TDs / Joanna Byrne

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Joanna Byrne

Sinn Féin Louth TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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473
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
55,881
words spoken in the chamber
Across 208 contributions
404
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
107
topics asked about
Across 15 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 473 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 208 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 4 0
February 2025 29 25
March 2025 38 14
April 2025 29 11
May 2025 20 10
June 2025 11 10
July 2025 34 6
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 12 5
October 2025 6 6
November 2025 25 4
December 2025 2 4
January 2026 43 15
February 2026 36 13
March 2026 23 12
April 2026 17 7
May 2026 32 13
June 2026 42 22
July 2026 18 3
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 40 5
October 2026 12 22

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 121 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Louth 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Joanna Byrne Oral 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
118. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which he plans to clear the backlog in approved applications for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund when the scheme has only been given an allocation of €39 million for 2027. [73886/26]
Joanna Byrne Oral 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
119. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the reasons, missed key performance indicators or criteria that led to his decision to cut RTÉ’s previously agreed public funding for 2027 by €20 million. [73874/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
161. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the supports for independent radio broadcasters included in budget 2027. [73888/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
168. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reforms to the TV licence he is proposing to introduce; and if the reforms are based on the Report of the Future of Media Commission recommendations or any other previously published report. [73916/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
225. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when additional funding will be provided to an organisation in order that they can expand their advocacy service capacity, noting that almost 60 new persons have contacted this organisation following the publication of a report (details supplied). [72824/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
730. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth will be open on a 24-hour 7-day per week basis. [73071/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
731. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the staffing complement that will be in place at the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth. [73070/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
732. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the location of the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth. [73069/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
733. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth will be operational; if people will be able to self refer; and if the service can be accessed without an appointment. [73067/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
735. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the crisis mental health nursing team announced in Budget 2027 for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda will be operational; the additional staffing complement that will be in place for this team; the funding that will be provided for this team; and if this will be a recurring annual funding provision. [73063/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Housing
425. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage For a breakdown on the parameters around the fresh start criteria to be eligible for a Local Authority Home Loan and if a voluntary surrender of prior home, without insolvency and/or bankruptcy currently does, or potentially will in the future meet the criteria for a fresh start application. [71803/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
224. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if potential funding or financial supports are available to a school in County Louth (details supplied). [70242/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
60. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm when a decision will be made on the submission from WALK to extend and expand the WALK Peer Programme over the next four years. [67482/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
61. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made on the meeting scheduled by her Department (details supplied) to discuss the WALK submission; the number of meetings that have taken place on the matter; the subsequent engagement or feedback that has been given to WALK on their submission; and when is a conclusion envisaged. [67481/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
63. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that interim funding will be provided to WALK to ensure that the WALK Peer Ability Programme will be able to support students in Louth and beyond for the full academic school year. [67480/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
64. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Government will reverse the decision to end the WALK Peer Ability Programme. [67479/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1061. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of current staffing across all children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA. [65297/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1063. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently awaiting physiotherapy services across children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65304/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1064. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children awaiting speech and language services across children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65303/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1065. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children awaiting occupational therapy services across children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65302/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1066. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of current children's disability network teams operating in the Louth Meath IHA; the location of each; the geographical area of each team service; the services currently provided by each team; and the number of children/families currently assigned to each team. [65296/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1067. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time from initial referral to services until initial appointment with children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA. [65299/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1068. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for an initial appointment with children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months . [65298/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1069. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals made to the children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA in each of the years 2020 to 2026. [65301/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1072. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available and offered to children and families awaiting their initial appointment with children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA. [65300/26]