• 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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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Tax Code, Tax Yield, IBRC Liquidation, Hospital Waiting Lists, Hospital Appointments Status

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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

“According to the latest figures from Insurance Ireland, the insurance industry showed profits of €227 million, or close to a quarter of €1 billion, in 2017. This represented an increase of over 1,000% on the 2016 figure. At a time when customers are being fleeced and gouged by the insurance industry, today's news of huge profits for insurers must mark an end to the...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2019)

“Will the Minister answer the questions about the initiatives that would deal with this issue? What projects will be delayed? What will be the final figure? Why did the Government approve a contract when it knew that construction inflation was nearly double what was laid out? Will the Government support our Bill-----”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2019)

“-----which would allow for abnormally low tenders to be ruled out and for contractors’ past experience to be factored into the equation?”

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• Has spoken in 196 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 801 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 99 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Pearse Doherty speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1070 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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