• Social Democrats TD for Kildare North
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015
• Entered the Dáil on 11 March 2005 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Departmental Records, Appointments to State Boards, Health Services, Planning Issues

(based on written questions asked by Catherine Murphy and answered by departments)

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

“There must have been some rationale for reopening Stepaside Garda station. If not, a political decision was made to open a particular Garda station. If there was such a rationale, even for Stepaside Garda station, let us see what it was. We were informed by the Garda that the increase in Garda numbers will create a problem in respect of accommodating new members of the force. Some form...”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

“When Mr. O'Brien was with us earlier in the year, he told us that we would be provided with the report imminently. He then came back and revised his commitment. He claimed that he had not been provided with the report, it had to be given to the people who would be named in it, and there were a whole lot of different things that he had not anticipated. We had him back when the inquiry was...”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)

“Yes.”

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• Has spoken in 140 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 833 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 41 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Catherine Murphy speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 915 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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