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What your Cavan-Monaghan TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Jul – 13 Jul 2025 · 5 TDs · 9 bills voted on · 37 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages
2025-07-09 · 3 votes
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 64–86
Voted for 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–86
Voted for 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
The motion · motion passed 86–69
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024
2025-07-09 · 1 vote · Govt (Education)
A bill to provide for the making available of certain supports to survivors of residential institutional abuse
full description
A bill to provide for the making available of certain supports to survivors of residential institutional abuse; to provide for the dissolution of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board; to provide for the transfer of certain functions of that Board to the Minister for Education and Youth; to amend the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 and the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023; and to provide for related matters.
The motion · motion passed 85–64
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
2025-07-09 · 3 votes
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 20–131
Voted against 5 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Matt Carthy · Niamh Smyth
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 62–92
Voted for 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 64–86
Voted for 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection
2025-07-09 · 3 votes
The motion · motion passed 86–69
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
The motion · motion passed 87–70
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
The motion · motion passed 86–71
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha]
2025-07-09 · 1 vote
Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 69–87
Voted for 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Student Fees
2025-07-09 · 2 votes
An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–71
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
The motion · motion passed 85–71
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Transparency for Supermarket Profits
2025-07-09 · 3 votes
A sub-amendment · motion failed 29–89
Voted against 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Abstained 1 Cathy Bennett
Did not vote 1 Matt Carthy
An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–71
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
The motion · motion passed 85–71
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
2025-07-08 · 1 vote
The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 89–65
Voted for 3 Brendan Smith · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Voted against 2 Cathy Bennett · Matt Carthy
Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025
2025-07-08 · 5 votes · Govt (Justice)
A bill to amend the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 for the purpose of giving full effect to Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council…
full description
A bill to amend the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 for the purpose of giving full effect to Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA; and to provide for related matters.
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
Voted for 1 Matt Carthy
Did not vote 4 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
Voted for 1 Matt Carthy
Did not vote 4 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
Voted for 1 Matt Carthy
Did not vote 4 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
The motion · motion passed 6–4
Voted against 1 Matt Carthy
Did not vote 4 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6
Voted for 1 Matt Carthy
Did not vote 4 Brendan Smith · Cathy Bennett · David Maxwell · Niamh Smyth
Brendan Smith — Fianna Fáil 17 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Cathy Bennett — Sinn Féin 17 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns
David Maxwell — Fine Gael 17 votes · 6 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 6 total

New lobbying 1 return

Matt Carthy — Sinn Féin 21 votes · 12 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 12 total

New lobbying 1 return

Niamh Smyth — Fianna Fáil 17 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total