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
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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
775. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the standard breakdown that is provided every year between "Budgetary Measures" and "To be Allocated" of the Government spending package outlined in the summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43733/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
1859. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing all core social welfare payments by €1, providing a breakdown, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43647/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
1860. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of carers in receipt of the carer's support grant; providing a breakdown of the number eligible due to receiving the carer's allowance, carer's benefit, the domiciliary care allowance and all others, in tabular form. [43648/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
2248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land in the State eligible for payment under the single farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44207/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
2249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements held by farmers; the number of naked hectares which are eligible for payment but not claimed on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44234/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
2251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land claimed on, with entitlements that is used for livestock; the number used for tillage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44303/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
2252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land claimed on with entitlements are classified as commonage, rough grazing or uplands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44375/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
113. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns from parents and schools about suggestions by her Department that parents should no longer apply directly to schools geared towards mild disability, and that the decision on who attends should no longer be made by the board of management based on medical advice and the parents’ submissions; and if she will make a statem…
Pearse Doherty
Written
229. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the approved profit-sharing scheme in 2025 and 2026. [40520/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the deduction for retrofitting expenditure in 2025 and 2026. [40521/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the Employment Investment Incentive in 2025 and 2026. [40522/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the foreign earnings deduction in 2025 and 2026. [40523/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the Key Employee Engagement Programme in 2025 and 2026. [40524/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the exchequer of medical insurance relief in 2025 and 2026. [40531/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the exchequer of the tax relief at source in 2025 and 2026. [40532/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the exchequer of the remote working relief in 2025 and 2026. [40533/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
237. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the exchequer of the rental tax credit in 2024. [40534/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 25% or 50% cap, respectively, on corporation tax relief utilised in a single year by all banks, in first- and full-year terms; and had it been introduced in the year 2024. [40535/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the exchequer of SARP in 2026. [40536/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of individuals subject to high-income individuals' restriction; the estimated additional income tax raised each year since 2007, in tabular form; to outline any reasons for the severe drop-off in the number of individuals subject to the tax and the falling revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40539/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of revenue staff based in the O'Connell Street offices; the total office space used by the revenue office on O'Connell Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40540/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of workers that avail of the full 40% income tax relief on pensions; the share of workers eligible for the 40% income tax relief on pensions who avail of the full relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40557/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first- and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5 to 0%; reducing the second rate of USC from 2 to 0%; and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €27,382 to €40,000. [40558/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the first- and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5 to 0%; reducing the second rate of USC from 2 to 0%; and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €27,382 to €35,000. [40559/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
246. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 12 June 2025, if he will clarify that c.€350 million is the projected cost of the renters' tax credit in 2025; to outline the allocation in the projection for 2026 to cover the cost of claims for the tax credit from 2023, 2024 and 2025. [40560/25]