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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)
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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, IBRC Liquidation
(based on written questions asked by Pearse Doherty and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)
“Last week, it was confirmed for the first time that agents of the British state were involved in the murder of Sean Brown and that up to 25 people can be linked by intelligence to that murder. I commend the family of Sean Brown, who have remained steadfast in their pursuit of justice and the truth for more than 27 years. Revelations of collusion between MI5 and loyalists this week resulted...”
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)
“Will the Government meet the British? That is the question. Will the Tánaiste please answer the question for the family? Will the Government meet the British? I ask the Tánaiste, with respect, to please answer.”
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)
“The family would like to know.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 188 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 510 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.
- 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") 1762 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