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 9 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 1 April 2025, the length of time it will take him to prepare carefully and consider the full range of issues involved regarding the enaction of legislation giving effect to the rulings of the International Court of Justice regarding the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settl…
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State supports an international legal prohibition on autonomous weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17677/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Finance
58. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 2 April 2025, if he will list the eight companies in which Ireland indirectly invests €9.4 million, which derive profit from the activities in Israel's illegal settlements in the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17671/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of languages the recruitment leaflet for the 2025 Garda recruitment campaign was translated into; the cost of translating the leaflet into these languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18012/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1113 of 19 March 2025, the current number of community Gardaí in each Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17734/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the discussions he has had with representatives of the British government regarding improving the sharing of information related to nationals of either state or third country nationals with serious criminal convictions travelling within the common travel area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18010/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
201. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the discussions he has had with representatives of the British government in relation to the need for a bilateral agreement with Britain to ensure that those international protection applicants that should be processed in Britain can promptly be returned there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18011/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice in view of the fact that it is a requirement that applicants to join An Garda Síochána must be proficient in Irish or English to outline the purpose of providing leaflets for the 2025 Garda Recruitment campaign in multiple other languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to outline the details of all supports in place for victims of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse to support them from when they make an initial complaint, through the judicial process, and up to and including the release of offenders; the process in place for making victims aware of these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [180…
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the financial supports available to victims of crime and witnesses to cover the costs of travel to court and for accommodation where they are required to be available to attend court for a period of days; the annual budgetary allocation for these supports; if these supports are available in a consistent manner across the state; and if he will make a statement on …
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
205. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing a provision whereby survivors of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse can apply for a civil protection order against their abuser where such a convicted offender is being released from prison and they are in fear for their safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18034/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
206. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice for all details of guidelines in relation to the imposition of post-release supervision orders for sex offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18035/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
207. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of times a post-release supervision order has been put in place for sex offenders in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18036/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
208. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of sex offender orders put in place in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18037/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
209. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of sex offenders released from jail in the past five years who have been subject to a post-release supervision order, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18038/25]
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Justice
210. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of sex offenders released from prison who had availed of therapeutic services aimed at reducing the likelihood of re-offending, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18039/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
78. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will meet next. [13735/25]
Matt Carthy Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
107. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of students that will be enrolled into the interim special school in County Monaghan in September 2025; if there is capacity at the site of that school to increase enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17182/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
176. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the number of expressions of interest that have sought to secure a place for a child in the interim special school in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17183/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
233. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all official engagements and meetings attended by him, and Ministers of State within his Department, on the week ending Sunday, 23 March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17513/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
534. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 1 April 2025, the process that was used to determine the DEIS status of a school (details supplied); if there is a mechanism whereby the school can appeal the decision to exclude a school from the DEIS band 1 programme considering all other schools in the catchment area are within that programme; and if she will make…
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
699. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the previous Dáil’s knife crime sub-group of the expert forum on anti-social behaviour, raised any issues in relation to the stop and search powers of Gardaí with respect to knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
700. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when he expects to receive an updated analysis of knife crime from An Garda Síochána, similar to that produced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16746/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
733. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the allocation to the criminal injuries compensation scheme from 2015 to date; the number of payments made; the date by which the allocation was fully dispersed, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17344/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
734. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his proposals to ensure financial stability for the criminal injuries compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17345/25]