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Matt Carthy TD
- 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)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Agriculture Schemes, Covid-19 Pandemic, Defence Forces, Forestry Sector, Agriculture Industry
(based on written questions asked by Matt Carthy and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Nature Restoration Law: Statements (7 Mar 2024)
“The climate and biodiversity crises stand among the greatest challenges facing humanity. Action is needed and there are two ways in which we can try to take those necessary actions. We can either do so in collaboration with communities, workers, farmers and other affected sectors or we can try a top-down approach, finger-pointing, condescension and the imposition of measures with little...”
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)
“I concur with that. The Tánaiste reaches for the political card, the performative card and the accusation card if anybody asks him to do something. Regarding those accusing people of playing politics, I remind him that the very first response from Government was from An Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, whose words were that Ireland had no intention of joining the South African case. That...”
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)
“The Tánaiste should not question people's motives. I do not question his.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 146 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 776 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.
- 9 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Matt Carthy speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 370 times in debates — average among TDs.
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