TDs / Matt Carthy

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.

An Garda Síochána 144 questions
International Protection 115 questions
Disability Services 99 questions
EU Presidency 37 questions
Public Sector Pay 34 questions
Legal Aid 31 questions
Middle East 29 questions
Immigration Policy 27 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Justice 803 questions
Health 210 questions
Children 182 questions
Education 115 questions
Transport 80 questions
Foreign 74 questions

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

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage 45 contributions
International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages 23 contributions
International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad 21 contributions
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage 20 contributions
Financial Resolution No. 5: General 16 contributions
Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages 13 contributions

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

constituency Cavan-Monaghan 29 November 2024 to now
party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
10 Feb 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop	No	Carried
28 Jan 2026	Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
28 Jan 2026	Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
28 Jan 2026	River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
28 Jan 2026	Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
27 Jan 2026	Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	No	Carried
27 Jan 2026	Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion Amendment put	Yes	Lost
27 Jan 2026	Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
27 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop	No	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
21 Jan 2026	Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
20 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to.	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
13 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr	No	Carried
17 Dec 2025	Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
17 Dec 2025	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) Question again put	Yes	Lost
17 Dec 2025	Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
10 Dec 2025	European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Motion (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Carried

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