Pearse Doherty TD
Sinn Féin · Donegal constituency
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- 2 declared interest record(s)
- 1387 lobbying/public-official contact record(s)
- EUR 316,683 in member payment records
- 31 chamber attendance day(s) in 2026
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Parliamentary questions
- June 18, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Yield
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.
- June 18, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Yield
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the average and median inheritance tax paid each year since 2020.
- June 18, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceBanking Sector
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.
- June 18, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceBanking Sector
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.
- June 18, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceDepartmental Data
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.
- June 16, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportTransport Costs
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.
- June 16, 2026PQ to Minister for EnterpriseDepartmental Policies
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.
- June 16, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingHousing Policy
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.
- June 16, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Transfers
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.
- June 16, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
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.
- June 16, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Appointments Status
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.
- June 16, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthMedicinal Products
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.
- June 11, 2026PQ to Minister for FinancePlanning Issues
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.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Collection
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.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Data
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 assessed income; the minimum effective rate to be applied to gross income and the taxes to be incorporated which are income tax and USC.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Data
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.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceFiscal Data
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to specify when level of indicative tax cuts are contained within the annual progress report revenue projections.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceDepartmental Data
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.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceBanking Sector
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 26 May 2026, if it is necessary for a financial institution to be operating as a bank in Ireland in order to qualify as a monetary policy counterparty with the Irish Central Bank; if it is necessary for a bank to be headquartered in Ireland in order to qualify as a monetary policy counterparty with the Irish Central Bank.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceDepartmental Data
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 and 454 of 26 of May 2026, if he can confirm that there is no projected or target annual return on Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF).
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceGambling Sector
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the betting duty applies to the national lottery or any sold scratch cards in the State.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceFiscal Data
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers that availed of the tax advantages of employees’ contributions to approved superannuation schemes and pension contributions (retirement annuity and PSRA) in the most recent year data that is available.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Exemptions
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value of property that was exempt from CAT due to the heritage exemption in 2024.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceGambling Sector
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if betting duty applies to casinos; and the way this assessed for onsite cash games.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for EnterpriseHeritage Sites
Asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to confirm that Fáilte Ireland is collecting data on heritage properties that have received a CAT exemption as provided for in CAT legislation; to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis, including the address, the days and times each is open to the public, any price payable for public access and the year each was opened to the public, in tabular form, as CAT legislation requires Fáilte Ireland to be provided with this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for ChildrenDisability Services
Asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child (details supplied) can avail of weekend respite services in County Donegal where they reside; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for ChildrenDisability Services
Asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an occupational therapy appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthDepartmental Correspondence
Asked the Minister for Health the reason an Adult Nursing NMBI application for qualification recognition for a person (details supplied) was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 09, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationDisadvantaged Status
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the 2026 Literacy and Numeracy Summer Camp Programme for DEIS primary schools does not include SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 28, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceDepartmental Appointments
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of meetings since 2020 he and his officials had with a company (details supplied) in relation to EU Savings and Investments Union or a Savings and Investment Account, in tabular form.
- May 28, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Reliefs
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of applications and recipients of the fuel grant available to drivers and passengers with disabilities tax relief scheme each year since 2016; and the total cost of the scheme each year.
- May 28, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Data
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 on the 21 of May 2026, the number of individuals paying capital acquisition tax each year since 2014, broken down by categories A, B and C; as the link shared in the previous response does not provide this information, in tabular form.
- May 28, 2026PQ to Minister for Public ExpenditureCommunity Development Projects
Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 21 May 2026, to clarify if €420 million is a first or full year cost.
- May 28, 2026PQ to Minister for RuralPublic Service Obligation
Asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has considered providing for an enhanced PSO to service the island of Arranmore off the coast of Donegal that would allow for a later sailing to accommodate the island community and those visiting the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceCost of Living Issues
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will bring forward an emergency budget to help people deal with the cost of living.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceInsurance Industry
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the motor insurance transparency code is voluntary and not subject to administrative sanctions procedure.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Code
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his position and introduce a windfall tax on energy companies in order to fund support for workers and families with the rising cost of bills.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceBanking Sector
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason €7.7 billion in proceeds from the sale of AIB shares is sitting, uninvested, with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceBanking Sector
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for selling PTSB; and the safeguards that will be in place to protect jobs and the bank branch network.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Code
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his rationale for ruling out introducing an entity level tax on vulture funds using IREF structures to own residential property, despite his own Department recognising there is a 'strong case' for such a tax in order to ensure rental income does not flow out of the State untaxed.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Collection
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the projected increase in VAT revenue on home heating oil as a result of the increase in home heating oil price.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceExchequer Returns
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 14 May 2026, if the Exchequer cash reserves, and other liquid assets held by the National Treasury Management Agency include the €7.7 billion held by ISIF in directed funds.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceSovereign Debt
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the share of the ISIF directed portfolio that is currently stored in Irish sovereign debt instruments; the annual interest rate on the debt instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceCentral Bank of Ireland
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 14 May 2026, the criteria necessary for a financial institution to qualify as a monetary policy counterparty with the Central Bank.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceSovereign Debt
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average cost interest of Irish debt issued each year since 2020; and the interest on any auctioned bonds in 2026.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceExchequer Returns
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the target or projected rate of return on investment from the Future Ireland Fund.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceExchequer Returns
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the target or projected rate of return on investment from the Infrastructure, Climate, and Nature Fund.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceSovereign Debt
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate, and Nature Fund do not hold an Israel sovereign debt.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationInsurance Coverage
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline any schools other than community and comprehensive schools that are covered by State indemnity; or if his Department pays the insurance due to owning the building; the number and cost of any such arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 26, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the above-the-shop grant to micro-businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil contributions
- June 18, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- June 18, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- June 17, 2026DebateFinance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
- June 11, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- June 11, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- June 10, 2026StatementTourism: Statements
- June 10, 2026DebateBudgetary Process: Discussion
- June 09, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- June 09, 2026DebateFinance Bill 2026: Second Stage
- June 09, 2026MotionStop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion [Private Members]
- May 28, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- May 28, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
- May 27, 2026DebateCentral Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage
- May 27, 2026DebateNational Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee Stage
- May 27, 2026MotionFiscal Planning Framework for Economic Certainty: Motion [Private Members]
- May 26, 2026MotionCost of Disability: Motion [Private Members]
- May 26, 2026QuestionCost of Living Issues
- May 26, 2026QuestionInsurance Industry
- May 26, 2026QuestionTax Code
- May 26, 2026QuestionBanking Sector
- May 26, 2026QuestionBanking Sector
- May 21, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- May 21, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- May 14, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- May 14, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- May 14, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- May 14, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- May 13, 2026DebateMedicinal Products
- May 07, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 30, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 30, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- April 29, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 28, 2026StatementOur Rural Future: Statements
- April 28, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 23, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 23, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- April 22, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 21, 2026QuestionTax Rebates
- April 21, 2026QuestionTax Reliefs
- April 21, 2026QuestionTax Code
- April 21, 2026QuestionEU Directives
- April 21, 2026QuestionFiscal Policy
- April 16, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 16, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation