Matt Carthy
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Sinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 359 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 831 debate contributions
- 1,836 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Cavan-Monaghan 2024-11-29 to present
- party Sinn Féin 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
513. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated legal costs associated with obtaining an Isaac Wunder order in the High Court; whether an assessment has been conducted of the financial barriers faced by victims of vexatious litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52785/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
514. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether consideration has been given to introducing measures allowing family law courts to refuse or filter repeated applications which have previously been determined and which appear intended to harass, intimidate or control another party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52786/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
515. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Courts Service or Judicial Council has considered the introduction of enhanced case-management procedures for dealing with litigants who repeatedly initiate meritless proceedings against the same individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52787/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
542. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the Garda vetting review recommendations; when reforms will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53099/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
543. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who have been reassigned from a Garda station to other responsibilities as part of the operation to police Ireland's Presidency of the EU Council, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53106/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
563. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the cost of establishing an integrated information-sharing system between An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service to ensure that courts have access to accurate and up-to-date information when making bail decisions; if he will provide details of the estimated capital and ongoing costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53349/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
564. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether funding has been allocated, or is proposed to be allocated, for the development of a digital information-sharing system between An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service; the amount of funding identified for this purpose; the anticipated timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53350/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
565. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has examined the feasibility of introducing an information-sharing system between An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service to support bail decision-making; whether comparable systems operating in other jurisdictions have been considered; if he will provide details of the estimated costs associated with establishing such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53351/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
584. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the list of events and engagements that he or his Department will be attending as part of Ireland's Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53611/26]
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2026-07-14 · to Justice
585. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the occasions in which he is scheduled to host EU Ministerial counterparts in Ireland during Ireland's Presidency of the European Council; the locations of such scheduled engagements; the details of entertainment that is proposed for each engagement; the estimated cost to his Department of each such engagement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53612/26]
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2026-07-09 · to Agriculture
54. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement, and its impact upon Irish farmers. [52280/26]
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2026-07-09 · to Agriculture
70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the deployment of the European Crisis Reserve. [52279/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Public Expenditure
23. 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. [51483/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
581. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated first and full-year costs of hiring an additional 500, 1,000 and 1,500 Gardaí, in tabular form. [51436/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
582. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated first and full-year cost of doubling the funding for youth justice interventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51439/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
583. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff in the International Protection Office and International Protection Appeals Tribunal; if his Department plans to increase the number of staff in each following the introduction of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51441/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
584. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the number of staff in the International Protection Office and International Protection Appeals Tribunal by 10%, in tabular form. [51442/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
585. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the financial supports available to victims of crime and witnesses to cover the costs of travel to court and for accommodation where they are required to be available to attend court for a period of days; the annual budgetary allocation for these supports; if these supports are available in a consistent manner across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51443/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
586. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total funding set aside by his Department to allow for the introduction of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51444/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
587. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the targeted recruitment for the International Protection Office and appeals tribunal, following the introduction of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51445/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
588. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost associated with the creation of a new appeals tribunal following the introduction of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51446/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
589. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated first and full-year cost of a 10% increase in the funding for legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51450/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
590. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated annual cost of increasing the funding to promote and assist the development of support services to victims of crime by 10%. [51453/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
591. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost of running the Garda Training College for one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51454/26]
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2026-07-07 · to Justice
592. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total budget allocated to the new Tribunal for Asylum and Returns Appeals (TARA); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51455/26]