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
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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 |
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| 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
104. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 46 to 54 of 6 February 2025, the total value of the surcharge collected each year since 2016 under anti-tax avoidance legislation; the total value of the final tax liability determined at the end of tax compliance intervention each year under anti-tax avoidance legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Pearse Doherty
Written
123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the steps a person in Donegal (details supplied) can take to register for the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8197/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding directed to arts centres in each county from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8196/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the process to award emergency funding to organisations in Donegal through the children’s disability grant fund, announced in November 2023, with the successful applicants announced in June 2024, has taken so long; if funds have not been awarded, when it will be awarded to all successful applicants; and …
Pearse Doherty
Written
159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she has considered the need for a dedicated children’s respite centre in Donegal to address the growing need for respite hours in the county and the current lack of available respite for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7873/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the Loughros Mór draft net fisheries demand for season parity, ahead of the 2025 season; if he will consider intervening to ensure license holders on the Owenea and Owentocker rivers/Loughros Mór estuary are treated fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7404/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households in Donegal that are yet to have their National Broadband Ireland connection restored after storm Éowyn; the reason all connections have not yet been restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7461/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of the EY Capital Project and Programme Delivery Capability Review commissioned in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7269/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role played by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in relation to the project to develop an ICT system at the Arts Council outlining in detail each time they were made aware of an increase in budget and the actions they took to inform others within his Department; and if he will m…
Pearse Doherty
Written
460. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline every update provided to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the Arts Council IT project since the project was first approved in 2019, specifying whether the update included information on costs and the date of the update; and if he will make a …
Pearse Doherty
Written
461. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline every update provided to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in relation to the Arts Council IT project since the project was first approved in 2019, specifying whether the update included information on costs and the date of the update; and if he will make a statement on th…
Pearse Doherty
Written
477. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the Secretary General of the Department raised the issue of the increased cost of the ICT system of the Arts Council at the Civil Service Management Board;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7573/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
556. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme annual payment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8015/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
557. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme payments are delayed; if he will provide an update on payment processing timelines; the number of participants awaiting their payment under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
855. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; to confirm that the review will provide sustainable solution for charity-operated GP practices in relation to the taxation of GMS contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7267/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
856. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of the PwC report into the National Children’s Hospital commissioned in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7268/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 12 February 2025; the total value of all invoices paid to a company (details supplied) in relation to the 24-month contract for them to operate as the Department’s independent advisor on the State’s banking assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6746/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 46 to 54 of 6 February 2025; to provide the number of tax avoidance cases that have been timed out or closed as a result of the time limit being reached, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6747/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 46 to 54 of 6 February 2025; to provide the average duration of a tax avoidance case since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6748/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if the lease has been signed for the move by a school (details supplied) to a premises in Letterkenny; if so, the duration of the lease; when lease comes into effect; the cost of the move, including start-up costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5523/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
681. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) from County Donegal will be transferred from Sligo University Hospital to Beaumont Hospital for a second opinion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5457/25]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to deliver on transparency and affordability in the insurance sector in the context of insurance premiums either remaining too high or increasing, and the pressure this places on households, community organisations and small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5417/25]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will deliver on election campaign promises to reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector in advance of the budget in October 2026, in recognition of the difficulties faced by many small businesses in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5418/25]
Pearse Doherty
Oral
5. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the implications for Ireland of the recent decision by the new US Administration to withdraw from the OECD Global Tax Deal, making specific reference to both pillars of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/25]
Pearse Doherty
Written
26. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected in the recent year from the taxation of rental income from short-term rentals and how that income has evolved over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5089/25]