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 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost of providing State indemnity to community and comprehensive schools; the cost on a per student basis; the estimated gross cost of the community and comprehensive schools of accessing private insurance prior to the extension of state indemnity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66863/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
337. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of insurance for personal injury and third-party property damage for all public primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67304/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
414. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the treatment of compensation payments awarded under historical Northern Ireland criminal injuries schemes, such as the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, where such awards relate specifically to injuries sustained as a result of troubles related violence; and if he will consider extending the income/cap…
Pearse Doherty Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
446. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application was considered as a Section 16 application (details supplied) as opposed to a naturalisation application; if form 8 is required for Section 16 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67237/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
493. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an audiology appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Transport
107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights from Donegal airport that have been cancelled or not taken off in 2025; the reasons given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66344/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Transport
112. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights from Donegal Airport cancelled or not taken off since January 2024, by month, including the reasons given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66436/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
109. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to ensuring that tours of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal return to being available every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65787/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Finance
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the price of 20 cigarettes in Ireland will be affected given the current European Commission proposal for a new own resource based on a tobacco consumption tax and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65433/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Finance
263. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the ratio of private sector indebtedness as a share of GNI since 2015, as defined as part of the European Commission’s macroeconomic imbalances procedure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65552/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
661. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are any plans to extend existing test-purchase powers under section 14 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 to include situations where alcohol has been purchased online and delivered to a home address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65808/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
892. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65797/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
893. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an outpatient haematology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital to date; and the length of time waiting for an appointment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65798/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans the Government has to address the lack of services regarding diabetes care at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64571/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the crisis with emergency department wait times at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64570/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
462. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will address the issue whereby primary schools are unable to input casual substitute work undertaken by teachers who are on carer's leave into the on line claims system, and are instead required to use the more cumbersome sub for sub-timesheet process; if she will confirm that this anomaly will be rectified; and if she will make a…
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
463. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the requirement to use sub for sub-forms for teachers on carer's leave who undertake casual substitution places an additional administrative burden on schools, and may discourage schools from offering such teachers substitute work; and the steps she will take to remove this disincentive and ensure equitable access to substitute…
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
464. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the online claims system will be updated to allow the input of substitute hours worked by teachers who are on carer's leave, in line with all other casual substitute teachers; and if she will provide a timeline for this update. [65032/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
465. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the issue whereby teachers on carer's leave who work as casual substitutes are not receiving payslips that include the school roll number and the specific dates worked; if she will confirm that this information will be added to their payslips; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65033/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
466. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department will take to ensure that teachers on carer's leave who engage in casual substitute work are able to verify their payment details with the same accuracy and clarity as other substitute teachers, given the current absence of key information on their payslips; and if she will provide an update on improvements to the payroll…
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
467. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which her Department intends to ensure that substitute teachers who are on carer's leave are not placed at a disadvantage compared with other substitutes when it comes to payment processing, administrative requirements and transparency of pay information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65035/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
518. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of receipt hosts and persons benefitting from accommodation under the accommodation recognition payment, by county; the number of new entrants into the scheme each month since January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65038/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Finance
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 4 November 2025, the time period in which the circa 135,000 customers were potentially provided motor finance by car dealers using discretionary commission arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64034/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Finance
117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 4 November 2025, to provide the names of the eight firms engaged in providing discretionary commission arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64035/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Finance
124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of extending the VAT cut on apartment sales to forward-funding deals; the estimated number of apartments this will affect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64391/25]