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
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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 18 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in relation to the over payment of senior civil servants the total value of over payment related to chargeable excess tax (CET) and withholding tax (WHT) respectively; to outline the total value of CET and WHT collected in the correct manner from civil servant in the same time period and the t…
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in relation to the overpayment of 30 senior civil servants, the number of them who held the position of Secretary General of a Department at some time in their careers; and the range amount of overpayment for this cohort. [33016/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total value of overpayment to Ministers; the total value of underpayment of Ministers; the total value of overpayment to senior civil servants; the total value of underpayment to senior civil servants; the total value of overpayment of the 30 cases of senior civil servant broken down by ch…
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any of the 30 cases of senior civil servants that underpaid chargeable excess tax and withholding tax were the same as the 15 cases highlighted in 2024 by the Comptroller and Auditor General (details supplied) which were payments were not transferred from NSSO to Revenue; the total amount o…
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of civil servants that retired each year from 2010 with a pension pot of over €2 million, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33057/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount of chargeable excess tax and withholding tax due and paid from civil servants since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33058/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Education
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the proposed timebound provision for teachers who qualify outside the Republic of Ireland will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32865/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Justice
118. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024 will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33059/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
500. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all land purchased by the National Parks and Wildlife Service over the past five years, including the number of acres; the price paid for each parcel of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31975/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
776. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if urgent help will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal to access CAMHS and other support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31946/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
893. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason fillings are not being installed in a HSE local dental clinic (details supplied); if the failure to provide this service is contributing to the lengthy waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32584/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Education
148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the urgent need for investment in national schools in Donegal; if she will take action to provide the much-needed funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31012/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
270. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of and reasons for NCT appointments cancelled by the NCT service for each test centre in County Donegal in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31722/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
286. 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 €45,000. [31477/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 26 February 2025, if Revenue Commissioners require prior to the transfer of a pension within the EU, a signed declaration to the effect that the transfer conforms to the requirements of the regulation and Revenue Commissioners pension rules and is for bona fide reasons and is not the primarily for the purpose of cir…
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 28 May 2025, if he will confirm that the substantial decline in properties declared as vacant for the purposes of the Vacant Home Tax is a genuine reduction in vacancy and not a decline in self-assessed returns submitted by property owners; to outline the steps he has taken to ensure this is the case; and if he will…
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
291. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 28 May 2025, to clarify that credit servicing firms, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, are allowed to own the legal title without beneficial ownership of the underlying loan related to the mortgage where the beneficial ownership of the loan is not with the original issuer of the mortgage; and if he will make…
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
292. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 28 May 2025, to clarify if a section 110 special purpose vehicle that has only beneficial ownership of the loan related to mortgages but the ownership of the legal title is a third party other than the mortgage originator is subject to taxation under subsection (5A) on section 110; and if he will make a statement on…
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total cost allocation for the rent tax credit in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31760/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
297. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of an €100, €500 and €1,000 increase respectively in the standard rate band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31761/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
298. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the estimated cost of an €50, €100 and €200 increase respectively in for each tax credit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31762/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
299. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing the concrete blocks levy in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31763/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated savings from removing tax credits from incomes above €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31764/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of the 14 May 2025, to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis; including the address; the days and times each is open to the public; any price payable for public access; …
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Social
396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated saving from restricting the employer PRSI exemption for share buy-back to SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31765/25]