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 27 May 2025 · to Health
768. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if any assurances can be provided that the Lettermacaward Health Centre in County Donegal will not go without GP cover until the new GP takes up their position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27583/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 22 May 2025 · to Rural
76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a new ferry service will be provided for Tory Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26287/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Foreign
120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26425/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Environment
129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26423/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Defence
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26420/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Transport
153. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Finance
169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
182. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26430/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Enterprise
192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26422/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26421/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Tourism
237. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26433/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Housing
257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26428/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Social
277. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26432/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Justice
297. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26429/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Agriculture
318. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26418/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Children
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26419/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
350. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26417/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
351. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26427/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
381. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a date for a hip operation in Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26585/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
382. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26589/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
392. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26426/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 May 2025 · to Rural
404. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26431/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2025 · to Finance
35. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify that credit servicing firms, regulated by the central Bank of Ireland, are permitted to hold legal title of mortgages without owning the loan related to the mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26347/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2025 · to Finance
36. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify when a loan related to a mortgage is sold to a section 110 special purpose vehicle and the legal title is transferred to a credit servicing firm, which party is responsible under subsection (5A), provided in section 110, provided no exemptions apply for the tax liabilities on revenue generated from specified mortgages; and if he will make a statement…
Pearse Doherty Written 21 May 2025 · to Finance
37. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the total number of S110 special purpose vehicles that hold ownership of mortgage loans which qualify as specified mortgages under subsection 5A each year since 2017 irrespective of any exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26351/25]