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
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
| 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
341. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school in Donegal (details supplied) will receive a decision regarding a capital works project application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28430/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
349. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case for provision of an ASD room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28501/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
399. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering changes to standards to include second homes and holiday homes in the defective blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28870/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
400. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering changing standards to include penalty downsizing without penalties and modular homes to the defective home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28878/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
542. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Children’s Hospital Ireland, Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28504/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
111. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the total funding allocated for the Dublin Metro for 2026 in the expenditure projection in the Annual Progress Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the number of properties declared as vacant is falling, each year for which data is available; the total number of exemptions provided each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28358/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
134. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a tax on residential property owned by a company, at a rate of 10, 20, and 30 times the LPT. [28359/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 21 May 2025, to clarify that credit servicing firms, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, are permitted to hold legal title of mortgages without owning the underlying loan related to the mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28360/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Central Bank of Ireland to collect the data regarding the number of legal titles held by credit servicing firms in relation to Irish property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28361/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 21 May 2025, to clarify a section 110 special purpose vehicle that holds only the loans related to residential mortgages but is not the subject under subsection (5A) on section 110; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28362/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if insurance companies providing home insurance under the consumer protection code are required to inform customers of the consequences of being underinsured specifically in relation to the industry use of the average clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if NTMA would be permitted to maintain the employment of the NAMA CEO at the same terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28400/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
151. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 21 May 2025, if, in his view, the consultancy report by a company (details supplied) into value for money of the bike shed represented value for money at a cost of €20,500 excluding VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28401/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
152. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average time between unannounced searches by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) where files and evidence are collected, and CCPC receiving permission from the courts to examine the evidence collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28078/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding an additional school accommodation scheme application made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27754/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CPO initiated against derelict property by each local authority each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28075/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
357. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a response will issue to communications from a parent who urgently requires available childcare spaces in County Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27902/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
434. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the share of Science Foundation Ireland grants for research and the share that is used all other expenses such as administrative costs by Science Foundation Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28074/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information. [26434/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
353. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what actions have been taken to fill vacant language planning officer roles in Tory and Arranmore island; if a date will be provided for when these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27415/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
379. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details put forward by the Government to the EU Infringement Proceedings in the pleading stage regarding a case (details supplied) given that only the demonstration project has been completed and that the rest of the scheme is not a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
391. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of EU infringement proceedings against the State in relation to the Gweedore sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27497/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
563. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he became aware that 2,260 families had been contacted as a result of the early recommendation from the audit into the unnecessary hip surgeries scandal. [26416/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
707. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27198/25]