• Social Democrats TD for Kildare North
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015
• Entered the Dáil on 11 March 2005 — Byelection
• Email me whenever Catherine Murphy speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Departmental Records, Appointments to State Boards, Planning Issues, Health Services

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (13 Mar 2019)

“149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his representation on the drugs and alcohol task force will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12651/19]”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (13 Mar 2019)

“163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to instances in which a serving prison officer recorded and-or made hand notes of engagements between prisoners and their legal representatives which were then sent to a chief officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/19]”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

“I understand that the Government approved the appointment of a judge for the independent assessment for the CervicalCheck non-disclosure ex gratiapayment last week and that the decision was to be finalised at the Cabinet meeting this week. Did this happen? When will the details be made known to the women in question? Furthermore, what are the timelines for the assessment and for the...”

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• Has spoken in 113 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 980 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.
• 45 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Catherine Murphy speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1017 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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