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
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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
334. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will lift the cap on the number of primary teacher training places imposed on public universities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23237/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
336. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when NewERA was informed of the problems with the IT project at RTÉ; if he was informed of the issues around the IT project at RTÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23131/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
359. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated savings to the State from increasing the minimum wage to the living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23137/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
363. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice his plans to accommodate international protection applicants at a location (details supplied); the stage this plan is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22978/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to Donegal the IDA made over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22544/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
195. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school closures that have been recorded over the past year in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22545/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
268. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the tenant-in-situ scheme; the number of these applications that have been successful; the number still being processed; how long it takes for an application to be deemed successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22543/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
401. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, in tabular form, broken down by team and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22533/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
524. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, in tabular form, and broken down by area and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22534/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
525. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Donegal, in tabular form, broken by area and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22535/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
526. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22536/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
527. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22537/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
528. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22538/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
531. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22541/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
38. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on engagement he has had with the central bank in relation to identifying the gaps in available data on the investment funds sector and the steps being taken to address the lack of information available to the regulator making specific reference to unregulated funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21466/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
39. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank will begin providing regular relevant datasets on the investment funds domiciled and or administered in Ireland making specific reference to unregulated funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21467/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
40. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the development of a dormant funds scheme for the investment funds sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21468/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
41. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the average annual rate of interest paid on the national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21469/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the average annual rate of interest paid on debt issued in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21470/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
43. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of ten-year national solidarity bonds, five-year saving certificates, three-year savings bonds and prize bonds in circulation each year since 2015; the total value of year each year; the annual interest repayment for each category of bond each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21471/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
44. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for allowing less transparency for passively traded exchange traded funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21472/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
45. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 8 April 2025, of the 500 complaints currently active with the FSPO that were received 7 April 2020 the number that were placed on hold at some stage; the average duration of the hold; the number of the 500 were closed and reopened; the average duration between closing and reopening; and if he will make a statement on…
Pearse Doherty
Written
46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 64 to 66 of 9 April 2025, if he was presented evidence by the Revenue Commissioners that the amendment introduced into the PRSA pension schemes in the Finance Act 2022 was being used in a manner not in keeping with the policy intention; the estimated scale in value terms and in number of people involved; and if he will ma…
Pearse Doherty
Written
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 64 to 66 of 9 April 2025, to provide further detail on the reason General Anti-Avoidance Regulations can not be used to recoup unpaid tax if people rearranged their affairs for the sole purpose of gaining a tax benefit given that tax avoidance is defined as transactions which are undertaken primarily to claim a tax advanta…
Pearse Doherty
Written
48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount if any of the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund are invested In Irish sovereign or quasi sovereign debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21493/25]