Hear, hear.
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
Show as a table
| 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
It is worse than three votes that did not happen.
Absolutely.
Look at the video.
And Lowry.
I do not think the Deputy did do the thumbs-up.
Thumbs up, thumbs up, thumbs up.
It is a fact.
Time is up, Michael.
Tá scannal eile ó thaobh cúraim shláinte do pháistí inár dtír. Chímid ó thuarascáil neamhspleách atá foilsithe in The Ditch go raibh obráidí déanta ar na céadta páistí sa tír seo agus é ráite anois nach raibh na hobráidí sin ag teastáil uathu. Tá sé seo scannalach agus cuireann sé isteach go mór ar thuismitheoirí na bpáistí seo.
There are serious findings that unnecessary hip surgeries were carried out on hundreds o…
When my colleague, Deputy Cullinane, raised these questions with the Minister for Health a number of weeks ago, she said she had not seen or read the report.
It is only through The Ditch releasing the report that we can now all see it. That tells a story of the lack of urgency being placed on this issue by the Government that alarm bells are not ringing about something that was raised as far back as April last year …
That is what is happening to the children of Ireland. There is not enough urgency in government which is allowing this to happen. It happens over and over. When will parents know whether their child was one of the children operated on wrongly?
Government members talk relentlessly about price hikes like they are commenting on the weather. It drives people spare to see the Government doing nothing as they get fleeced every day. Banks are posting €5 billion profits from squeezing homeowners and short-changing savers. We have double-digit rent increases, crippling childcare costs and four consecutive months of petrol and diesel increases. Next Tuesday, eight d…
Have they not got that here?
Here as well.
They tried it and they did not get it.
They tried it at the start and then you came up with this concoction.
Play the man, Micheál. Play the man. What you did was a disgrace and you know it.
Hear, hear.
A Cheann Comhairle, just before we move to Government business, can I raise a point of order?
I attempted under Salient Ruling 51 to raise a point of order on numerous occasions yesterday, which allows me as a Member of the Dáil to raise it before a question is put. I would like it to be heard now. The concern I have is that as Members of this House, one of the most important functions we have is the passage of legi…
Can I ask-----
Can I ask for clarification? Is the Ceann Comhairle looking at the Oireachtas transcript, which is an abridged version of what happened, or the audio, which is what would be relied on in any court of law-----
-----as to whether the legislation that is being passed later will actually be valid or not?
Sorry, no. With respect-----
The official record of the Dáil is an abridged version and does not contain - everyone can look on the Oireachtas-----