Pearse Doherty
Written
320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the costing of extending farm restructuring CGT relief for 2026. [51202/25]
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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
408. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the national small schools project will continue after 2026; if it will be extended to include more small rural schools that could greatly benefit from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51119/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
521. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if SNA support will be allocated for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52152/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
937. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment at CHI Crumlin will be made for a child (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52113/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the necessary capital spending increase needed in 2026 in order to meet level of ambition 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50859/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated level of defence spending that will be needed in 2028 in order to reach €1.5 billion in 2022 prices; the amount that would be required in 2026 in order to reach €1.5 billion in 2022 prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50860/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised on a short-term cash flow basis, by increasing the professional services withholding tax to 25% and 30% respectively. [50865/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
229. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the continuation of the rent tax credit will come from the tax package outlined in the Summer Economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50922/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by removing the lower stamp duty rates on the purchase of three or more apartments in the same apartment block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51007/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the new capital ceilings for each Department for 2025 that reflect the new capital envelope of €17.9 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50858/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of implementing a PRSI rebate of 2.25 percent on all weekly wages below €735 for PRSI class A only; assuming a 2.25 percent rebate for the weekly wage equivalent to the full-time weekly wage of minimum wage workers and the rebate tapering off until it is at 0% for employees on a weekly wage of €735; and if he will make a statement …
Pearse Doherty
Written
323. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated additional cost to the Exchequer of implementing in full the TB eradication programme in 2026; the additional cost of phasing it in over three years in 2026, 2027 and 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50857/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the waiving of local authority section 48 development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and wastewater connection charges provided construction is completed prior to December 2026 if fully accounted for within the expenditure and revenue projections contained in the Annual Progress Report; if not, if additional resources will have to be…
Pearse Doherty
Written
355. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if it is a requirement for the local authority to own the building they apply for the artist workspace scheme for; or if there is a requirement for the building to be leased for a certain period of time; whether Donegal county council have submitted an application to the scheme; if applications are still being accepted; if a list of a…
Pearse Doherty
Written
361. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the waiving of local authority section 48 development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and wastewater connection charges provided construction is completed prior to December 2026 if fully accounted for within the expenditure and revenue projections contained in the Annual Progress Report; if not, if addit…
Pearse Doherty
Written
413. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated increase to the WFP threshold included in the base projections for Government expenditure contained in the APR and the Summer Economic Statement; to what level; if increases to thresholds are taken from ELS or new measures; the estimated additional cost of increasing WFP thresholds by 10% or €70.05; and if he will make a statement on th…
Pearse Doherty
Written
625. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Donegal, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49937/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
711. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the options paper that will inform budgetary decisions in relation to further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50105/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
98. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Foreign Affairs Council sessions which have taken place since he took up his post; the number he has attended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48633/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
318. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing local property tax, assuming a 0% adjustment, at each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48444/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the revenue projections contained in the annual progress report for 2026 incorporate a carbon tax rate of €71; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48445/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of claims under section 273 balancing allowances in respect of capital expenditure, and the total expenditure the claim relates to; the cost to the Exchequer, by year since 2016 providing specifically the hotels and holiday camps and cottages, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48446/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
321. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of claims under section 272 writing down allowances in respect of capital expenditure, and the total expenditure the claim relates to; the cost to the Exchequer, by year since 2016 providing specifically the hotels and holiday camps and cottages, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
322. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a comprehensive list of all tax reliefs for landlords of both commercial and residential property; the cost of each measure to the Exchequer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48448/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 8 September 2025, the reason for the rapid decline in persons self-declaring for the high-income individuals’ restriction measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48632/25]