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 5 Feb 2025 · to Rural
1389. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he can provide any assurances that men's and women's sheds will not be impacted by the change away from the sustainability grant towards local enhancement programmes being managed by local authorities; if consideration was given to the fact that men's and women's sheds will now have to compete with other groups for funding prior to …
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of delayed departure and arrival times for the Bus Éireann Expressway routes (details supplied) for each month in 2024; the reason for each delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1092/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
856. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of premises her Department rents in Dunfanaghy, County Donegal; if all premises are currently in use by her Department; the length of time these premises have been rented; the cost at which these premises have been rented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46581/24]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any further clarity can be provided at this time to explain why it has taken so long to administer the children’s disability service grant fund, especially given as this was supposed to be emergency funding in light of the significant gap in services in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy and an appointment for awareness therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46659/24]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a neurology appointment will be made for a person in Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46420/24]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1532. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for brain surgery in Beaumont Hospital to remove a tumour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1261/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1554. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment in Beaumont for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1451/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1575. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a urology outpatient appointment in St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, for a person (details supplied) will be made, if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1542/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1584. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an urgent patient (details supplied) transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal to St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin will take place; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1607/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1600. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1689/25]