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Ruairi Ó Murchú TD
- Sinn Fein TD for Louth
- Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
- Email me whenever Ruairi Ó Murchú speaks (no more than once per day)
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, National Broadband Plan, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Broadband Infrastructure, Dental Services
(based on written questions asked by Ruairi Ó Murchú and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2024)
“Yes, we have a problem with most things in Dundalk. I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for bringing forward the aptly-named Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill. I thank the Minister of State and the Government for not opposing it. Everyone agrees that this is the sort of thing that can become a big issue for neighbours and for many of us as elected representatives. I remember as a...”
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)
“I will bring up a similar issue. It is not only the lack of bus drivers. Sometimes, it is the issue of the number of buses and the state of some of them. Yesterday, there were five cancellations of the 100X expressway, which is the Dundalk to Dublin bus. It is the bus that goes to the airport so it can be imagined how much of a disaster cancellations are for people trying to avoid...”
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)
“Could we look at the 100X route?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 282 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 187 written questions in the last year — 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 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 10 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Ruairi Ó Murchú speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 623 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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