• Solidarity 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, Greyhound Industry, Animal Welfare, Health Services, Gender Recognition

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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

“I join in the thanks to the many workers who make this place tick. I raise the case of the 35-year-old Irish father of three who was held by the US authorities for 100 days. He overstayed his ESTA visa by three days because of a medical condition. He was then taken by ICE and held for two months before being transferred into the regular prison system. The story is horrendous and...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

“It is the final week of Dáil sittings before the summer recess. When we return, the schools will already have started. The Minister for education previously stated that it was her intention that every child needing special education would have a place come September. Will that commitment be met or will children be left without appropriate school places? Over the course of the past...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

“To go back to the 260, will they get offers of school places or will they be forced to turn up outside the Dáil before we come back?”

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• Has spoken in 174 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 978 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1287 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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