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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 5 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual amount in fees which third level institutions received from students on Stamp 2 permissions in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8967/26]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
443. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the detail of any assessments or reports on the fees generated by international students in third level education carried out or received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8977/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
163. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the proposed EU-India Trade Agreement includes a mobility agreement; and, if so, what this will mean for Ireland in terms of citizens from India moving to Ireland and Irish citizens moving to India; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8149/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
183. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7760/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Defence
214. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7762/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Transport
253. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7775/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Finance
387. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7765/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
449. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016 [7764/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
501. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7763/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Culture
620. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7761/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
654. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7769/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
722. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7773/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
760. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to designate a unit within An Garda Síochána to act as the verifying authority in the State for the purpose of Article 6 of the Eurodac Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7619/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
761. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí employed in the Garda National Immigration Bureau in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
762. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the qualification or language competencies a cultural mediator will be required to have under the International Protection Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7622/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
822. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has carried out an assessment as to whether the mobility framework associated with the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, upon which negotiations concluded on 27 January 2026, will form part of the trade proposal that the Commission will bring to the Council, and therefore be subject to qualified majority voting (details …
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
826. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the measures under protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which Ireland opted out of in each year since the introduction of the protocol, to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8237/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
827. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following the review of protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union published in 2025, to list the measures which Ireland previously opted out of where opting in is now under consideration, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8238/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
864. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7758/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
899. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure that the recently implemented Tusla structural reform will not alter the national programme status, ring-fenced programme budget, local governance and autonomy, and cradle to grave community development approach by family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7565/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
909. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's Circular 25/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7759/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1054. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; the contact information of each available to Members of the Oireachtas, as per Department of public expenditure and reform Circular 25/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7768/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1206. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7767/26]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Rural
1220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/26]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
47. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his role in appointing members to the board of Bord Bia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6548/26]