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TDs / Maurice Quinlivan
Maurice Quinlivan
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317
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
56,958
words spoken in the chamber
Across 164 contributions. Plus 3 contributions from the chair, not counted
425
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
90
topics asked about
Across 16 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 317 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 164 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 31 | 9 |
| March 2025 | 18 | 10 |
| April 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 32 | 12 |
| June 2025 | 15 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 15 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 19 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 21 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 26 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 9 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 23 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 13 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 4 | 10 |
| June 2026 | 11 | 7 |
| July 2026 | 13 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 15 | 11 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 88 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 Limerick City 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
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I extend my sympathy and solidarity to the English family, who suffered such horrendous loss in last week's vicious murders in Waterford. A family has been utterly destroyed, communities across Waterford are devastated and the entire nation is grieving because of the barbaric criminal actions of a drugs gang.
Drug debt intimidation takes many forms, from threats and criminal damage to assaults and sexual exploitatio…
Time is up, Deputy, unless the Minister of State wants to make a very quick response.
Deputy, we are out of time.
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case:
Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the proposed closure of the dementia unit at St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire, Cork.
Deputy Micheál Carrigy - To discuss issues in healthcare services in Longford-Westmeath.
Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss measures to…
As the Minister of State is aware, the mid-west region has been underfunded for decades by successive governments. We are now left cruelly exposed as winter approaches and the hands and tools of staff who need to deliver vital services are tied. The Minister of State will be aware that the HSE met with local representatives from Limerick, Clare and Tipperary and what it told us was stark. The feedback from the briefi…
I thank the Minister of State. We all agree that more than one intervention is needed. Where is the urgency? I did not hear any urgency in the Minister of State's response. I am deeply concerned about the feedback I received from the HSE yesterday, and I put my concerns on record. The Government should not say in January or February that it was not aware of the scale of the crisis or the challenges our hospitals face…
Will there be acute beds? We do not know.
This morning, in the audiovisual room, we heard from newly qualified nurses and midwives who have finished their training but have no certainty as to if, when or ever they will be offered contracts. This is despite the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, saying there are substantial hospital vacancies. I spoke with some of those nurses and midwives this morning and I was struck by some of the comments. Quit…
We are never short of money for agency staff but cannot hire graduates who would deliver a service at much less cost. Why is the Government at every turn wasting public money?
Will the Government ensure the nurses and midwives who train will be offered a job when they graduate?
I commend the public sector workers in Limerick and across the State for their dignified, necessary and appropriate strike action yesterday. I stand in full solidarity with these workers. Unlike what some Government leaders have cynically suggested, they did not want to take industrial action. It was a measure of last resort. Yesterday among those I met were nurses and healthcare professionals at both the Coombe and …
Yesterday, the staff at the CCTV operation centre in Moyross were issued with a protective notice because no funding commitment has been provided from the Department of justice, the Department that should be funding this project. Let us be clear: this is a vital service established in the aftermath of the Limerick feud in the early 2000s, a dark period of Limerick's history that none of us ever want to see repeated. …
Increasing public transport fares during a cost-of-living crisis is wrong. It is short-sighted, unfair and hits those least able to afford it hardest, namely, young people, students, pensioners, workers and families already struggling to make ends meet. People are being asked to pay more for a service that is already falling short. Simply put, it is higher fares for an incomplete service. The National Transport Autho…
For years, disabled children and their families have been failed by successive Governments. They have been promised rights, supports and services, but too often those promises have not been delivered. Families have been left waiting for assessments, therapies, school supports and basic services. They have been forced to fight the State for what should already be available to them as a matter of law and dignity. This …
Neutrality and our triple lock have served us well and should continue to do so. The Irish people are proud of our history of neutrality, diplomacy and peacekeeping. We are particularly proud of our Defence Forces and the role they have played as peacekeepers in some of the most dangerous conflict zones in the world. In deployments in Europe, Africa and Lebanon, they have done us all proud.
I am opposed to the steps…
In recent years, there have been some improvements on the bus transport in Limerick city, with routes such as the 310 from Annacotty to the city centre being rolled out. These new routes and improvements have to be welcomed, but significant gaps remain in the provision of bus services across Limerick city. Condell Road in Limerick is an example in this regard. Hundreds of new homes, which were built in recent years a…
As stated, good progress has been made regarding transport in the mid-west, but we still lag way behind other areas across the State. Last year, I published a report on bus infrastructure in areas on the north side of Limerick City. It clearly showed that working class areas lack basic services and that they had no bus stops, signage or bus shelters. Some work was done on the back of that report. Some of the signage …
The cost-of-living crisis is impacting families of all backgrounds. The bite is being felt at the petrol pump, at the grocery till, in the utility bills and beyond. For working families, one of the most expensive monthly outlays is childcare fees. Families in Limerick with both parents working full time who are not fortunate enough to have additional family support are paying up to €300 per week on crèche fees. For t…
As an island with a dispersed population, connectivity is crucial to our continued economic development. To continue this development it is necessary to lift the passenger cap in Dublin Airport while also focusing on delivering balanced regional aviation growth. That is something I suggest this Government and its predecessor have failed to do. Last year, Dublin Airport exceeded the passenger cap by more than 4 millio…
I move:
That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters entitled "Report on Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 25th March, 2026.
I welcome the opportunity to move this motion and to present the committee's report on inclusive education for persons with disabilities. I acknowledge the disabled learners, fam…
I thank the Minister of State for his kind and supportive comments for the committee and its members. It is much appreciated. I thank all of the members of the committee who contributed to the report, turned up to meetings, read all of the submissions, made suggestions, changes and amendments and helped us to deliver what I believe is a good report. I hope it will be accepted. I want to I record my thanks to the comm…
Ballinacurra Weston in Limerick is one of the most disadvantaged areas in this State. This time last year, the Minister, Deputy Calleary, acknowledged it was an area forgotten by the State and that it now has Government support. He made those comments while visiting Our Lady of Lourdes Community Centre. That same centre is now facing the daunting task of telling local families there are no early childcare places for …
-----or will Ballinacurra Weston once again be forgotten by Government?