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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 19 Nov 2025 · to Education
148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a special needs assistant national school redeployment application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64329/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Climate
230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will meet the deadline to transpose EU laws which require Ireland to collect and publish data centre emissions details, together with the energy and water use from the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63987/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Transport
293. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that there are persons who drive tractors only, that can no longer get insurance as they do not have a valid driver number; the steps a person can take to have a tractor licence without take a driving test for a car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63556/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Transport
304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he will review an ongoing issue for a student Leap card applicant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63676/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Finance
368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 4 November 2025, to provide the same information, excluding AHBs and local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63704/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Finance
369. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 4 November 2025, the total value of all residential property based on the local property tax data, using the average figure report for all properties below €2.1million; the total value of residential property owned by multi-property owners using the same approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370…
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
741. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that the current regulatory framework governing online and app-based alcohol delivery services is adequate to prevent sales to minors; or if improvements are being considered in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63000/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
742. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the enforcement that is in place to ensure age verification during home delivery of alcohol; if any data on non-compliance rates can be provided; if he is satisfied that the current regulatory framework governing online, and app-based alcohol delivery services is adequate to prevent sales to minors; and if he will make a statement o…
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
931. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are currently on the waiting list for respite in County Donegal, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63562/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1008. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [63002/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1012. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital was cancelled for a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a new date for the operation will be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63048/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1098. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a full response will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) relating to a Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63604/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
31. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on supports for remote working and remote working hubs in Donegal as a measure to address regional imbalance; whether additional supports will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62293/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Health
438. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when home support hours will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal which were approved in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62353/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
409. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 4 November 2025, which requested a breakdown by Departmental vote of various aggregate amounts set out in Table 2 on page 12 of the Expenditure Report and his response, to correct and confirm each of the amounts contained in this table (details sup…
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
410. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the calculations used by his Department to arrive at the figure of 0.9 billion for 'Increase in Recipients' published in the Expenditure Report 2025. [61590/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
411. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide further details of the component parts that make up the €1.4 billion other category; and to confirm whether any of the allocation arises from policy changes due to commence in 2026; and if so the portion. [61591/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
412. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any of the €2.2 billion allocated to 'Key Policy Adjustments and Expansion of Services' relates to an increase in recipients; and if so the portion. [61592/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
413. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any of the €0.9 billion allocated to increase in recipients relates to key policy adjustments or expansion of services due to commence in 2026. [61593/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
414. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify the Budget Package component described as 'Key Policy Adjustments and Expansion of Services' including the parameters determining which funding provisions are captured by this heading; and the way in which these parameters differ from those pertaining to the heading last year of 'N…
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
563. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a response will issue to correspondence from this Deputy regarding an application for a seat on a special needs school transport for a child in County Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62218/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Housing
642. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review current income eligibility thresholds for social housing; if he is aware of low income families qualifying for the working family payment being removed from social housing waiting lists on review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62199/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
940. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in view of another recent failure to provide nursing cover for Tory Island, when commitments will be fulfilled regarding the provision of nursing cover on the island at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61059/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1079. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the planned new Dungloe primary care centre; the timeframe for when the Centre will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61854/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of defamation cases, where litigation has been paid by the HSE, taken against family members of persons with disabilities where the person is a ward of court, over the past ten years; the breakdown of the category of litigation, to include injunctions, defamation proceedings and any other relevant details; and if she will make a statement on t…