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
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 20 May 2025 · to Enterprise
390. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people who have had their employment permit cancelled or invalidated in 2025 and in each of the past five years, by country of origin, in tabular form. [25785/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Social
616. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who were in receipt of a social welfare payment in 2022, 2023, 2024 and who are currently in receipt of a social welfare payment by payment type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25797/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
645. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 4 March 2025, and the recent transfer of functions to his Department, to outline the units and divisions that operate within his Department; the bodies under its aegis; the contact information of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25095/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
647. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his response to the British government’s White Paper on Immigration; if the new policy proposals contained therein could have any implications for migration into Ireland, and if he proposes any policy initiatives in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25146/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
648. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he proposes to engage with the British government to agree any new bilateral arrangements to address migration issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25147/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
665. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual allocation to the victim support at court service in each of the past five years; the numbers of victims supported in each of those five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25408/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
666. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has considered putting victims support at court services in place on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25409/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of officers assigned to each of the 28 victim service offices within an Garda Síochána in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25410/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
668. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual allocation in each of the past five years to victim support services (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25411/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
669. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will review the operation of Section 8 'Information Regarding Investigations and Criminal Proceedings' of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to ensure that the rights of victims under this section are applied in a consistent manner and to ensure that the provisions meet the needs of victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2541…
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
673. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if, under the proposal brought forward by the EU Commission on 16 April for an EU list of safe countries of origin, member states will be able to maintain their own list of safe countries of origin which is different to those designated by the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25477/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
674. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of practitioners on the District Court Family Law panel in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25478/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
675. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the difficulties facing many of those seeking to secure protection orders and barring orders in securing legal representation under civil legal aid entitlements; given these difficulties are preventing victims of domestic violence from securing such orders; if he will introduce changes to the legal aid fees payable to solicitors on the District …
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
686. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who applied under the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme which operated in 2022; the number whose applications were successful, by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25774/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
687. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans for any further schemes for the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
688. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of student visas issued in 2025 and in each of the past five years, by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25791/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
689. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of student visas, by country of origin, which were cancelled in 2025 and in each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25792/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
690. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of those in receipt of student visas who have stayed in the State after their visa expired, by country of origin, in 2025 and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
691. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the process by which the State monitors if students have left the jurisdiction once their student visa has expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25794/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
692. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of enforced deportations with regard to unsuccessful applications for international protection in 2025 and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25795/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
693. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection in the State in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25796/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
694. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of undocumented people in the State currently and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25799/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
695. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of voluntary departures by unsuccessful international protection applicants subject to deportations orders in 2025 and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25806/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
696. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of failed international protection applicants subject to deportation orders currently in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the process for tracking voluntary departures of people who are subject to deportations order following unsuccessful applications for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25808/25]