• RISE TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 11 October 2014 — Byelection
• Email me whenever Paul Murphy speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Human Rights Issues, Animal Welfare, Election Monitoring Missions

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

“We are back to facing a significant crisis of unemployment continuing into next year. The Government’s response is to roll out the old hits and the same old strategies. I am expecting the slogan, "Welfare cheats cheat us all", to be brought out and the individualisation of the problem of unemployment. An important part of that is the work placement experience programme. This is a...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

“I thank the Minister for her answer, which is kind of funny. The funny bit is the claim that it is an entirely new scheme. It is as if the Government knows that the old JobBridge scheme was so widely hated and discredited that it is practically telling us not to worry because it is not JobBridge. If the Government knows how hated and rotten that scheme was, why did it not take on board the...”

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2021)

“I join in thanking all the staff for all the work that has been done over the past seven months in very difficult circumstances. For years, People Before Profit has called for an end to Ireland's tax haven status. We have pointed out that not only is it immoral but it is completely unsustainable. The Government has continually responded over the years by saying that it cannot take...”

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• Has spoken in 206 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 450 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 720 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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