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 Jul 2025 · to Finance
248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who have self-assessed with Revenue as non-domiciled in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the total number of taxpayer units with non-domiciled status that are resident or ordinarily resident in the State. [40679/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by ending the non-domiciled status for individuals that are resident or ordinarily resident in the State. [40680/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raise by applying a 1% increase on the tax rate for capital gains tax, capital acquisitions tax and deposit interest retention tax. [40681/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of Israeli bonds held by any State body under the aegis of his Department; the details of any purchase or sale of Israeli bonds in the past three years, specifying the date of the purchase or sale, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40682/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline any engagement his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with the Department of Social Protection to tackle bogus self-employment; the annual estimated cost in lost revenue as a result of bogus self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40683/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance how foreign earnings are treated for capital acquisitions tax purposes. [40699/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Finance
254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raise by applying a mandatory surcharge of 100% on all cases of tax avoidance above €10,000, €50,000 and €100,000 respectively. [40700/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the net cost to the exchequer of a 1% increase in the public sector pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40538/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total floor space of the properties held by the OPW on O'Connell Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40556/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Housing
376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider excluding the Department from the Multi Stakeholder Working Group set up to address issues around defective concrete blocks and involving the BPFI and the 100% Redress Banks and Insurance Focus Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40346/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
478. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40211/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
485. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people awaiting a home help package in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40352/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
489. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Donegal, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40366/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
512. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40208/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
513. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a permanent consultant neurologist will be appointed at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40209/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when all vacancies at Letterkenny University Hospital affecting the treatment of diabetes will be filled; the efforts that have been made to fill the vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40210/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
515. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40212/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
524. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a senior radiographer vacancy (details supplied) has been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40263/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
528. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths that have occurred on the operating table during open heart surgery in Irish hospitals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40273/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
537. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40353/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
539. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40355/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
540. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40356/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
541. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when services that were removed from St. Joseph’s Community Hospital in County Donegal will be returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40357/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
542. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the new Lifford Community Hospital project; the timeframe for the delivery of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40362/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
543. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 25 March 2025, the reason it has still not been answered; the reason for the failure to answer the question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40364/25]