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 Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
493. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how his Department is supporting national media literacy initiatives and promoting public trust in reliable information sources in line with the National Counter Disinformation Strategy; and if no new initiatives or funding have been introduced in 2025, whether and when they are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Housing
526. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details on possible costs for each local authority to employ an archaeologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37474/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
647. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for details on the running costs of the cyber security centre, including staff, and details of future funding required to ensure the centre is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
825. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recent meeting with HSE regional health areas-regional executive officers and teams within mental health services for Louth, Meath and the midlands, with a focus on improvements to all aspects of youth mental health care; the areas identified for improvement from these meetings; the areas of positive delivery of services identified at …
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
826. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all posts across all specialities within the CAMHS team in the County Louth area. [37489/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
827. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to fill all approved posts for CAMHS team in the County Louth area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37490/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
828. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the County Louth area are currently awaiting their first appointment with the CAMHS team; the number of these children have been waiting over 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37491/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
829. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm the current average waiting time for first appointments from referral to provision of appointment in the County Louth area. [37492/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
830. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the way in which commitments within Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone Implementation Plan 2025 - to enhance supports provided in ED are being rolled out within the County Louth area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37495/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
831. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she plans or if proposals are being actively considered for the provision of a crisis resolution teams in the County Louth area, similar to the pilot crisis resolution teams currently operational in Sligo, Leitrim and Cork city (two teams), Waterford city and County, south Dublin, Wicklow and Limerick. [37496/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
832. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she plans or if proposals are being actively considered for the development of a community access support team in the County Louth area, similar to that which has been developed in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37497/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
837. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if the vacant post for area lead for mental health engagement at Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry identified by the MHC inspection report published on 16 06 2025 has been filled. [37516/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
838. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the necessary measures have been undertaken by Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance identified in the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37517/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
839. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department Of Psychiatry to ensure that residents receive appropriate general health care interventions in line with individual care plans to address the areas of non-compliance identified in regulation 19 of the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37518/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
840. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to ensure that all staff have received appropriate seclusion training; and the measures put in place by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance identified in regulation 69 of the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37519/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
841. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance regarding admission, transfer and discharge codes of practice as identified within the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37520/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
842. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the steps taken by Drogheda Department of Psychiatry to address the areas of non-compliance regarding the use of seclusion codes of practice as identified within the MHC inspection report published on 16 June 2025. [37521/25]
Joanna Byrne Oral 26 Jun 2025 · to Culture
125. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his position on the redevelopment of the landmark Ulster GAA stadium, Casement Park; and the steps his Department is taking to support the project to construction phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34632/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Culture
132. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to explore a mandatory under-16s ban on social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34635/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Culture
147. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail improvements and actions he will take, along with National Broadband Ireland, to ensure that businesses and residents are not left without internet services for an extended period of time, as has happened after storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34633/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Culture
160. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the delivery of the new ICT system, which is needed to support a new CSFF round, as mentioned in his brief document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34634/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Culture
161. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of and timeline for the publication of the report that will provide details from all agencies under his remit of capital projects that cost more than €500,000 and were either abandoned or materially failed to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34637/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Culture
181. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 28 May 2025, the timeframe for the publication of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund reserve list for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34636/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
677. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the findings and recommendations from the personalised budget pilot; her next steps to deliver an effective personalised budget model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31947/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
579. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage the SEAI Pathfinder Programme with a school in Drogheda (details supplied) to achieve their retrofit and energy goals, and replace inadequate heating and insulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29769/25]