• Sinn Fein TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Matt Carthy speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Defence Forces, Agriculture Schemes, Disability Services, Middle East, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Oct 2025)

“105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the prisons that permit conjugal visits; the number of these which took place in each of these prisons in the past three years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57449/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (22 Oct 2025)

“112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 720 of 30 September 2025, the timeframe in which he expects to conclude and make public his considerations regarding the Section 6 Review of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57581/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (22 Oct 2025)

“113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current legal status regarding broadcasting of court proceedings and if there are proposals to advance such broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57582/25]”

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• Has spoken in 123 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 984 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 508 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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