. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport when funding, needed to progress and complete the active travel projects in County Louth will be released; the amount of funding that has been deemed to be needed in order to fully deliver the active travel projects in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45428/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
233. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport when the recently announced pilot scrappage scheme will be reviewed; the way in which it will be reviewed; when a decision will be taken as to whether it will be extended or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44467/26]