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
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
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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
113. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to establish a board of management for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60319/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to outline the clinical pathway for someone who is bi-polar and presenting with a hyper-manic episode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60228/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60268/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
23. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to address the need for capital works at a school (details supplied) with defective concrete blocks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59695/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to address the need for capital works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59686/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
451. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of Irish sovereign debt held by the ECB each year since 2008, in tabular form. [57965/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
470. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance using data from local property taxes, to provide the number of multi-property owners with over one hundred residential properties, including the total number of properties; the number of multi-property owners with between 50 - 99 residential properties and the total number of properties; the number of multi-property owners with between 20 - 49 residential prop…
Pearse Doherty
Written
471. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of all residential property based on local property tax data; the total value of residential property owned by multi-property owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58556/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
494. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of the research and development activity subsidised by the State through the research and development tax credit that is conducted outside of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58935/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
495. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if construction of a qualifying building is required to be within the State in order to be relevant expenditure for the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58936/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
496. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of firms engaged in Discretionary Commission Arrangements in the provision of motor finance through hire-purchase agreements prior to the Central Bank's intervention in 2024; the estimated number of customers effected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58949/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
500. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the status of the recommendations of the 2022 Retail Banking Review; the number of actions outstanding; the timeline for their completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59383/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
501. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the progress on the European Deposit Insurance Scheme; Ireland’s position on these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59384/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
502. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the progress on the Payment Services Directive and Regulation; Ireland’s position on these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59385/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
503. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the progress on the Programme for Government commitment to “draft a five-year strategy for the credit union sector to ensure it can fully leverage new opportunities”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59386/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
504. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the likely priorities on banking and financial services during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59387/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
541. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of each of the aggregate amounts for 2025 decisions, public sector pay agreement, increase in recipients, other, key policy adjustments and expansion of services, and Ukraine related expenditure respectively set out on Table 2 on page 12 of the Expenditure Report, by De…
Pearse Doherty
Written
693. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made in regards to the 2027 Leaving Certificate Gaeilge oral examinations, in particular the number of Strath Pictiuirí (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58235/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
1192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in County Donegal who will be affected by the changes in Budget 2026 to the living alone allowance; the estimated number of people that would have benefitted if further funding was provided for allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58522/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
1328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of legislation on the national fraud database, due to start in 2025, as set out in Recommendation 5.1 of the National Payment Strategy, as published in October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59356/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
2144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the Programme for Government commitment to ‘review the financial supports available to adult learners and promote access to education and lifelong learning’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59357/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
2145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he sought or obtained any additional supports for financial literacy and financial education in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59358/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
38. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of homes that will move into a higher band for the local property tax upon revaluation, by county or region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57642/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
102. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 15 October 2025, for an approximate breakdown of the 3,000 beneficiaries, between those who are current recipients and will receive an increase to their payment rate, and those who will be new claimants and whose incomes will be in excess of the current maximum disregard level. [57683/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied) to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their families living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57433/25]