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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 4 Mar 2025 · to Children
628. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for both capital and current purposes for each of its centres at Kildare, Monaghan, Mayo and west Cork, in the years 2020-2024 inclusive, and allocated for 2025, in tabular form; if there are proposes to allocate further funding to these centres…
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline her intentions to fully enact the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the timeframe in which she intends to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9772/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
45. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she intends to introduce changes to the school transport scheme in advance of the next school year. [5749/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
51. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the status of a proposed school for special education in County Monaghan; the number of children that are expected to be enrolled upon the school’s opening in September; the admissions criteria that will be applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5748/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a variation in the manner in which HAS1 forms received since storm Éowyn have been dealt with in different counties or social welfare districts; if so, if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the HAS1 forms are means tested since Storm Éowyn; if payment will issue in cases where frozen food had to be discarded due to power outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Transport
203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Cavan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8900/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Transport
204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Monaghan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
267. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the bodies which operate under their aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/25]
Matt Carthy Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Defence
23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the current number within each service; and his targets for recruitment, by year, for 2025 to 2030. [5746/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is her intention to use the Pobal HP Deprivation index as part of the process of identifying suitable locations for IPAS centres. [7762/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
131. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her Department’s plans to actively engage with communities before opening IPAS centres in their areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7761/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Education
426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) receives SNA support when he commences school in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7775/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Education
436. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education when a new school (details supplied) will be completed and open for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7919/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Social
581. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of HAS1 forms that have been received per county or social welfare district since storm Éowyn; the number which have been processed; the number for which a payment has issued; the average payment in each county or district; the number of applications which have been rejected, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72…
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Social
582. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a variation in the manner in which HAS1 forms received since storm Éowyn have been dealt with in different counties or social welfare districts; if so, if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7285/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Social
583. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the HAS1 form has been means tested since storm Éowyn; if payment will issue in cases in which frozen food had to be discarded but to power outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7286/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Social
609. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is seeking receipts from those who submit HAS1 forms in respect of discarded frozen food in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; if he accepts that this is not possible in many instances whereby food was purchased several weeks beforehand and therefore receipts have not been retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7990/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
634. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied); if he has given consideration to their proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7329/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
636. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by Gardaí in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7340/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
637. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have appeared before the courts in 2024 charged with offences under section 9: possession of knives and other articles, of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7341/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
638. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has secured a charter plane for deportation flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7344/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
671. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if block F of Cloverhill Prison is still being used to accommodate persons detained for illegal immigration purposes; if so, the total capacity of Block F of Cloverhill Prison; the occupancy of block F of the prison over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7732/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the premises currently in use to accommodate persons detained for illegal immigration purposes; the number of persons detained in each of these facilities over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
673. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if any non-custodial measures are currently being used in Ireland as alternatives to the detention of persons for illegal immigration purposes, such as the person reside or remain in a specified district or place in the State that they report at specified intervals to an immigration officer or a specified Garda station as outlined in the International Protection …