It is very welcome to see the issue of mental health up for discussion again in this House. However, one thing I have noticed over the years of being in here is that there has been a lot of talk about mental health and very little action. Plenty of people are sick and tired of the talk. They want the Government to provide the services that they need and that should be in place for them, particularly in a wealthy Stat…
TDs / Denise Mitchell
Denise Mitchell
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272
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
16,462
words spoken in the chamber
Across 102 contributions
392
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
104
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
Who they ask
The departments their questions were addressed to.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 272 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 102 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 56 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 16 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 16 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 15 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 7 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 11 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 11 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 9 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 11 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 13 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 20 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 6 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 13 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 15 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 22 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 13 | 0 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 47 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Dublin Bay North 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward this very important motion. For years, the housing crisis has been the defining crisis in this State. It has left thousands of single people and families, including children, growing up in emergency accommodation. It has seen huge numbers of young people leave our shores to live in Australia, Canada and elsewhere because they feel they will never be able to own a home of …