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Official portrait of Pearse Doherty

Pearse Doherty

Sinn Féin Donegal TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,436
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
224,644
words spoken in the chamber
Across 1,657 contributions
378
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
236
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 1,436 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 1,657 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 10 20
February 2025 135 57
March 2025 93 120
April 2025 59 72
May 2025 117 111
June 2025 79 75
July 2025 132 106
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 89 38
October 2025 75 81
November 2025 79 163
December 2025 51 102
January 2026 64 37
February 2026 72 98
March 2026 53 95
April 2026 64 140
May 2026 78 75
June 2026 67 102
July 2026 60 16
August 2026 0 2
September 2026 39 90
October 2026 20 56

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 1,142 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

  1. Cian O'Callaghan
  2. Emer Currie
  3. Michael Cahill
  4. Ken O'Flynn
  5. Ged Nash

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 Donegal 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
21 Oct 2026 Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Referral to Select Committee
Question put
 No Carried
21 Oct 2026 Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put
 No Carried
21 Oct 2026 Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
 Yes Lost
21 Oct 2026 Children’s Health (Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
 Yes Lost
21 Oct 2026 Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
 No Carried
21 Oct 2026 Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 No Carried
21 Oct 2026 Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
 Yes Lost
21 Oct 2026 Home Heating Oil Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
 No Carried
21 Oct 2026 Home Heating Oil Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 No Carried
20 Oct 2026 Marine Planning Policy Statement: Motion
Question put
 No Carried
20 Oct 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee
 No Carried
13 Oct 2026 Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Question put: "That Fourth Stage is hereby completed; and the Bill is hereby passed."
 Yes Carried
30 Sep 2026 Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"
 No Carried
30 Sep 2026 Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 No Carried
30 Sep 2026 Public Transport and Fare Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"
 No Carried
30 Sep 2026 Public Transport and Fare Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 No Carried
30 Sep 2026 Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time"
 Yes Lost
30 Sep 2026 Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
Question put:
 No Carried
30 Sep 2026 Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
Amendment put
 Yes Lost
30 Sep 2026 Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage
Amendment put
 Yes Lost
23 Sep 2026 Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
 No Carried
23 Sep 2026 Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 No Carried
23 Sep 2026 Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
 Yes Lost
23 Sep 2026 Home Heating Oil (Emergency Mineral Oil Tax Reduction) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
 No Carried
23 Sep 2026 Home Heating Oil (Emergency Mineral Oil Tax Reduction) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 No Carried

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.