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
38. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 14 May 2025, the total number of loans related to specified mortgages held by the S110 special purpose vehicle listed as having a non-deductible interest under 5A(d) each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26359/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
39. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if insurance companies providing home insurance under the consumer protection code are required to inform customers if they are under insured and of the consequences of being underinsured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26360/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
40. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 8 May 2025, to clarify that the current CEO of NAMA will not transfer to the resolution unit; if a pathway for return to NTMA without being part of the resolution unit will be provided for the current CEO of NAMA or any other NAMA staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26362/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
41. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will design and set up a dormant funds scheme for dormant investment funds in the State which currently hold €102 million and not leave the assessment of the feasibility and design to the funds industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26364/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.54 of 14 May 2025, to clarify that his Department nor the central Bank of Ireland is aware or collects the data in relation to 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. [26365/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
45. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of the consultancy report by a company (details supplied) into overspending at the OPW, concluded in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26350/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the number of successful requests for data on beneficial ownership from the beneficial ownership registry made by the individuals or organisation outside the public or semi-State sectors, each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26349/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints or queries related to unnecessary hip surgeries or advised hip surgeries on children to Children’s Health Ireland since 2015 and prior to the protected disclosure made in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26361/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport whether, in light of significant safety and operational concerns for island communities and offshore maritime operations being raised, and the lack of consultation with island communities, medics and SAR crews, if he will reconsider the replacement of the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter with the Leonardo AW189 and retain the current helicopter on the west coast; an…
Pearse Doherty
Written
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline all information in relation to people applying for tax relief on electricity related to running health equipment, including a list of eligible medical equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
333. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments, bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State-semi-State body or other public body, under the aegis of his Department, for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25375/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
337. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to confirm that the fiscal and economic outlook published on budget day will be the new medium-term fiscal and structural plan; to outline the circumstances in which the Government can deviate from the mid-term planning over the five years it is potentially in place for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25654/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
338. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to confirm that no additional tariffs over what was already in place by the end of March this year were assumed in the baseline economic projections contained in the Annual Progress Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25655/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
339. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the impact on the Exchequer and general Government balance if money were to be drawn down and spent from either of the Future Ireland Fund or the Nature Climate and Infrastructure Fund in 2026; how with the transfers to and from these funds by treated by the mid-term planning; do these funds provide greater flexibility under the mid-term planning th…
Pearse Doherty
Written
340. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide additional information on the €-3,050 million in accruals in year 2025 in the Annex 3 of the Annual Progress Report outline the driver of the €5.7 billion swing from 2024 to 2025 and the substantial change from the information outlined in the Fiscal and Economic Outlook published in Oct 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25657/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
664. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if urgent action will be taken to ensure that a family (details supplied) is moved to appropriate accommodation. [25406/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
747. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person in Donegal (details supplied) was not considered for day services in Donegal town, and when they will get confirmation of placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25098/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
753. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the allocations for the building blocks extension grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25329/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
754. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a timeline for the implementation of a €200 per month childcare cap, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25330/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
755. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current capacity of childcare services in County Donegal; her plans to increase the number of childcare facilities in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25332/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
786. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a specialist helmet was turned down for a child (details supplied) by his CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25197/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
793. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when orthopaedic surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital will take place for a patient in County Donegal (details supplied), which was cancelled twice; if all and every avenue has been explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25235/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
794. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health which local health authorities have a reimbursement scheme offering an ESB rebate in lieu of the excess electricity costs incurred by running a home oxygen generator/machine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25236/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
807. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in Letterkenny University Hospital will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire; the current waiting times for such transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25322/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the defective concrete blocks Act 2022 that would allow the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners who already participate in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24566/25]