Liam Quaide
Written
429. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes nationally in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [16419/26]
TDs / Liam Quaide
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
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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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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Cork East 29 November 2024 to now
- party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Liam Quaide
Written
430. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to increase the number of early intervention classes nationally in 2026/2027. [16420/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
823. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE community mental health nurse provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16413/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
824. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE social worker provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area, of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16414/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
825. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE occupational therapy provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16415/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
826. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE psychology provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16416/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
827. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current WTE psychiatry provision, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16417/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
828. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current number of approved psychiatry posts, per head of population, in psychiatry of later life services in each integrated healthcare area of each health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16418/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
835. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints relating to mental health services that have been submitted through the Your Service, Your Say complaints system in each of the past three years; whether any audits or reviews have been carried out on these complaints, including assessments of complainant satisfaction with the resolution process; if so, whether the findings of these audits…
Liam Quaide
Oral
3. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the abinet committee on health will next meet. [11618/26]
Liam Quaide
Oral
29. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the 44th British-Irish Council summit. [13982/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
443. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagements he has had with the tourism industry regarding the role of online booking platforms and the commission and fees they are charging affecting the profitability of small, local tourism businesses; whether his Department has considered a Government-backed booking platform for the tourism industry; and if he will make a state…
Liam Quaide
Written
774. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if guidelines are in place in relation to the use of tasers on persons experiencing mental health crises, neurodivergent individuals, persons with intellectual disabilities, children and young people, older persons, and other vulnerable groups; if so, if he will publish such guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…
Liam Quaide
Written
1111. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1228 of 10 February 2026, if the Mental Health Commission will provide details, not available in its annual Restrictive Practices activity report, relating to the duration of restraint and the rationale for such around instances of "enduring mechanical restraint" in mental health settings under its regulatory remit; and if sh…
Liam Quaide
Written
1117. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the role of directors of psychology will be developed in all health regions; if their reporting relationship is to the director of health and social care professions or the regional executive officer; if the title of this role is director of psychology or regional director of psychology and if they are proposed to be part of the regional directorate of health …
Liam Quaide
Written
1118. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop directors of disciplines such as occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy which are experiencing crises in waiting-lists, in addition to psychology, within primary care services. [15204/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
1119. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on recruitment to the role of director of health and social care professions across each health region. [15205/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
1120. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the remit of directors of nursing extends to both adult mental health services and child and adolescent mental health services in each health region; to identify health regions where the remit is different; and the rationale for this. [15206/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
1121. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the clinicians implicated in over-prescribing practices in the North Kerry CAMHS have worked in other services outside of this catchment and whether cases they may have been involved in outside North Kerry will also now be subject to review. [15207/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
1122. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the clinicians implicated in over-prescribing practices in North Kerry CAMHS continue to work in the Irish health service. [15208/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
98. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to phase out her Department's current and increasing reliance on private for-profit companies for the provision of disability services; if she will commit to multi-annual funding of State, not-for-profit providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12931/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
119. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of adults with an intellectual disability awaiting residential placement, per health region, and for a categorisation of wait times in years and months. [12930/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
5. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the financial penalties, including lump sum payments and daily fines, for failing to transpose EU directives into national law in 2025; the EU directives being infringed, the Department responsible; and the total amount of each fine, in tabular form. [13184/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
205. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans to adjust the qualifying criteria for carer's allowance so that those who care for someone for at least 30 hours per week can qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12933/26]
Liam Quaide
Written
223. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will enact the recommendations relevant to his Department outlined in the Joint Committee on Drugs Use Interim Report published on 22 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13120/26]