• 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
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Tax Code, Tax Yield, Hospital Appointments Status, Passport Services, Tax Data

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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (8 May 2024)

“I nominate Deputy Damien English.”

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

“I thank the Minister. That is helpful. First of all, while we have the data in terms of GDP, what we do not have the data for is general Government balance out to 2030 or 2032. We do not have the data in terms of the Exchequer balance. We do not have any of the capital expenditure data from that period. I am sure the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council by now is sick, sore and tired of telling...”

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

“The projections we have are for 2026. We do not know about pillar 1 and pillar 2 but their impact, if implemented in 2026, is likely to involve a worse position for Ireland. The Exchequer deficit would increase and the general government balance would come down. We have the Minister's projections for 2026. Is it his view that we should borrow close to €2 billion to fund the future...”

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• Has spoken in 189 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 544 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") 1796 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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