TDs / Ruairí Ó Murchú

Official portrait of Ruairí Ó Murchú

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
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
17 Feb 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Regulation of Drones Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question again put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: From the Seanad
Amendment put
No Carried
10 Feb 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop
No Carried
4 Feb 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee
No Carried
28 Jan 2026 Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
28 Jan 2026 Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
28 Jan 2026 River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
28 Jan 2026 Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."
No Carried
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Amendment put
Yes Lost
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Lost

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.