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 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2042. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of all reviews and assessments that have been carried out by his Department into the quality and standard of courses provided by English language schools in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42327/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2043. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidences of students holding an immigration stamp 2 permission that have been found to be in breach of the restrictions on working hours (20 hours per week during term time) for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42328/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2044. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses in the State in 2025 in each of the last five years by type of educational course university or English language school; by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2045. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections carried out by immigration inspectors of compliance with minimum standards of English for students applying for Irish immigration residence permissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42330/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2046. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses which have been terminated in each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42331/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2084. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation contracts that were terminated in 2025 and in each of the past five years; the reason for termination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43130/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2099. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of plans to place the Irish Prison Service on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43330/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2100. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the high level task force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43331/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2101. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners transferred to the Central Mental Hospital from each prison in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form; the average wait time for transfer each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43332/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2102. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of category ‘A’ complaints made by prisoners in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date that were withdrawn, outside scope, upheld, part upheld, not upheld, unable to determine or incomplete, respectively, in tabular form; the length of time it took to complete and communicate the outcomes of complaints to prisoners; and if he will mak…
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2103. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of sentenced prisoners who applied via Resettlement Service for social housing in advance of release and who presented for emergency homeless service provision on day of release, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43334/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2126. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline in detail what analysis was carried out in terms of the potential impact on the State, both financial and otherwise, in advance of taking the decision to support the extension of TPD to March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44103/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2140. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people waiting decisions in the international protection system in employment, broken down by category of employment, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44205/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2141. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown with regard those waiting for decisions in the international protection system who are in employment the number who are in employment which pays the minimum wage; the number in employment that pays between the minimum wage and the average industrial wage; the number that are in employment that pays above the ave…
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2752. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 772 of 25 March 2025, if she will provide an update on proposals to deliver improved Wi-Fi and mobile phone coverage for patients at Cavan and Monaghan hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41863/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the family of a child (details supplied), who apparently received operations at CHI for development dysplasia of the hip which were unnecessary, will receive an MRI appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41960/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2787. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the family of a child (details supplied), who apparently received operations at CHI for development dysplasia of the hip which were unnecessary, will be provided copies of the minutes of the independent clinical review meetings in respect of this patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41961/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists and the length of wait in the years 2023 to date, by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43847/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the WTE staffing allocation for CAMHS; the number of which are vacant; by CHO area, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43848/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3370. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying English language courses in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42321/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3371. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown by country of origin of students studying English language courses in the State in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42322/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3372. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s strategy in relation to the housing needs of students studying English language courses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42323/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3373. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline in detail all inspections, reviews and assessments have been carried out by his Department into the quality and standard of courses provided by English language schools in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3493. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the Leader Programme; by programme from 2007 to date in 2025; the average expenditure by year across each programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44002/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3494. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to counties Cavan and Monaghan from the Leader Programme in each year since 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44003/25]