Pearse Doherty TD
Sinn Féin · Donegal constituency
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Parliamentary questions
- May 12, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureAgriculture Supports
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider imposing a rigid deadline of the 27 May 2026 for accessing the fuel income support scheme given the level of documentation required and the administrative burden being placed on farmers and contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- May 12, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureAgriculture Supports
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the fuel income support scheme is a demand lead scheme that will provide support to all eligible applicants or if the funding for the scheme is limited and only eligible applicants up to the funding limit will receive support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- May 12, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Appointments Status
Asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) In County Donegal will receive a new date for an orthopaedic operation at Sligo University Hospital; the reason planned surgery was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 12, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHome Care Packages
Asked the Minister for Health when urgently required approved home support in December 2025 will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 07, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceCost of Living Issues
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost of each measure in the March 2026 energy package announcement; the additional costs associated with new measures and extensions contained in the April announcement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- May 07, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Code
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he will take in light of the AccelerateEU communication where the European Commission confirmed that member states can tax windfall profits of energy companies to ensure social fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- May 07, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationDepartmental Correspondence
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a response to correspondence will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealthcare Infrastructure Provision
Asked the Minister for Health if the modular building being erected outside LUH ED for boarding patients waiting to be admitted to the hospital will be used permanently instead of the construction of a purpose built injuries unit for LUH; if so, if the necessary resources be given to staff this area if it is to become the injuries unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Transfers
Asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to St. Vincents Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationOfficial Engagements
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which she will visit a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthDepartmental Correspondence
Asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will transfer to St. James’s Hospital ICU unit from Sligo University Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Complaints Procedures
Asked the Minister for Health the reason an internal review has not been commissioned regarding one of two complaints (details supplied) submitted to St. James’s Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 30, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Transport if a service (details supplied) will receive any support under the recently announced fuel cost package; if not, the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 29, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Staff
Asked the Minister for Health when a nursing registration will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has an offer of employment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 29, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Staff
Asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant adult occupational therapy positions in County Donegal; if a recruitment embargo is in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 29, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Staff
Asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant child occupational therapy positions in County Donegal; if a recruitment embargo is in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of deposits cover by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceFuel Prices
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for reducing the excise on private jet fuel alongside the excise cuts to petrol and diesel; the reason it is possible under EU law to have a different rate of excise on green diesel marked gas oil when it is a heavy oil used as a propellent; if a similar approach could have been taken to ensure private jets fuel was not discounted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for SocialSocial Welfare Payments
Asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision for a jobseeker allowance application will be made for a person (details supplied); if any additional information or documents are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Waiting Lists
Asked the Minister for Health when a child will receive a psychology services appointment; the current waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationDepartmental Funding
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the comprehensive and disaggregated breakdown of the National Training Fund (NTF) expenditure for the 2025 fiscal year and planned allocations for 2026 across the specific categories of Higher Education, Further Education and Training (FET), apprenticeships, Skillnet Ireland, and other workplace training distinct from the aforementioned categories; the specific intended capital expenditure to be funded by the NTF levy for the years 2025 and 2026 respectively; and the details of any major infrastructural projects or equipment grants sanctioned under the National Training Fund (Amendment) Act 2025.
- April 28, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationDepartmental Funding
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific proportion of the €1.5 billion National Training Fund surplus package which will be used to support businesses and particularly SMEs to participate in upskilling and reskilling staff in areas such as AI, the programmes funded by the NTF supporting workforce upskilling, future plans to support workforce development in AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceCentral Bank of Ireland
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline his Department's view of the Central Bank's substantially higher surplus projections; and how he can, in light of these projections, justify not reducing fuels to affordable levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Reliefs
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of excise home heating oil given the fact that home heating oil hit its highest price on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceBanking Sector
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the rationale for selling PTSB; and the safeguards that will be in place to protect jobs and the bank branch network; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for RuralDepartmental Funding
Asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans that are in place to ensure community services which rely on funding from the Creeslough Together Initiative will be funded past July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 22, 2026PQ to Minister for SocialSocial Welfare Payments
Asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in reinstating a carer's allowance payment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal that ceased in February 2026; if it can be reinstated immediately considering requested information and documentary evidence was submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 22, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Services
Asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in County Donegal will receive a date for urgent scans having been referred to a hospital in Dublin by Letterkenny University Hospital; if referrals to other hospitals is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthGeneral Practitioner Services
Asked the Minister for Health if she has any plan to address the difficulty people are currently having registering with a GP in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthAmbulance Service
Asked the Minister for Health if she plans to address the fact that figures from the National Ambulance Service show that the north-west region has struggled to meet national response targets for life-threatening calls recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Rebates
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the issue around accessing and cash flow in relation to the diesel rebate scheme; if consideration has been given to providing the benefit of the diesel rebate scheme as a direct cut on excise on diesel at the pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Reliefs
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of excise duty, both carbon and non-carbon, from green diesel, given the vital role of green diesel in primary production like farming and other sectors such as construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Code
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the maximum removal of mineral oil tax on home heating oil given the substantial price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceEU Directives
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will push at an EU level for electricity, including a separate category for residential electricity, to be added to the list of items that a zero VAT rate can be applied to in order to give member states maximum flexibility in designing their response to the energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceFuel Prices
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will propose that the EU as part of its energy response toolbox suspends minimum excise duty levels on fuel to ensure member states have maximum flexibility in determining their own response to the energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Code
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will impose a windfall tax on energy companies, similar to the temporary solidarity tax imposed during the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2022, in order to ensure that unjustified profits are not made on the recent spike in international gas prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceInsurance Industry
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the situation where claims cost per policy for motor insurance are falling yet premiums continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceTax Code
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the options in relation to VAT on petrol and diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportDriver Test
Asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times for driving tests in Donegal, by test centre; if any plans are in place to bring the length of waiting times down; and if any consideration has been given to native Irish speakers in Gaeltacht areas who need a car for work but are being forced to move out of the area due to the long wait times and lack of public transport, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceDepartmental Data
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of visits to Donegal and the IDA over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for FinanceFuel Prices
Asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will support a loan moratorium for the duration of the energy crisis, particularly for sectors hardest hit by the increased cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationDepartmental Data
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school closures that have been recorded over the past year in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingDepartmental Schemes
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the mortgage to rent scheme; the number of these applications that have been successful; the number still being processed; the length it takes for an application to be deemed successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingFire Stations
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to providing funding for an updated fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; the timeframe for when it will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for JusticeAn Garda Síochána
Asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vehicles, by type, assigned to each station in Donegal; the number of these vehicles that have gone above the mileage agreed that a Garda vehicle is at end of life; the number of the vehicles currently non-operational; the number of requests submitted for a new vehicle, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for ChildrenDisability Services
Asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for ChildrenDisability Services
Asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for assessment of need in Donegal; the number that have been waiting, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Services
Asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHome Help Service
Asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a home help package in Donegal, by area, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Waiting Lists
Asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal, by area, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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