TDs / Pearse Doherty
Pearse Doherty
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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
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Who they ask
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
- constituency Donegal 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Pearse Doherty
Written
333. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of excise home heating oil given the fact that home heating oil hit its highest price on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29358/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
334. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the rationale for selling PTSB; and the safeguards that will be in place to protect jobs and the bank branch network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29359/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
585. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans that are in place to ensure community services which rely on funding from the Creeslough Together Initiative will be funded past July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29397/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in reinstating a carer's allowance payment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal that ceased in February 2026; if it can be reinstated immediately considering requested information and documentary evidence was submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28787/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in County Donegal will receive a date for urgent scans having been referred to a hospital in Dublin by Letterkenny University Hospital; if referrals to other hospitals is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28802/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she has any plan to address the difficulty people are currently having registering with a GP in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28371/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she plans to address the fact that figures from the National Ambulance Service show that the north-west region has struggled to meet national response targets for life-threatening calls recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28370/26]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the issue around accessing and cash flow in relation to the diesel rebate scheme; if consideration has been given to providing the benefit of the diesel rebate scheme as a direct cut on excise on diesel at the pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26925/26]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of excise duty, both carbon and non-carbon, from green diesel, given the vital role of green diesel in primary production like farming and other sectors such as construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26926/26]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of mineral oil tax on home heating oil given the substantial price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26927/26]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will push at an EU level for electricity, including a separate category for residential electricity, to be added to the list of items that a zero VAT rate can be applied to in order to give member states maximum flexibility in designing their response to the energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26930/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will propose that the EU as part of its energy response toolbox suspends minimum excise duty levels on fuel to ensure member states have maximum flexibility in determining their own response to the energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will impose a windfall tax on energy companies, similar to the temporary solidarity tax imposed during the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2022, in order to ensure that unjustified profits are not made on the recent spike in international gas prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26929/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the situation where claims cost per policy for motor insurance are falling yet premiums continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the options in relation to VAT on petrol and diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
373. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times for driving tests in Donegal, by test centre; if any plans are in place to bring the length of waiting times down; and if any consideration has been given to native Irish speakers in Gaeltacht areas who need a car for work but are being forced to move out of the area due to the long wait times and lack of public transport, in tabular f…
Pearse Doherty
Written
427. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of visits to Donegal and the IDA over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27926/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
450. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will support a loan moratorium for the duration of the energy crisis, particularly for sectors hardest hit by the increased cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26928/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
481. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school closures that have been recorded over the past year in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27927/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
561. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the mortgage to rent scheme; the number of these applications that have been successful; the number still being processed; the length it takes for an application to be deemed successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27925/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
562. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to providing funding for an updated fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; the timeframe for when it will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27957/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
572. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1066 of 18 March 2026, the grounds upon which he feels unable to provide the figure requested for the value of sponsorship received; and the criteria by which he deems this figure to be 'commercially sensitive' [28253/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
617. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vehicles, by type, assigned to each station in Donegal; the number of these vehicles that have gone above the mileage agreed that a Garda vehicle is at end of life; the number of the vehicles currently non-operational; the number of requests submitted for a new vehicle, in tabular form; and if he will make a stat…
Pearse Doherty
Written
662. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27903/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
669. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for assessment of need in Donegal; the number that have been waiting, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27929/26]