• 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, Tax Data, Passport Services

(based on written questions asked by Pearse Doherty and answered by departments)

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (18 Dec 2024)

“Is mór an onóir agus an phribhléid dom an Teachta Mary Lou McDonald a ainmniú d’oifig an Taoisigh. Bheadh sí i gceannas ar rialtas do ghnáthdhaoine, gnáthoibrithe agus teaghlaigh, agus is í an ceannaire a bhfuil an fhís agus an diongbháilteacht aici todhchaí níos fearr a sholáthar d’Éirinn. It is my great...”

Credit Review Bill 2024: Second Stage (7 Nov 2024)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Mar an uair dheireanach ag déileáil leis an reachtaíocht sa Teach seo sa 33ú Dáil, guím gach rath uirthi sa toghchán. Ó thaobh an Bhille seo, mar a dúirt an tAire Stáit, is Bille teicniúil é seo. Is Bille a chuireann an oifig atá ansin ar bhunús dlíthiúil...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Nov 2024)

“Therefore, the Tánaiste does not want the Virgin Media debate.”

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• Has spoken in 142 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 583 written questions in the last year — well 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.
• 110 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Pearse Doherty speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1880 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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