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
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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 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
700. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total membership of the Garda Reserve, and the number who volunteered time, in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54940/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
701. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his proposals to reinvigorate the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54942/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
702. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the WTE civilian allocation to An Garda Síochána in the years 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54943/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
703. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of judges in each court in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the recommendations he has received with regard to increasing the size of the judiciary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54944/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
704. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the WTE staffing of the Irish Prison Service; the allocation and expenditure related to such, in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54945/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
705. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount allocated for compensation for personal injuries criminally inflicted in the years 2020 to date; and the amount expended, in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54946/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
720. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the delivery of a domestic violence refuge in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55431/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
721. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the delivery of a domestic violence refuge in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55432/25]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
731. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken further to the imposition of disease control measures following a suspected case of avian influenza in the North of Ireland; the compensation available to farmers should a cull be mandated in the South; the timeframe in which impacted farmers could be expected to be paid any such compensation under such circumstan…
Matt Carthy Oral 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
1. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will support the introduction of protection orders for victims of sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54195/25]
Matt Carthy Oral 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following the issues identified in the annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding the management of international protection accommodation contracts, he will initiate a full and thorough look back review into the way in which public money has been spent on IPAS accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the…
Matt Carthy Oral 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
9. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce measures to reduce the number of stamp 2 visa permissions granted annually in view of the pressures on student accommodation and housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54041/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
50. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a historical investigations unit to allow for independent police investigation into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill treatment, as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54042/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
57. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the changes he will introduce to the accommodation recognition scheme in view of its impact on the private rental market, and the fact that landlords are using this scheme to avoid tenancy obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54043/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for increasing the Garda training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54039/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
94. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the process by which persons are nominated or appointed by the State to serve as members of the permanent court of arbitration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54400/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
95. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the eligibility criteria applied in the selection of persons nominated by the State to the permanent court of arbitration; and if such criteria was publicly available in advance of the most recent appointments on 4 April 2024 and 13 May 2025. [54401/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
96. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the body or persons responsible for assessing candidates for appointment to the permanent court of arbitration; and the measures in place to ensure impartiality and independence in that assessment. [54402/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
97. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the records or documentation relating to the consideration of candidates for nomination to the permanent court of arbitration; and if he will make such records available. [54403/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
98. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the rationale provided for the most recent appointments to the permanent court of arbitration on 4 April 2024 and 13 May 2025; and the way in which the process ensured transparency and fairness in accordance with best practice for public appointments. [54404/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
251. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres and the number of IPAS residents associated with contracts for which the payment per bed per day are above €70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54287/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
252. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres and the number of IPAS residents associated with new or renewed contracts for each month in 2025; the numbers therein for which the payment per bed per day are now above €70, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54288/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
253. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average total time, from initial application to final appeal decision, for IPAS applications that were refused in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54289/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
254. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average period of time between a first instance refusal for an IPAS application and the submission of an appeal by applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54290/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
255. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS decisions issued in each month of 2025 to date; the numbers and percentage where applications were granted and refused; and the number and percentage of those decisions that were appealed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54291/25]