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
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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 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
804. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives an urgent procedure at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6185/25]
Matt Carthy Oral 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
9. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the current total number and value of State investments in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the total number of such investments; his views on whether such investments help entrench and sustain Israel’s illegal occupation; his further views on whether such investments run contrary to rulings of the International Co…
Matt Carthy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
21. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the details of the increases to carbon tax on diesel and petrol he plans to introduce over the course of this Government; and if he will review the proposed increases in light of the cost-of-living crisis faced by many families, businesses and farmers and further to the fallout of storm Éowyn. [4904/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
238. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of the decisions made by the International Protection Office on international protection applications that were appealed in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5311/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
239. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff currently employed by the International Protection Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, by grade and by function, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5312/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applications made in 2024, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5313/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
241. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average processing times for those seeking international protection in the State as of 7 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5314/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
242. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the average and mean processing times for appeals of international protection applications as of 7 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5315/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
243. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of return decisions issued in 2024 by his Department on applications for international protection; the total number of deportations and voluntary returns, by category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5316/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements regarding the ongoing humanitarian crisis and war in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
60. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements regarding the ongoing humanitarian crisis and war in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4873/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
61. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4874/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
62. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to support the independence and integrity of the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to recent mass arrests of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4876/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
64. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress he has made in securing a review of Israel’s adherence to its obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4878/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
65. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe in which he intends to progress the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4879/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to Israel increasing the size and scope of its illegal occupation of Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4881/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
67. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with his European counterparts regarding the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4882/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to repeated breaches by Israel of the ceasefire in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4883/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
69. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements regarding Israel’s attacks on the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4884/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of a leaked internal European Union document (details supplied) outlining Israeli war crimes in Gaza; if he has discussed such with his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4885/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
71. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he has had with international partners with regard to the illegal trafficking of arms through sovereign Irish airspace in support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4886/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
72. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with the government of Armenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4888/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the Israeli bombing of Saana airport; if he has discussed such with the WHO Director General, who was present during the attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4889/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his obligations arising from rulings of the International Court of Justice regarding the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements; if he intends to meet such obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4890/25]