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
345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made for a school transport application for a child (details supplied) to travel on SEN transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47299/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
477. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal decision on a one parent family application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46842/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
482. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the revenue raised by removing the 9.15% employer PRSI band. [47039/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
666. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for a list of all dentists accepting medical card holders, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46848/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
734. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47193/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
897. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, withdrew funding within weeks of a planned orthopaedic operation date for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47832/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of profits subject to non-trading corporation tax, the total corporation tax take on non-trading income each year since 2018 and the effective tax rate on non-trading income, in tabular form. [46418/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the average and median inheritance tax paid each year since 2020. [46419/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a full list of all credit institutions authorised to carry out banking business in the State under Irish legislation. [46420/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a full list of all European credit institutions authorised in another Member State of the European economic area and operating in the State as a branch. [46421/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 9 of June 2026, to clarify if the investment benchmarks against which each fund’s investment performance is measured over time includes projected rates of return. [46422/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
476. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a hip replacement operation at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46508/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the action he and his Department has taken regarding petitioning the British Government to abolish the levy placed on hauliers in the State who use the roads in Northern Ireland; his views on the way in which this disadvantages hauliers, particularly those based in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45038/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
403. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if plans have been made to provide assistance to music festivals affected by the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45804/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
568. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the proposed review of rural housing planning policies will include a review of planning restrictions affecting applicants seeking permission for one-off housing developments along the N56 in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45113/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
822. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal has been waiting for three weeks for transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital, for urgent life-saving surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44887/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
827. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an Adult Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) application for qualification recognition by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has completed a Masters in (Adult) Nursing at Queen's University Belfast was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44895/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
840. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for planned surgery in Beaumont Hospital that was cancelled on four occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44941/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
946. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person will get an appointment for pain management injections (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45382/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update for farmers operating on land zoned for residential use in relation to the residential zoned land tax; the analysis which has been conducted since the Finance Bill 2025; and his plans to bring forward a permanent solution. [44751/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
562. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total annual revenue collected as a direct result of the deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
563. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by applying a minimum effective tax rate of 36% for those on incomes above €150,000 increasing by 1% point for each additional €10,000 in income up to 250,000 for individually assessed income and above €190,000 increasing by 1% point for each additional €10,000 in income earned up to €290,000 for jointly …
Pearse Doherty
Written
564. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 21 May 2026, to provide the effective corporation tax rate including non-trading income/tax. [42878/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
592. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to specify when level of indicative tax cuts are contained within the annual progress report revenue projections. [43313/26]
Pearse Doherty
Written
593. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 on the 28 of May 2026, the number of individuals paying capital acquisition tax each year since 2014 of any category. [43315/26]