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 12 May 2026 · to Justice
786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department owns a residential property (details supplied), as reported in a media outlet; the circumstances in which the property was purchased; and the intended purpose for which his Department will utilise the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34135/26]
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
787. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS applicants that are housed by his Department in residential properties (that would be described as family homes) currently, and for each month since January 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34136/26]
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
809. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the guidelines that are in place with regard to the entitlements under the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to inform victims and survivors of significant developments relating to their abuser; if a review has been carried out into the way these guidelines operate in practice; the findings of any such review; and if he will…
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
829. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 7 October 2025, if he will provide an update on guidelines from the Judicial Committee established in July 2024, further to a review of the role of expert reports in the family law process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34524/26]
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
830. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No’s. 421 and 422 of 7 October 2025, the status of the six recommendations to address the issues linked to actions within the Family Justice Strategy; the status of recommendations with the Parental Alienation Research Report and Policy Paper, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
842. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 7 October 2025, if he will report on the work of the Family Justice Strategy 2022 - 2025, a Family Justice Training Working Group; the status of the review into existing training needs for those working within family justice; the timeframe in which he intends effective and relevant training …
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
843. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 7 October 2025, if he will report on the work of the Voice of the Child working group; the timeframe in which he expects Voice of the Child guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34871/26]
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Children
959. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the CDNTs within which there are family representatives adopted and in place; those for which there is a vacancy; the CDNTs in which any family representatives have stood down since January 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34388/26]
Matt Carthy Written 7 May 2026 · to Culture
14. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the supports available through his Department and bodies under its aegis, such as Sport Ireland, to support darts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33096/26]
Matt Carthy Written 7 May 2026 · to Culture
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps that Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33095/26]
Matt Carthy Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
105. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the current total number of members of the Reserve Defence Forces, based in each county, and the corresponding figures for 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021. [33099/26]
Matt Carthy Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
127. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the functions formerly performed by the Defence Forces that the Government has outsourced since 2020. [33100/26]
Matt Carthy Written 6 May 2026 · to Justice
630. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the citizenship status of children born in Ireland to parents who are living in the State under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32241/26]
Matt Carthy Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
29. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe in which he expects to complete a review of means testing in the social protection system. [30069/26]
Matt Carthy Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will amend the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension, and to increase the current means limit of €100, which has been in place since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30070/26]
Matt Carthy Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the total allocations for local road maintenance and improvement to Monaghan and Cavan County Councils for the years 2020-2025 inclusive; and the proposed allocation for 2026. [30071/26]
Matt Carthy Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to provide an additional allocation to local authorities for the purpose of local road maintenance and improvement, beyond the allocations currently announced, considering the announced funding will be insufficient to carry out the works that have been deemed necessary by many local authorities. [30072/26]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to TAMS in each of the years 2019 to 2025; the outturn; the amount allocated in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31095/26]
Matt Carthy Oral 28 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the initiatives he or his Department or associated State agencies have taken to encourage prospective new owners to establish a business at the former factory (details supplied) at Carrickmacross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/26]
Matt Carthy Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
181. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the review of the critical skills occupations list and ineligible occupations list; whether the review will take into consideration the availability of housing in addition to the needs of the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30068/26]
Matt Carthy Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Finance
440. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in relation to the upcoming VAT reduction for services including hair dressing, whether his Department has conducted any analysis of the feasibility and cost of applying the reduction to associated services such as those provided by beauty salons, nail technicians and skin clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30853/26]
Matt Carthy Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
933. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the geographical criteria used in determining placement for respite care for adults with intellectual disability; if a home address in a specific county automatically disqualifies an individual from accessing respite care in another county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29865/26]
Matt Carthy Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
934. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been unable to apply for residence in St. Christophers Longford residential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29867/26]
Matt Carthy Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1064. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused an application for respite care in St. Christophers, Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29866/26]
Matt Carthy Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process for a school to appeal a negative decision in relation to applications for DEIS status. [28419/26]