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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 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
257. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of new Eircodes sought within each county in respect of buildings for which another Eircode already existed in each of the years 2020-2024 and to-date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19194/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
270. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to review the efficacy of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) or if he intends to bring forward legislation that will enhance any powers of the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
298. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 10 April 2025, if the north-south interconnector was discussed at any of the referenced meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20412/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Defence
353. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 18 February 2025, if the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) record the addresses of members of the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20895/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
467. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 1 April 2025, the criteria upon which applications to exchange driving licences from other states are adjudicated as to whether they are accepted or rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20158/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Finance
600. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 9 April 2025, if ISIF risk profile and investment parameters include any consideration as to whether a company derives profit from their economic activity in territories illegally occupied under international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20415/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
662. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 9 April 2025, the number of applications received to join an Garda Síochána from January 2024 to date in 2025, by month, by the jurisdiction in which the applicant is based, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20413/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
845. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of bespoke school transport contracts in place specifically for beneficiaries of temporary protection in each county; and the total cost of these contracts for the current academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19198/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
846. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if her Department intends to renew bespoke school transport contracts in place specifically for beneficiaries of temporary protection for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19199/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
847. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will list each route in respect of bespoke school transport contracts in place specifically for beneficiaries of temporary protection; the number of children concerned on each route; the cost of each route, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19200/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
987. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 607 of 9 September 2024, the status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied) for the provision of two permanent ASD class units and classroom; the next steps to be completed in this project; the expected timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20517/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
988. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 5 November 2024, the current status regarding the proposed permanent extension at a school (details supplied); the expected timeframe for completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20518/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1023. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if her Department has received a request from a school (details supplied) to establish a special class; if this request will be considered as a matter of urgency to ensure that this class is established in time for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20669/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1245. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 264, 265 and 263 of 10 April 2025, if he will publish the analysis undertaking by the Residential Tenancies Board on behalf of his Department in respect of the accommodation recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19892/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1246. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 264, 265 and 263 of 10 April 2025, if the analysis undertaking by the Residential Tenancies Board on behalf of his Department in respect of the accommodation recognition payment was the only work carried out in respect of the impacts, or potential impacts, that the accommodation recognition pay…
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1472. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Ireland under the EU temporary protection directive that were paid the non contributory State pension in each of the past three years; the number of beneficiaries of the EU temporary protection directive that are currently being paid the non contributory State pension; if a means test has been applied to beneficiaries of the EU …
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1500. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the working group on new Garda staff terms and conditions, and his engagements with stakeholders regarding any potential changes in the terms and conditions of workers within An Garda Síochána arising from the commencement of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18548/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1501. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total number wards of the court which were due to be transferred from wardship arrangements to a decision-making representative arrangements upon the establishment of the Decision Support Service; the date by which all were due to be transferred; the number of which were transferred in each year to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on th…
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1603. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the current number of judicial vacancies; her proposals to ensure that the judiciary is appropriately staffed in a sustainable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20132/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1604. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Judicial Planning Working Group Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20133/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1617. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe in which he intends to facilitate the establishment of community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20414/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1631. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if it has been brought to his attention that Section 144 of the Children Act 2001, while providing for the suspension of the whole or any portion of a period of detention, does not appear to provide a mechanism by which a suspended detention order can be reactivated in circumstances whereby an accused has breached the conditions of the suspension; and if he will…
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1632. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1114 of 19 March 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward pre-action protocol regulations related to the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004; the legislative mechanism he intends to use to implement such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1633. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the timeframe in and amounts by which he intends to increase the level of funds which students seeking to study English in Ireland are required to prove; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1635. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 11 February 2025, regarding his plans to bring forward legislation in response to the Independent Review Group into the Offences Against the State Acts, if his Department has now completed the consultation on the recommendations of that review; when he will bring forward a substantive response to the Review; and if he…