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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 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
812. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of persons waiting to access children's disability network team services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period of up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [52058/25]
Matt Carthy Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
813. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of WTEs allocated to CDNT services in Cavan and Monaghan; the current number of vacant WTE positions by county, per discipline and per quarter, for the period quarter 1 of 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52059/25]
Matt Carthy Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
823. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1169 of 10 June 2025, the status of the review of the payment charged to disability day service users for closed routes bus/taxi services; when this review will be completed, and if she will ensure that this charge is abolished as per commitment given by the previous Minister of State for Disabilitie…
Matt Carthy Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Health
351. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons within Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) who are able to perform surgeries on children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC); the qualifications, sub-specialities and fellowships of each; the experience or qualification of each which provides assurance to CHI that each have specialism in limb reconstruction; the total numbe…
Matt Carthy Oral 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting to access children's disability network team, CDNT, services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [49902/25]
Matt Carthy Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of a new children’s disability respite centre in Monaghan; the additional respite places that will be available in the new centre; whether the current respite centre will close before or after the new centre is delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49903/25]
Matt Carthy Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
163. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to amend legislation regarding penalties for driving under the influence of drink and/ or drugs; if he intends that any proposed changes will include provision to extend the permissible time frame for obtaining alcohol samples to up to 12 hours post-incident, in line with standards in other jurisdictions, and facilitate hospital-based alcohol sampli…
Matt Carthy Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
290. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the proposal by a school (details supplied) to develop two ASD modular units within the existing play area of the school; the reasons for the delay in delivery thus far; if she will ensure that this development is expedited considering the pressures on the school at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49916/25]
Matt Carthy Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
487. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for Garda vetting in the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50344/25]
Matt Carthy Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
488. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the targeted timeframe in which applications for Garda vetting are to be processed; the number of applications processed within that timeframe in the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50345/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
24. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the total number of personnel in 2019; and the current total number of personnel. [48882/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
61. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the required number of nurses, doctors and dentists required by the Army nursing service to operate at full capacity; the number in 2020; and the current number.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48883/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Climate
113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to increase the amount of PET plastic recycled in Ireland. [48879/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Climate
149. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with the European Union or international partners on the collection and reporting of data which will facilitate the collating of data on the quantities of PET plastic which are recycled domestically and exported. [48878/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
235. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the NCSE carries out risk assessments such as to identify flight risks of children in determination of SNA allocations to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49408/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
236. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of risk assessments carried out by the NCSE in advance of the determination of SNA allocations, in total and per county, for each year since 2020-2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49409/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Justice
309. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he intends to take regarding the revelation that files and evidence in relation to the 1987 murder of a person (details supplied) have gone missing and the concerns that the investigation into the case has been substandard and inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49548/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
479. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process in place to ensure bus services will be in place prior to the commencement of the school term for students, particularly for children with special needs; the reason in so many instances school bus places were not available on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48084/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
480. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools, by county for which an outstanding SNA review was ongoing at the commencement of the new school year; if she will introduce policies to ensure that such a situation does not arise in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48085/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
849. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons deported by the State and the number issued with a deportation order respectively over the past five years who had previously held a stamp 2 visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47942/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
850. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of IPAS contracts due to expire each month in 2026; the number of beds attached to each of these contracts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47945/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
862. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of children who were referred by An Garda Síochána to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in each year between 2014 and 2024, in tabular form. [48066/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1033. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for an occupational therapy appointment at Cavan children's disability network team, CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48061/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1034. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for a speech and language appointment at Cavan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48062/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1035. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for an physiotherapy appointment at Cavan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48063/25]