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

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

Paediatric Spinal Surgery Waiting Lists: Statements (19 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Ceann Comhairle and Members for facilitating me. We are here today because of the heroic efforts of the parents of children with scoliosis and spina bifida, because of their determination and because their love of their children. We are also here because they never stopped fighting tooth and nail. In particular, we are here because of the parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt,...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2025)

“Oh please.”

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2025)

“Hear, hear.”

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• Has spoken in 152 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 800 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.
• 113 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Pearse Doherty speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2015 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register

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