Matt Carthy
Written
64. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the decision to reinstitute a charge in relation to the junior and leaving certificates. [28420/26]
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Matt Carthy
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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
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Questions asked 1,949 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 883 in all
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| 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
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- constituency Cavan-Monaghan 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Matt Carthy
Written
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanism by which it is ensured that unaccompanied minors seeking international protection are not accommodated alongside those for whom age has not been verified. [28423/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
177. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to provide additional respite capacity for adults and children with disabilities in County Monaghan. [28424/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
256. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has carried out any analysis of university courses in which maximum Leaving Certificate points did not guarantee admission due to demand; if he will list the courses where this applied alongside the number of places available through the CAO for these courses and the number of places availab…
Matt Carthy
Written
273. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to his comments (details supplied) in relation to courses where there would be two students present and a class of 100 on the roll and his comments that some English language schools are acting as tick box exercise to allow people to get work permits; the actions he is taking to ensure enforcement of …
Matt Carthy
Written
436. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to review the current court fees regime, in light of concerns that High Court stamp fees may impede access to justice for individuals seeking to vindicate fundamental rights in areas such as housing, social-welfare entitlements, disability rights, education access, and equality or discrimination claims; and if he will make a …
Matt Carthy
Written
437. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rate of recidivism in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29413/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
482. 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. [29265/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
483. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason an application for respite by a person (details supplied) has been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29266/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
484. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person has been unable to apply for residency (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29267/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
571. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of those studying medicine in higher education institutions in the State at present who are non-EU students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22070/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
572. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has taken any action in response to the repeated call in August 2025 by an association (details supplied) for a cap on the number of international students studying dentistry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22071/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
573. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he is taking to ensure enforcement of regulations in a sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22101/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has carried out any analysis of university courses in which maximum Leaving Certificate points did not guarantee admission due to demand; if he will list the courses where this applied alongside the number of places available through the CAO for these courses; the number of places available …
Matt Carthy
Oral
120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in 2023 to 2025, inclusive, when ambulances in Cavan and Monaghan did not arrive within the targeted timeframe; and the longest period that a person waited. [28365/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the status of a new psychiatric unit at Cavan Hospital; the timeframe within which it is expected to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28364/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
306. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount by which he proposes to raise the price of petrol, diesel and home heating oil through increases to the carbon tax, in each year until 2030. [26716/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
314. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount raised through the carbon tax in each year 2019 to 2025; and the amount projected to be raised in each of the years 2026 to 2030. [26715/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures he has introduced to ensure value-for-money in respect of public capital projects. [26720/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
89. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or his senior officials have had any meetings with National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; if so, the issues discussed at any such meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26717/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has received any reports from the National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; if so, the issues addressed in any such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26718/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
626. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to recognise commercial bus and coach providers who provide services such as school transport, coach tourism, scheduled services and private hire, as a significant stand-alone entity in terms of proposed interventions for financial supports given the sudden surge in fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
627. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if considering the estimated €30 million additional annual fuel burden across the commercial bus and coach industry and the fact that services are now being delivered at a loss placing school transport, rural connectivity, tourism flows and local employment at real and immediate risk, if he will consider targeted supports for those companies in the industry; an…
Matt Carthy
Written
1312. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 28 January 2026, if following the publication of the new DEIS strategy a school (details supplied) will now be in a position to re-apply to be allocated DEIS band 1 status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24495/26]
Matt Carthy
Written
1954. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission’s 2026 report on compensating victims of crime; the Government’s position on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23784/26]