• 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): Human Rights Issues, Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Animal Welfare, Election Monitoring Missions, Departmental Contracts Data

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

“I will add to that by asking for confirmation that nobody else will be moved into the centre and underline the point that it should not have come to a hunger strike. People should not have been forced into that situation where they felt they had no other choice. This crisis has been discussed openly including in the media, protests, organisation and support from the local community for...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

“Anyone who has heard about what is happening in the Skellig Star is utterly horrified. It was so bad that it drove people to engage in a hunger strike. Coronavirus spread like wildfire through this direct provision centre. As I understand it, it has still not yet been inspected. Food and water were rationed. At one stage, people were limited to 1 l of water per day. A letter I received...”

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

“I request that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.”

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• Has spoken in 130 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 197 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 557 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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