TDs / Pearse Doherty

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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

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
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
819. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide the total number of non-Irish domiciled companies i.e. incorporated in another jurisdiction but fulfil the tax residency test in Ireland; the number of non-domiciled section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74051/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
820. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of charitable trusts that own special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the number of SPEs owned by each charitable trust, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74052/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
821. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total corporation tax paid by special purpose entities/section 110 companies for the most recent year data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74053/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
822. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the procedure for suspending a double taxation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74054/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
823. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the percentage share and value of securitised mortgages held by each bank in the State; the share of securitised mortgages that have been used as collateral with the ECB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74055/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
824. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 20 March 2025, the reason Jersey does not appear on the list of double taxation agreements; if other jurisdictions have not been included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74056/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
825. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a breakdown of market assets pledged by Irish banks to the ECB as collateral by Government securities, asset-back securities, corporate bonds, banks bonds etc. [74057/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
839. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 16 of December 2025, to detail each obligation that no longer applies to covered institutions as a direct result of the revocation of the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme and the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75014/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
847. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in relation to statements made by his predecessor (details supplied) if the former Minister for Finance met with the CEO of non-lending non-banks known as vulture funds; to outline any engagement between his Department and vulture funds since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1070/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1041. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in Donegal will be provided with access to their chosen school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74193/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1079. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the entire northwest of Ireland, Sligo, Mayo, Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim and Cavan was excluded from the NCSE recruitment drive for senior and staff grade occupational therapists and speech and language therapists for the national educational therapy service (ETS) in special schools; if the decision will be reviewed to include them to …
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1527. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74288/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
2003. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding awarded to organisations through the Children’s Disability Grant Fund has been received by the organisations; if the amounts received in 2025 will be provided; if not when all successful applicants will be awarded, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1939/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2205. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that adults have access through the health service to burosumab for treatment for hypophosphataemia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74617/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of every residential care home provider in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74794/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be referred to another hospital under the NTPF by Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74883/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists which are providing care to medical card patients under the dental treatment service scheme, by county, in tabular form; the number of referrals for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74924/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Children
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to deal with childcare facilities that have been affected by defective concrete blocks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73271/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the operating profits of motor insurance companies and public and employer liability insurance using a standard definition of operating profits, that is, after paying all business expenses but before tax and interest deductions from 2020 to 2025, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73162/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the updated projections from his Department in the wake of recent CSO inflation figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73720/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the situation where banks are maintaining high mortgage interest rates in order to maintain high profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73721/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with other members of the Government in relation to defective concrete block scheme since taking office, including to ensure that all victims of the defective concrete products scandal are treated as equal citizens and are able to access financial products and services on the same basis as everyone else; and if he will ma…
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will implement the recommendation of the funds review to develop an entity level tax on Irish real estate investment funds to address the situation where these funds pay no tax on rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73165/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total homes and total value of homes that have been bulk purchased, and subject to the higher rate of stamp duty, since the higher rate was introduced and since the start of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73166/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total estimated amount of public money that will be handed over to property developers for apartments that would have been built anyway from Budget Day to 2030 accounting for measures related to VAT, restricting additionality to only apartment above the number of apartments projected to be built without these measures; and if he will make a st…