Pearse Doherty
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Sinn Féin · Donegal · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 347 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 1,511 debate contributions
- 1,377 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Donegal 2024-11-29 to present
- party Sinn Féin 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-04-21 · to Health
730. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients in Donegal that receive day-case chemotherapy within the target time of three weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27950/26]
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2026-04-21 · to Health
731. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance responses in Donegal that have met national response targets for the first quarter of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27955/26]
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2026-04-16 · to Health
281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home support approved in January 2026 will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27742/26]
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2026-04-15 · to Defence
182. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 29 January 2026, whether Ireland has been designated as having any of the approximately 500 military mobility “hotspots” identified under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, without disclosing their locations or any operational details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27379/26]
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2026-04-15 · to Finance
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider examining the potential of reduced VAT rates to support the craft industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/26]
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2026-04-15 · to Finance
207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the excise reduction for auto diesel impacts the excise charged on HVO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27588/26]
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2026-04-15 · to Health
337. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child in Donegal (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment for sedation tooth removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27387/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Climate
505. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will commit to continue funding for the Community-based Climate Action Programme, CCAP, particularly the Climate Action Fund; if he is aware of the disproportionate impact failure to continue the funding will have on EU-recognised lagging regions such as Donegal, where communities face higher energy poverty, limited access to alternative energy sources and greater reliance on fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26352/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Transport
650. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding attempts to restore the Donegal-Dublin flights service that has been in place for decades given that no decision has been made and the Donegal – Dublin afternoon flight will be lost from 1 April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24222/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Public Expenditure
1048. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of vacancies filled in County Donegal by Irish language candidates in the current interdepartmental higher executive officer competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24755/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Enterprise
1106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding available for the production of arts and crafts, specifically pottery making; if any increase to the allocation is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23989/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Social
1921. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection pending any broader policy decision on the treatment of Troubles-related compensation awarded under historical Northern Ireland criminal injuries schemes (including the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977), if he will give an undertaking to examine individual cases on their merits; if he will exercise any ministerial or administrative discretion available to him or his Department to avoid hardship where the compensation clearly arises from conflict-related injury; and if, in the interim, he will instruct that recovery of overpayments arising solely from such awards be suspended pending the outcome of any case-specific review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26283/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Children
2469. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is supporting Pobal and the Childcare Committee to source suitable alternative places for children in County Donegal affected by the closure of a childcare service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25016/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Health
2926. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an adult pathway to access autism assessments is planned; the timeframe for commencement if planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24787/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Health
2945. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be transferred to a nursing home in another county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24912/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Health
2960. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for orthopaedic surgery at Sligo University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25004/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Health
3213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will have surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital following four cancellations; if all and every avenue including transfer to another hospital with capacity is being explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26482/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Health
3361. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient in County Donegal (details supplied) will receive pain treatment in Sligo Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27058/26]
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2026-04-14 · to Health
3362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for pain treatment in Sligo Hospital for all lists, for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27059/26]
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2026-03-26 · to Finance
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the removal of the 1% levy on life assurance investment policies where such policies are used exclusively to hold personal injury, medical negligence, or other compensation awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23182/26]
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2026-03-26 · to Housing
304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the means test for the housing adaptation grant, whether the means test applies to the legal owners or the residents in the case where parents reside in a family home but the ownership has been transferred to the children leaving the parents with a legal right to reside in the home for the remainder of their lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23199/26]
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2026-03-26 · to Health
439. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be contacted by St. Vincent's Hospital regarding their diagnosis and treatment plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23173/26]
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2026-03-26 · to Health
509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a referral for a person (details supplied) to the Coombe enhanced endometriosis clinic was rejected; and the steps they can now take. [23471/26]
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2026-03-25 · to Foreign
9. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number, and the number by awarding country, of Irish citizens who have requested permission to receive a foreign honour in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22654/26]
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2026-03-25 · to Transport
29. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if his Department conducted any assessment of the impact of the revised timetable for the public Service Obligation (PSO) air service between Donegal Airport and Dublin on patients travelling for cancer treatment and other essential medical appointments prior to the approval of the current schedule; if he will publish any such assessment; the steps he intends to take to ensure that the PSO service fulfils its public service purpose of providing meaningful connectivity for the people of Donegal, particularly those travelling for urgent medical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22690/26]