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 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
468. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated annual cost of providing pension parity to school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47899/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
683. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to have Glenveagh National Park in County Donegal return to being open on Mondays and Fridays; the details of the staffing issues that have resulted in it being closed on Mondays and Fridays; the way in which the staffing issues can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48658/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Social
721. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing weakly income threshold from €527 to €735 class employer PRSI threshold for entering the 11.15% rate. [49247/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
961. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance his Department can provide to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) can continue operating; if his Department has taken or plans to take any action to maintain the necessary services provided by the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48644/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
987. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the list of the counties in which home share is available for those seeking respite; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48057/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1098. 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; if not, when it will be awarded to all successful applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48637/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Donegal that have been identified as requiring respite in their assessment of need; the efforts being made to ensure that respite is made available to these children; what is required to bring services in Donegal up to the standard required to meet the needs of these children, specifically, the number of bed…
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital for spinal surgery; if all options are being considered including referring to another hospital both inside and outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47873/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a paediatric orthopaedic appointment in CHI Crumlin hospital was cancelled for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48034/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1200. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans for the derelict HSE building in Pettigo, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48056/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1291. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of child respite beds which exist and are available to be used in each county, broken down by those which are provided by the HSE and provided privately, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48663/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1292. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adult respite beds which exist and are available to be used in each county, broken down by those which are provided by the HSE and provided privately, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48664/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1293. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds that are planned to be delivered in the future, broken down by county, whether the beds are for children or adults and whether the beds are being provided by the HSE or privately, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48665/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline any legal impediments to re-introducing the market revenue cap in the wholesale electricity market to guard against spikes in the gas markets increasing all electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46600/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
480. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the revenue that would be raised by introducing an additional USC rate, of an additional 3% on incomes above €140,000. [44545/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
481. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the revenue that would be raised by increasing commercial stamp duty to 12.5%. [44546/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
482. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the revenue that would be raised by restricting PRSI exemption for share bases remuneration to SMEs. [44547/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
483. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the revenue that would be raised by applying an additional 1% stamp duty to all share buybacks. [44548/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
484. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the revenue that would be raised by reducing the standard fund threshold to 1.5 million. [44549/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
485. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a €3,000 tax on private jet departures. [44550/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
486. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by amending the help-to-buy scheme to reduce the LTV ratio 85% with a maximum relief of €25,000. [44551/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
487. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying CGT to SPV disposing of Irish property. [44552/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
488. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying CT to all SPV that hold a beneficial interest in any Irish property. [44553/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
489. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by applying a 0.1% charge on all assets set out in form S110 held by qualifying companies under section 110. [44554/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
502. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the rent tax credit with the credit equivalent to 8.3% of an individual’s annual rent with a minimum credit of €1,250 and a maximum credit of €2,500, per year, clarifying both the full cost and the net cost if the Government has any funding allocated for rent relief in 2026. [45027/25]