Liam Quaide
Written
1636. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health when and in what facility in Ireland electro-convulsive therapy was last used as a mental health treatment for minors. [30673/25]
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
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Questions asked 1,240 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 330 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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
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- constituency Cork East 29 November 2024 to now
- party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Liam Quaide
Written
1637. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of the use of electro-convulsive therapy as a mental health treatment for minors since 2010, namely frequency and in what settings. [30674/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
524. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the ten most expensive assessments of need commissioned by the HSE for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the name of the private organisation carrying out the assessment in each case; and the cost associated with each. [28783/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
659. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total number of children and adolescents on the primary care psychology waiting-lists in each regional health area; the breakdown of the total number of months and years waiting; and the longest wait-time as of 1 April 2025, in tabular form. [28784/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
660. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total number of children and adolescents on the CAMHS psychology waiting-lists in each regional health area; the breakdown of the total number of months and years waiting; and the longest wait-time as of 1 April 2025, in tabular form. [28785/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
229. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide a timeline for when the future of the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be decided; when a decision will be made on a successor scheme to the pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27755/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
303. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the membership of the family justice implementation group. [27957/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
104. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach for an update on the disability unit regarding funding commitments to the unit, staffing levels, consultation with disability groups and meetings of the unit that have been arranged to date. [26436/25]
Liam Quaide
Oral
66. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available for the acquisition of buildings for community use to help the regeneration of rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26170/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
106. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the schemes in place to help address loneliness and social isolation in rural areas and communities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26172/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
247. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department has assessed the impact of the housing crisis on the Irish language, as native speakers are forced out of rural Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26171/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
329. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the publication date of her Department's Disability Strategy. [26437/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
177. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for the projected costs of implementing the Mental Health Bill, including the cost of staffing that will be needed to expand the remit of the Mental Health Commission; and if there is a full funding commitment given by the Government to cover these costs. [26260/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
283. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the electric vehicle grant for taxis, hackneys and limousines (eSPSV) to include hybrid vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25371/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
361. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a breakdown of cost overruns stemming from capital projects under his Department's remit that were in excess of €100,000 at original cost projection and overran by 20% or from 2020 to 2025, across each county, detailing the name of the project, the original cost projection and the latest cost projectio…
Liam Quaide
Written
455. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will grant an additional special education class for a school (details supplied) for the 2025-26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25533/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
537. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the available supports for a property in need of repair before its owner can offer its use to a local authority for social housing, but which has not been vacant for at least 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25175/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
769. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the reinstatement of therapists from children disability network teams back to special schools since August 2024, and a breakdown of relevant figures including of recruitment attempts to backfill those posts within CDNTs following reinstatement of those therapists in special schools. [25749/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
843. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of cost overruns stemming from HSE capital projects that were in excess of €100,000 at original cost projection and overran by 20% or more from 2020 to 2025, detailing the name of the project, the original cost projection and the latest cost projection, to include projects that are planned, in train or completed for the years in question, in tabula…
Liam Quaide
Written
844. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for the average monthly cost to the HSE of a full-time agency staff psychiatrist, clinical nurse specialist, staff nurse, psychologist, social worker and occupational therapist; and to ask for a comparison of average monthly salary costs to the HSE for a staff member who is directly employed by the HSE across the same disciplines, in tabular form. [25712/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
53. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the programme to be put in place by his Department to arrange for Uisce Éireann to take in charge wastewater treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24542/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
106. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure the protection of hedgerow habitats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23721/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
1. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the number of certificates of withholding from public inspection of departmental records approved by his Department under the National Archives Act 1986 in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 respectively, by Department or State agency, in tabular form. [24515/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
37. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of real estate investment trusts in Ireland; the rate of effective corporation tax paid by such entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24518/25]
Liam Quaide
Written
38. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance the number of applicants to the help-to-buy scheme who were required to pay the payment back to the Revenue Commissioners as they did not live in the property for at least five years after buying or building it, in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. [24521/25]