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 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
256. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS decisions that were issued in each month of 2025 to date; the numbers and percentage were appeals were successful and unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54292/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
267. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has estimated the annual fines which Ireland would face under infringement proceedings should the State not be in a position to comply with the requirements which it has signed up to under the EU Asylum and Migration Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54359/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
268. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process; and the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54360/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
269. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline in detail the discussions he has had with representatives of the British government in relation to the impact on the Common Travel Area of the Irish Government’s decision to sign up to the EU Asylum and Migration Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54361/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
270. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the powers and responsibilities that will transfer from the Irish State to the European Union once the EU Asylum and Migration Pact becomes operational in June 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54362/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
271. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54373/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
272. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take in response to the ruling by the European Court of Justice that the exclusion of compensation for pain and suffering under Ireland’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) is precluded by a 2004 EU directive that requires compensation to be fair, appropriate and take into account the seriousness of the cons…
Matt Carthy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
276. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projections that have been carried out by his Department regarding the number of Ukrainians likely to come to Ireland as a result of the decision by Ukrainian authorities to scrap the ban on males aged 18 to 22 years leaving the country; the number of these projections estimated to arrive in the State between now and the end of 202…
Matt Carthy Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessments his Department has carried out, or plans to carry on, in respect of the impact of student and employment residency permits on housing pressures in the State. [53806/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of Phase 3 of the Ulster Canal; when works on this phase are expected to commence; and the estimated date of completion. [53807/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
418. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he intends to take regarding concerns that there was never a proper and thorough investigation into the 1975 bombing of Dublin airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53380/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
419. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagements he has had with British authorities regarding the 1975 bombing of Dublin Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53381/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
420. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for when he expects to receive 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. [53388/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
421. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the six recommendations to address the issues linked to actions within the Family Justice Strategy, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53389/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
422. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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 matter. [53390/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
423. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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 programmes will be developed; and if he will make a statement…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
424. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [53392/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
425. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that a person seeking employment which requires a disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau is obliged to make individual applications in the case of each position applied for; if he has considered reviewing the potential for improved efficiencies for the applicant and relevant agencies; and if he will make a statement…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, per venue and by county, the number of beds for accommodating Ukrainians in receipt of temporary protection which the State has contracted for in each month of 2025 to date, and the corresponding occupancy number for each of those venues for each month listed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
427. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, per venue and by county, the number of beds for accommodating international protection applicants which the State has contracted for in each month of 2025 to date, and the corresponding occupancy number for each of those venues for each month listed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53437/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
428. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the recourse available to a person under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 with regard to making a complaint in respect of legal practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53459/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
444. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the recommendations of the report of the Garda Vetting Review Group; his response to the recommendations; the time frame in which he intends to implement such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53702/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Children
524. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1033, 1034, 1047, 1048 and 1049, of 17 September 2025, the reason single discipline waiting lists with CDNTs are not held; the way planning for each discipline takes place within this information; if she will ensure that single discipline waiting lists are compiled; if she will provide the average w…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
639. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the areas where the HSE home birth services are available; their proposals regarding the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53369/25]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
640. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current number of maternity consultants that work under public only contract; the number that work under private only contract; the number working under hybrid contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53383/25]