TDs / Matt Carthy

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Matt Carthy

Sinn Féin Cavan-Monaghan TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,949
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
191,198
words spoken in the chamber
Across 883 contributions
389
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
252
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 1,949 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 883 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 17 27
February 2025 205 39
March 2025 172 56
April 2025 111 43
May 2025 119 40
June 2025 67 39
July 2025 104 45
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 122 11
October 2025 99 70
November 2025 109 25
December 2025 50 58
January 2026 200 49
February 2026 119 90
March 2026 101 48
April 2026 66 45
May 2026 41 46
June 2026 48 46
July 2026 86 52
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 84 33
October 2026 29 19

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 471 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 Cavan-Monaghan 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
157. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to previous Parliamentary Questions, the initiatives he or his Department or associated State agencies have taken to encourage prospective new owners to establish a business at a facility (details supplied) at Carrickmacross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44959/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline Ireland's position at recent meetings of the EU REACH Committee regarding restrictions on use of lead ammunition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44960/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
509. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 12 February 2026, the date the new school (details supplied) will be completed and open for students. [45736/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
639. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána with 20, 25 and 30 years, or more, of service, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44888/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
715. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff, by role, including solicitors, paralegals, mediators, administrative and other staff employed by the Legal Aid Board currently and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45948/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Education
81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the new special class for a school (details supplied); if her Department will provide the resources necessary to ensure that this class will be operational by the new school year; when formal details will be provided to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44228/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
185. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time of applications and appeals for international protection by quarter in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44575/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of EU citizens subject to re-entry bans to the State in each of the past ten years; the average duration of the bans imposed in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44576/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of EU citizens who have been refused entry to Ireland in each of the past five years on the basis that they had previously been issued with a re-entry ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44577/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people issued with a deportation order and the number of persons deported by the State, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44578/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff currently employed by the International Protection Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, by grade and by function, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44580/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
190. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44581/26]
Matt Carthy Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
191. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44582/26]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1321. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.1 of 14 May 2026 and his comments in the Dáil on 14 May 2026 in response to the question, in which he indicated that the Temporary Protection Direction will likely be extended on a restricted basis; to outline any information he has on the form such an extension would take; and if he will make a st…
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1430. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the enactment dates of each regulation and directive that form the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; the mechanism by which the Government has opted in to each regulation and directive; whether there is a route for Government to opt-out of any regulation or directive at this point or any future point; and if he will make a statement on th…
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the initiatives he has introduced to tackle knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43782/26]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1434. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of knife crime in each garda division in each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43783/26]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
1523. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the fuel support scheme to include those small contractors who are not VAT registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44005/26]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2165. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 450 of 13 November 2025, the current status of orthodontal treatment for a person (details supplied); if she will ensure the person secures orthodontal treatment as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43089/26]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2166. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, awaiting orthodontic treatment for counties Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Meath, respectively; the number waiting less than three, three to six, and six to 12 months, and one to 1.5, 1.5 to two and over two years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43090/26]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2446. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if, any of the HSE regions currently implement the use of a dementia pathways nurse within the ambulance call out team for the ambulance transportation of dementia patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44121/26]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2447. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if, considering the unique challenges involved in ambulance transportation of dementia patients, if she plans to include dementia pathways nurses as an integral part of the NAS in the north-east region when transporting dementia patients, to ensure that the patient experience can be as positive as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44122/2…
Matt Carthy Written 27 May 2026 · to Justice
150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to review the operation of the Private Securities Act 2004; to examine the operation of the provisions of the Act with respect to the training and powers of private security personnel, including in relation to the safeguards regarding the use of physical restraint or disproportionate force; and if he will make a statement on …
Matt Carthy Written 27 May 2026 · to Justice
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will meet with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40542/26]
Matt Carthy Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
160. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount Ireland contributed and received from to the EU Multiannual Financial Framework in the years 2020 and 2025; and the projected amounts for 2027 and 2030. [39896/26]