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 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
339. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of citizens who have received a summons for jury service and have been excused on grounds of financial hardship in the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10489/25]
Matt Carthy Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
340. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of citizens summoned for jury service who did not turn up for jury services in each of the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10490/25]
Matt Carthy Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
341. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when the email address citizenshipinfo@justice.ie was retired; the reason it was retired; if this was communicated to existing applicants; the current email address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10499/25]
Matt Carthy Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
342. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1000 of 17 January 2024, if he will report on the progress made developing new guidelines on the requirements for Irish association applications for citizenship based on Irish descent or associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Children
152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that travelled from County Monaghan to a location (details supplied) for Saturday respite care in each week since 1 January 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10087/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Children
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the decision to reduce the service provided to County Monaghan children to travel to a location (details supplied) for Saturday respite care; if she will intervene to restore this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10088/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Children
154. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) has their previous arrangements to attend a location for Saturday respite care restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10089/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
196. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the refusal of Israel to grant access to the sovereign State of Palestine to a delegation of the European Parliament to engage with the Palestinian prime minister, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expatriates, EU representatives and civil society, his response and the diplomatic sanctions he intends to introduce in r…
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the current progress report relating to the Shannon Bridge crossing/Killaloe Bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9162/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
367. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the progress of the additional accommodation works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9157/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
368. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the progress of the additional accommodation works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9158/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
497. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the amount seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date; the amount returned to the Exchequer; the amount of which was invested in communities, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9150/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
498. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the allocation to the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9151/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
499. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to recommendation No. 16 of the Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024, if an analysis of the root causes and drivers of crime and anti-social behaviour has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9152/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
500. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the workings of the Community Safety Innovation Fund; the amount allocated to it in each of the years 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9153/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
501. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on his role in appointing peace commissioners; the current number of peace commissioners, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9154/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
502. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the process of becoming a peace commissioner; the average time between application and a decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
523. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of work on the single permit to both live and work in Ireland; the timeline for the implementation of the single permit; the status of plans to opt into the EU Single Permit Directive; and the timeline for opting into this Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9443/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
537. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice 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. [9773/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
538. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles, per type, per division, per district and per Garda station; the number therein of vehicles which are not currently in use; the corresponding numbers for 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
541. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of crimes that were recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail in each of the last three years, by county and category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9815/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
560. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time to get claims open on the agfood TAMS system from the time an email is sent to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
561. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria for selection for preapproval, payment claim and supervisory inspections for TAMS grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9160/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
562. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time after a payment claim inspection in respect of a TAMS grant has been carried out, that an applicant has to wait for supervisory inspection if selected for one; or if no issue is raised at a payment claim inspection, the length of time before a payment should issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9161/25…
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Children
627. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he or the Minister of State will intervene to support an organisation (details supplied) with concerns regarding funding shortfalls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9764/25]