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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
Show as a table
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 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1234. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the statutory reporting requirements which currently applies to the use of chemical restraint in approved centres; whether such episodes must be individually logged, audited and inspected; and whether she will publish centre-level data on its use. [10503/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Finance
403. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if all carers who have outstanding tax payments were to pay in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8559/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
425. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the accessibility of Dublin Castle grounds during the EU presidency; when restrictions begin and end, specifically if the public will be able to enter grounds of the Castle via Palace Street, and walk to the Dubh Linn Gardens, and if the Chester Beatty library wil…
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
426. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the duration of construction works at the 'Castle steps' beside Dublin Castle, leading from Ship Street to Castle Street; when they will be complete; if this passage will be open to the public during the EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
427. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when works will be complete on the Record Tower at Dublin Castle, and when he expects it to be open as part of the visitor experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8562/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
428. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the implementation of the Dublin Castle Strategic Framework Plan, with particular reference to the dilapidated condition of Dame Lane; further to this, since 2020, the number of meetings that have taken place between himself or his officials and staff at Dublin City Council in r…
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
429. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his officials will refurbish the entrance doors of Kilmainham Gaol Courthouse, which are in a dilapidated condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8564/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
430. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the works on the new bridge in the War Memorial Gardens; when they will be complete; the estimated opening date for members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8565/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
431. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when works will be complete on the Magazine Fort at the Phoenix Park; when he expects it to be open for guided tours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8566/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
729. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether compensation following an accident is taken into consideration during the income assessment for disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8122/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
730. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on his plans to reform the disability allowance and remove anomalies in the means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8123/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1024. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of approved occupational therapy posts, per population, in psychiatry of later life services across each health region; if there are integrated health areas that currently do not have approved occupational therapy posts, in tabular form [7685/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1025. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of approved social work posts, per population, in psychiatry of later life services across each health region; if there are integrated health areas that currently do not have approved social work posts, in tabular form [7686/26]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1026. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of approved community mental health nurse posts, per population, in psychiatry of later life services across each health region; if there are integrated health areas that currently do not have approved community mental health nurse posts, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7687/26]
Liam Quaide Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
7. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports currently in place to address mental health challenges and loneliness among farmers in rural communities, including community-based initiatives and outreach programmes; whether his Department has plans to expand or coordinate these supports with national mental-health initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Liam Quaide Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the EU-African Union summit. [5586/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
542. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students in post-primary schools, by county, who have a recommendation for a special class placement but do not have a place in the current academic year. [6260/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
543. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the NCSE provides a specific continuing professional development course on running a post-primary special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6261/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
544. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the advice provided by the NCSE to teachers with respect to their participation in an assessment of need report; whether they can decline to provide assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6262/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
545. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school giving priority to a post-primary special class placement to a student already enrolled in the school, but who only just received an autism diagnosis, and a recommendation requiring a post-primary special class placement would contravene either the Schools Admissions Act 2018 and/or Circular 0039/2025; and if she will make a statement on t…
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
546. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to specify a minimum number of administration hours per teacher assigned to a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6264/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
547. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in post-primary fee-paying schools; and the number of those same students enrolled in a special class, in the current academic year. [6265/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
548. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled in post-DEIS schools; and the number of those same students enrolled in a special class, in the current academic year. [6266/26]