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Pearse Doherty TD, former Senator
- Sinn Fein TD for Donegal
- Former Sinn Fein Senator (Agricultural Panel)
- Entered the Dáil on 26 November 2010 — Byelection
- Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
- Left the Seanad on 26 November 2010 — Resigned
- Email me whenever Pearse Doherty speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Tax Code, Tax Yield, Hospital Appointments Status, Passport Services, Hospital Waiting Lists
(based on written questions asked by Pearse Doherty and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)
“Is é an Tánaiste ceannaire Fhianna Fáil. Is é an chéad chinneadh atá glactha ag an Aire Stáit úr ar a bhfuil freagracht as an nGaeltacht ná toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta a thabhairt siar. Tá sé sin náireach agus scannalach. Ní bheidh toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta anois ag tarlú ar 7...”
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)
“Cén uair? When will there be an election? Tá a fhios agam nach ionann Gaeilge Thír Chonaill agus Gaeilge Chorcaí ach cén uair a bheidh na toghcháin ann agus cén uair a bheidh cathaoirleach ceaptha ar bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta?”
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)
“They have the numbers-----”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 187 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 502 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
- People have made 5 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 109 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Pearse Doherty speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1778 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
(Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register