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
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
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
263. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a child's passport applied for in August 2025 will issue on time for a family to return to Ireland for Christmas 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73532/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport can issue for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the documents required to have it processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73832/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
321. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights from Donegal to Dublin, and Dublin to Donegal Airports that were significantly delayed in 2025; the reasons given for each incidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73525/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of 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. [72985/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
181. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the process for determining the best use of the €4 billion received from the IMF in the form of special drawing rights (SDRs) in 2021; the rationale for storing it as with the Central Bank as ‘external reserve assets’; the other options that were available to the Irish State in relation to the €4 billion received; and if he will make a statement o…
Pearse Doherty
Written
368. 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; to provide details of the amounts awarded; if no funds have yet been awarded, when all successful applicants will receive their award; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73103/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
415. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacant beds in each community hospital in County Donegal; the reason in each case they are vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73075/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
354. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will oppose any private equity-backed purchase of PTSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71311/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
355. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to detail Ireland’s contribution to the World Bank each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71312/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
367. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 on the 14 of December 2023, to provide a breakdown of the number of non-tax resident landlords by jurisdiction of residency according to their form 11 tax return from 2011 to the most recent year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71861/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total rental income declared by non-tax residents as part of their form 11 tax return in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71865/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
377. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the revocation of Eligible Liabilities Guarantee scheme (ELG) and the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act in 2008 will have any effect on his powers in relation to banks, or any impact on the obligation or restriction on banks; and if he will detail any change of regulation stemming from these revocations; and if he will make a statemen…
Pearse Doherty
Written
1017. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the assessment or consultation that was done to approve the permanent removal of dental services in Killybegs, County Donegal; the reason for removing the service; the reason another dentist could not be found in Killybegs to continue the service; if her Department will consider reversing this decision in the future given the distance people will now need to t…
Pearse Doherty
Written
19. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any action has been, or will be, taken to address the cross-Border flooding issue along the river Termon, which affects the town of Pettigo in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70828/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the action which will be taken to address the impact coastal erosion is having on the historic St Naul’s Monastery and Graveyard in the Inver area of County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70827/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
122. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action she has taken regarding the number of schools in County Donegal affected by defective concrete blocks, believed to be at least 12; the further action she plans to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70830/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
633. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the options available to a family resource centre (details supplied) in need of more space, which owns its own site and is seeking funds to build on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71303/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be made available for an updated fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70537/25]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the level of inflation that was projected by his Department as it prepared budget 2026, including the decision not to provide an income tax adjustment for workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64572/25]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people that have filed an updated valuation for the LPT that have gone up a band; the average additional cost for those households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64573/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
17. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the role disproportionate operating profits in the insurance sector has played in driving up the cost of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64575/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
21. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number and value of shares held by the NTMA in a corporation (details supplied); the profit that has been made to date from this investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64574/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
34. 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. [64577/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
44. 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 and enhanced deductions, restricting additionality to only apartments above the number of apartments projected to be built without these measures; …
Pearse Doherty
Written
324. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if contributions to the World Bank count towards Ireland’s official development assistance target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70159/25]