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Liam Quaide

Social Democrats Cork East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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1,240
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
78,139
words spoken in the chamber
Across 330 contributions. Plus 21 contributions from the chair, not counted
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
215
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 1,240 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 330 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 1 0
February 2025 49 17
March 2025 42 7
April 2025 122 5
May 2025 49 17
June 2025 75 30
July 2025 51 30
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 52 9
October 2025 47 19
November 2025 56 29
December 2025 40 22
January 2026 91 18
February 2026 81 24
March 2026 118 16
April 2026 106 23
May 2026 82 14
June 2026 76 17
July 2026 62 9
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 31 8
October 2026 9 15

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 195 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Cork East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Liam Quaide Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Children
286. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment and the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22597/26]
Liam Quaide Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Children
287. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22598/26]
Liam Quaide Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Children
288. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22599/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 24 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent meeting of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [16305/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 24 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18160/26]
Liam Quaide Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
334. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the criteria by which he ensures vehicles availing of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme are genuinely and to the greatest extent possible universally accessible to wheelchair users; if his attention has been drawn to a particular vehicle type (details supplied) whose rear-loading configuration severely limits accessibility; his plans to ensure that…
Liam Quaide Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
335. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure only drivers who have successfully completed the approved wheelchair manual handling course be permitted to drive, operate, lease, or otherwise use a wheelchair accessible vehicle under the WAV licence scheme to ensure these vehicles are operated by drivers properly trained to assist wheelchair users safely and respectfully; and if he will m…
Liam Quaide Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
728. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to monitor the real-world implications of use of the child maintenance calculator to ensure it reflects the real cost of raising children; the role he intends the child maintenance calculator to play in judicial decision-making; if he plans for future iterations to include education, childcare, medical and disability related …
Liam Quaide Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
983. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the effects of temporary rehabilitation remuneration on the pension entitlements of healthcare workers with long Covid who avail of it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22223/26]
Liam Quaide Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
449. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a register for advance healthcare directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21086/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18601/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18619/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18637/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
20. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff from her Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18593/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
21. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff from her Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18611/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
22. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff from her Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18629/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens currently registered her Department, or travelling in Qatar that have requested consular assistance; the engagement her Department has had with them in relation to evacuation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19624/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
46. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had with EU partners regarding coordinated evacuation or consular assistance from Qatar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19625/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
47. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether more charter flights or other evacuation supports are being considered for Irish citizens seeking to leave Qatar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19626/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
76. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18587/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
77. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18605/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
78. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18623/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Defence
157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff from her Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18589/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Defence
158. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff from her Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18607/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Defence
159. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff from her Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18625/26]