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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 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the United Nations resolutions Ireland has recently co-sponsored alongside the State of Palestine at the United Nations; the purpose of the resolutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4891/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his engagements regarding the required withdrawal of Israeli military forces from southern Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4892/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Finance
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the number and value of investments the Irish State holds in companies who derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the legal obligations placed upon Ireland by recent rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding such economic investments which support Israel's illegal occupation; if this Government intend to progress S…
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Justice
207. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if, in the absence of a harmonised, EU-wide approach to exiting temporary protection, under existing domestic legislative/administrative arrangements the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries would qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence required for the purposes of eligibility to apply for lon…
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Health
264. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if hospital groups are required to publish a maternity safety statement; the cadence at which they may be required to do so; their adherence to any such requirement since January 2024 to date; the reason any such requirement may not have been met, by hospital group, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4895/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
24. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to ensure the suspension of the EU Israel Association Agreement given the multiple violations of human rights and international law of the Israeli Government. [4448/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
54. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the salary scale that appli to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; and whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period. [4326/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to ensure that international journalists will have access to Gaza, Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4284/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
64. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4318/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Environment
93. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide local authorities with additional resources to help address the growing problem of dog waste, particularly in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4280/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Environment
95. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
110. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he intends to continue to exclude Israel from tenders for military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4266/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
111. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the establishment figure, size, and numbers recruited and who left each branch of the Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces in the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4267/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
112. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of ships the Naval Service can currently simultaneously put to sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4268/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service patrol days scheduled, cancelled, and which took place in the years 2019 to date, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4269/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Naval Service vessels have been put to sea with non-functioning main guns; if so, the manner in which such occurred; his response to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4270/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
115. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to the commitment of his predecessor that Ireland would not be procuring military equipment or defence equipment from Israel, if he is aware that various aircraft purchased by the Defence Forces in recent months contain Israeli components; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4271/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
116. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the basis on which engagements with lobbyists for international arms manufacturers are reportedly kept confidential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4272/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the Defence Forces purchase orders for 2024, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4273/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Defence
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4313/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
143. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4328/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
168. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the role of his Department in progressing the proposal within the Programme for Government to create a transport security force under the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4701/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
174. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with representatives of hauliers in respect of the challenges presented by the mandating, through EU regulation, of smart tachograph version 2 systems in HGVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
175. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if the mandating, through EU regulation, of smart tachograph version 2 systems in HGVs is compulsory for all such vehicles or restricted to vehicles that must cross the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4739/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
176. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will implement supports for hauliers in the Border region, who have no option but to cross the Border regularly, if they are mandated to install smart tachograph version 2 systems in their HGVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4740/25]