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.
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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 |
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| 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
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Donegal 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Pearse Doherty
Written
376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of DT1 forms submitted each year since 2016; the total estimated market value at time of disposition for each year; the total revenue raised by the discretionary trust tax both in the form of the initial 6% charge and annual 1% charge, in tabular form. [7613/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
820. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to Gaeltacht regions; the number assigned to each station; the number who are fluent in Irish in each year since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8124/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
956. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund refused funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7432/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
177. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projects, energy or transport, funded by the Connecting Europe Facility which have been completed, in process or are planned on the island of Ireland or connecting to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7259/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way he will ensure Ireland’s energy infrastructure benefits from funding under the next period of the Connecting Europe Facility; the projects he will seek funding for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7261/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
184. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence to confirm if any of the identified 500 military hotspots under the EU’s proposal on the Connecting Europe Facility are in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7260/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the projects, energy or transport, funded by the Connecting Europe Facility which have been completed, in process or are planned on the island of Ireland or connecting to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the projects, energy or transport, funded by the Connecting Europe Facility which have been completed, in process or are planned on the island of Ireland or connecting to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7349/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the projects, energy or transport, funded by the Connecting Europe Facility which have been completed, in process or are planned on the island of Ireland or connecting to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7350/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the way he will ensure Ireland’s transport infrastructure benefits from funding under the next period of the Connecting Europe Facility; the projects he will seek funding for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8103/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify in relation to table 5 (details supplied) how the use of deferred tax assets are treated in the statistics; if the approximately €0.5 billion deferred tax assets used by the banks is contained within the €1.2 billion or had the bank not used DTAs the figure would be higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7253/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
229. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 331 and 332 of 22 January 2026, the number of people claiming non-dom status that are both resident in Ireland and Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7255/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated share of the €1.24 trillion in assets now held in Irish special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the breakdown, by value and number of special purpose entities/section 110 companies, by economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7256/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update in relation to the Central Banks engagement with other national competent authorities in Europe to monitor whether exposure to Irish property assets has increased in these jurisdictions making particular reference to the outcome of engagement with the national competent authority in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement …
Pearse Doherty
Written
232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 316 of 22 January 2026, the percentage of funds that are still above the 60% leverage threshold; the share with other 70%, 80%, 90% and 100% leverage respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7258/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
788. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in regard to EU Regulation 2019/6 and cross-Border veterinary trade, the specific co-operative measures his Department is implementing to minimise trade disruptions for Border-based retailers; the way these protections will be codified to ensure the "seamless" trade promised under the Good Friday Agreement, GFA, strand 2; and if he wil…
Pearse Doherty
Written
789. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in regard to EU Regulation 2019/6 and cross-Border veterinary trade, given Northern Ireland’s alignment with EU rules under the Windsor Framework, the practical steps, derogations or exemptions his Department is exploring to allow Republic of Ireland businesses to continue the legal supply of products to Northern Ireland customers with…
Pearse Doherty
Written
790. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in regard to EU Regulation 2019/6 and cross-Border veterinary trade, the specific form of prescription that is legally required for a Northern Ireland resident to purchase antiparasitics in the Republic; the general data protection regulation, GDPR, implications and data-sharing protocols for recording the personal details of Northern …
Pearse Doherty
Written
1111. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; if the person is on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6348/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address home help waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5072/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address audiology waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5071/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
213. 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 timeline for when it will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5054/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that representatives from his Department are in attendance at the next meeting of the working group that consists of the BPFI, IPAV and the Banking and Insurance Defective Block Focus Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total corporation tax collected from non-resident investment funds investing in Irish property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5181/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
315. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary to Question No. 227 of 18 December 2025, if he is concerned by the very low level of tax being paid by legal structures profiting from Irish property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5182/26]